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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1899
Page
12
An old style ad promotes Maxy land Pure Rye whiskey and a stock of wines liquors brandies whiskies cordials and cigars. It invites Santa to sample the whiskey and to enjoy turkey and plum pudding with compliments of the season. The message lists H MEN GER and the phone number 447.
The store proclaims prices on clothing shoes hats and men furnishings remain low after the fair ending. Black suits for men start at four dollars while youths at three twenty five. Knee pants suits one dollar. Men s Mackintoshes one fifty. Heavy underwear fifty cents per suit. Shameless hose eighty one and three quarters cents per pair. Four ply linen collars eighty one and three quarters cents. Everything in the store cheaper than the cheapest. Also head quarters for Hamilton Brown Shoes and ongoing periodical stamps and money orders.
Pittsburgh scientists announce improvements in astronomical photography using curved plates. Profs John A Shear and F L O Wadsworth captured six Leonid images during cloudy nights. From Allegheny Observatory and a Green Tree Hill station, three developed show expanded field coverage and edge clarity previously impossible, covering about 900 square miles.
The 1898 Chinese inspector general of customs report shows US imports into China rising nearly 40 percent to 17,163,312 taels, while total imports grew less than five percent. Britain and Europe trade fell slightly. Hong Kong imports, largely European, reached 97,214,017 taels. European product total 146,376,946 taels, up less than one percent, while US gains approach 40 percent.
The final Official Gazette of the Patent Office in Washington will be extraordinary, listing 535 patents. One assignee will receive 59 patents in a single line, and one inventor will have 55 patents granted. The volume requires extensive printing, with 1,593 long claims across 322 illustrated pages.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes growing public appreciation for birds but warns not to underestimate their importance. A French naturalist argues the world would become uninhabitable in nine years without birds, despite insect sprays and poisons, as bugs and slugs would devastate orchards and crops.
Uncle Russell Sage offers six steps for starting out without help or influence. Get a position, stay quiet, observe, be faithful, make employers feel indispensable, and be polite. The guidance emphasizes practical conduct and discretion for early career success.
Hill climbing bicycle contests captivate the northern midlands of Great Britain. The quirky sport showcases riders tackling steep ascents on hand built dicycles, drawing curious crowds and highlighting regional cycling traditions.
Rapia Wethott at Waternaion Work reports the Methodist Church Extension Society has furnished aid to build churches at a rate of two a day for several years.
In Cincinnati a Sunday scene unfolds at a boarding house as a Scotch collie with a dislodged jaw is treated by residents. Hot water and broth are tried while a small girl hides. A woman finally frees a long bone wedged between the dog's teeth, prompting astonished cheers.
Captain R P Leary, governor of Guam, confirms food scarcity and targets social reform. He notes labor shortage, need for officers, and plans to transport materials to Agana six miles by hand. He offers free marriages and civil ceremonies until November 4 to curb free love and pushes natives toward self sufficiency through agriculture and livestock ownership.
Richard R. Lippincott, a Philadelphia traveling salesman for a wholesale grocery house, was suddenly blinded on a Central Railroad of New Jersey train from Lakewood. He was taken to Ireehold, New Jersey, then Philadelphia for specialist care after doctors could not explain the condition.
A postmistress in Ladygrey, near the Free State border, refused Boer demands for the post office. She tore down a Free State flag, raised the union jack, and rejected a treason proclamation. Boers left. she remains in possession of the post office as reports continue.
The Chicago Journal recounts that W F Forsee of Pinkerton and Daniel McCarthy chased a hat blown off by wind at Hawthorne. The hat contained railroad tickets and a parlor car pass which vanished, later found chewed by a goat. Forsee restrained the animal to retrieve the mutilated passes.
The excerpt details river widths along the Mississippi from Lake Pepin near St. Paul to the Missouri and Red rivers. It states Pepin three miles wide, an average one mile from Pepin to the Missouri, half to one and a half miles to the Red, then about half a mile from the Red to the mouth.
Citizens note the high iron fence around the White House has been repainted for over 50 years. Laborers paint and chat in shifts, while guards watch traffic, stretching the routine into a lengthy annual task costing about $200 each year for a fence just over a mile long.
Annie Rubrich and Michael Ponze, newlyweds in New Brunswick, devised a plan to furnish their home free by charging guests one dollar to dance after their wedding reception. The dance proceeds funded their first month’s rent as well as the party, with the hat later passed for the husband to join in.
Strasburg and Metz chambers petition the imperial government for American consulates in Alsace Lorraine. They cite growing export trade to the United States. Since the territory is part of the Reichsland no nation has been allowed to set up a consulate there.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph notes that the Kimberley women are likely hosting bombardment porch gatherings and bombardment teas, reflecting social customs of the era.
Elise H Depew Strong niece of Senator Chauncey M Depew recently earned an MD from Woman s Medical College of New York Infirmary for Women and Children She is slight girlish and pretty yet chose a demanding medical career she inherited her taste from her father Dr Albert Strong a Westchester county physician She told a reporter in Poughkeepsie that the college course requires near total immersion yet the diploma brings satisfaction and payoff.
In Toledo Ohio a divorce suit by oil producer William Miller ended when his two children pleaded for both parents. Alimony had been arranged but the children favored reconciliation, leading to the case being dropped as the parties nearly agreed to a decree. Also noted is a wartime song about Green grows the rushes oh enjoyed by soldiers.
The Alhambra in Spain houses a vast palace originally a fortress capable of holding 40,000. Begun in 1248 and completed in 1314 it features numerous halls and courts adorned in the finest art.
The church notes 551 elders are currently laboring in southern regions. The announcement highlights organized missionary activity across the region and underscores ongoing church presence and outreach.
P. G. Maffi, proprietor, operates wholesale and retail umbrellas and parasols with recovery, refining, and repair services on short notice at 210 East Houston Street.
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