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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1899
Page
3
A Virginia reader shares relief after seven years bedridden with internal ulceration and female weakness following Dr. Pierce’s guidance. The notice urges sick women to write for Dr. Pierce’s free medical advice, with private correspondence and optional Medical Adviser mailed for postage.
Schedule lists numerous trains from G H & 8 A and connected lines. East West North South departures and arrivals include Houston Waco Dallas Rockport Kerrville Boerne and Kerrville Comfort connections with various times and daily or Sunday only services. Passengers should consult depot notices for exact days and platforms.
Mail arrival and departure times listed for routes serving San Antonio including Kerrville Corpus Christi Pleasanton Spring Branch and Helotes with daily except Sunday and specific weekday schedules. Routes include A and P lines G H A S and N rail service and several ranch stops with varying morning and afternoon departures.
John Kuppers, roller-maker, advertises rollers for Edison mimeographs. He promises prompt attention and satisfaction, asking for roller diameter and make. Contact details listed as 6-16-3100.
The public schools resume after holidays with teachers taking a split exam cycle begun January 27. A new state law eases higher certificate attainment by allowing examination for a higher grade within four years of earning the lower. The law and broader study aims push toward stronger teacher culture with subjects in English literature psychology and education history. The issue highlights the Gazette from the high school with Miss Nabel Chaffin and notes on student activities, the Dwyer Avenue tennis club, senior class events, and a Riverside sewing program run by the Women’s Industrial Association benefiting local children.
A vivid Bingham tale follows Miss Drusilla a crusty elderly woman from Bingham who travels with relatives to Washington for the New Year reception at the White House. Her excitement and impressions of the President and Mrs. and the festive rooms are recounted in her lively voice.
An advertisement touts Red Seal Laundry Soap as saving and brightening clothes with simple directions. The copy emphasizes a quick test and a slogan urging readers to try the product.
The Garden Street school concert at Mission Garden hall drew a crowded audience and raised near one hundred dollars for the school library. The program featured a five scene Christmas operetta, a Dewey naval piece, drill by thirty boys, a cake walk, and a San Antonio Mandolin Club performance, followed by dancing and refreshments organized by Mrs. J D Fry.
A discussion of wealth values compares individuals to their weight in gold, noting Rockefellers and Hetty Green as extreme examples. It estimates pound for pound worth for officials, ministers, bishops, judges, and workers, arguing labor itself represents capital and using royal salaries to illustrate per-pound values.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Appleton and individuals like Wm C Kattever and J A Birke. The readable text references a partial title and names without clear events, dates, or locations, making the precise notice unclear.
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