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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1902
Page
10
The piece humorously contrasts Fourier's precise yet impractical forecasts with later ideas about rapid global communication and transport. It cites Charles Gide noting Fourier’s failure to predict practical, scalable outcomes, joking at elaborate details like an elastic porter and instantaneous cross planetary communication.
A Washington Post note recounts General M. Meigs body burial at Arlington. Meigs built a large granite tomb with a hollow center, body placed in the sarcophagus without a coffin, hidden by Meigs’s uniform when interred. The undertaker had to remove the casket and place the body directly in the sarcophagus.
A scientist explains thunderclouds form from electrification and lightning travels upward from ground to cloud. Lightning ends when the cloud rises beyond the point where tension allows further ascent. Thunderheads reach six miles high, then form a haze, with vertical lightning sometimes seen and occasional rain caused by lightning dragging clouds earthward.
The piece emphasizes truth as the foundation of character, asserting that honest words and deeds under all circumstances build noble character. A boy who tells the truth even when it harms his own interests will avoid mean or dishonorable acts, regardless of potential material gain.
An ancient custom around Damascus assigns official watchmen to protect olive trees from theft. A proclamation warns olive owners to harvest by a set date or the crop becomes public. Any uncollected fruit after that date will be gathered by the public.
An old tale notes the scorpion venom diminishes with repeated stings in a human, a bold thinker testing the claim by provoking multiple stings until becoming almost immune and only briefly inconvenienced by the punctures.
Dialogue frames a sly joke about timing and departure as a cuckoo inside a clock signals 11. The excerpt presents a light exchange between Dick and Fred highlighting a humorous observation from a Philadelphia newspaper glimpse.
A Life magazine quotation frames a clash over debt collection. A caller challenges a collector at his home while the collector questions the debater’s reliability and willingness to pay.
A fragment mentions 4Her Weck's at 302 Alamo Plaza and a wall poet painting brushes amid unclear context. The note reads as a street scene or shop activity with no clear narrative.
Major P A MacMahon presented a 36 officer problem seeking a 6 by 6 arrangement where each row and column contains all six ranks and six regiments. Euler Cayley and others failed to solve it. solving or proving unsolvability would grant lasting fame in mathematics.
The narrator recounts a muskellunge fishing scene with steady effort and danger as a guide helps land the fish. A final shot and gaff haul end the struggle, leaving the angler exhausted and triumphant after a dramatic, suspenseful capture.
A report recounts a negro evangelical minister during night services in a chapel once used by the Anglican church. He finds an old hymn in a left behind hymnal and struggles with Roman numeral CXIX before boldly announcing in a stentorian voice that they shall sing the Skee-six hymn, per the New York Tribune.
A New York Post anecdote recalls a novice reporter in a southern town who sought a big story. He telegraphed the editor for a 1,200 word column and received the terse instruction to try 600 words. The editor implied the entire world’s creation could fit in 600 words.
Nature Notes reports trout cannibalism in Devon streams with two pound fish posing a threat to smaller brethren. Dartmoor fishermen advocate killing large cannibals to protect other trout and maintain river balance.
A Washington Star quote contrasts humans and birds with the idea that ants live in an apartment house and are smarter than birds. The man who wants to keep house cites birds in trees while his wife notes ants thrive in crowded spaces.
Dialogue shows Pove and an agent debating emergencies in Brooklyn. The exchange emphasizes readiness and a sense of urgency in an urban setting.
In a smoker car conversation a man labeled as a judge distinguishes between real and imaginary trouble, suggesting imagination compounds discomfort more than actual events. The remark frames trouble as a mental burden beyond tangible issues.
The Atchison Globe quotes a maxim advising that wealth accrues through earning even in slow periods, emphasizing practical financial discipline as a pathway to riches.
Bargains in forfeited pledges offered at Emerson & Co one half original cost.
A Philadelphia Times anecdote recalls Commodore Vanderbilt famed for wealth and limited schooling. A bookkeeper seeks the word to open a safe, gets dog as the key, then is scolded as the Commodore corrects the spelling to d o g e amid confusion.
Oscar Browning notes in Century that the queen maintained oversight of public affairs despite sorrow. She authored key Court Circular notes herself and rejected external advice when Sir Henry Ponsonby became private secretary. Her papers are kept for future inquiry, while none of George III's papers are known to exist.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recounts a Surrey mother of twelve who claims a teething remedy works when a child is placed on a donkey at dawn. The practice requires precise positioning on the donkey’s back and recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, concluding with a blessing to end teething pain.
Weber established a permanent workable telegraph line linking his house with astronomical and magnetic observatories over two miles away. Signals used needle deviations in a galva meter interpreted by a fixed alphabet. Induced currents raised speed to seven or eight words a minute despite limits of interrupted or reversed currents.
Mr Petronius de Hammme, famed tragedian, nightly bore the heroine up a rocky defile as the management cast Vera Herveigh at 310 pounds for the role. He joked to the audience asking for a piano mover amid the effort, recounts W D Nesbit.
A charge at a wall of French infantry alters a battlefield moment as Sergeant Mc Quade of an English regiment spots two French muskets. Sir George Brown, then sixteen, begins to rise but is pulled back by the sergeant who stairs into the fatal position and is killed by two bullets.
The Innocent Daughter teases her father about Smily staying three nights in a row. The Sarcastic Bather-Julia notes the late hours as Smily leaves. The father jokes about inviting him to bring his trunk and make a home, while the daughter imagines Smily's reaction.
A Brooklyn Life humorous exchange asks if a mother would let her daughter attend the theater without a chaperone. The reply notes she would not unless the girl was engaged, reflecting social mores of courtship and propriety.
An opinion from the Boston Journal counters using the word safety as a place name, stating it is an abstract concept rather than a geographic location. The piece argues against treating safety as a real place and critiques the notion.
An old clipping extols the Crystal venue and notes that for best meals in town, guests should visit the California Restaurant offering finest wines liquors and cigars with polite attention.
Mrs. A visits Mrs. B in Columbus when Polly the parrot, famed for English speech, suddenly orders “Drop it.” The vase on the mantel is smashed as Polly proclaims “You're it!” and Mrs. B. enters to witness the mishap recorded in the Ohio State Journal.
A medical explanation describes vaccine virus as a byproduct of a surgical process on a young cow or calf. After a scarified belly wound heals, virus material oozes from the abrasion and becomes the vaccine virus. Goose quills are prepared by rubbing them in this virus to create points ready for shipment.
A London Chronicle report describes traditional arranged marriages along the Volga in Kamyschin district where brides are purchased. Prices range from £5 to £20 for a pretty girl from a well family, with higher sums in certain cases and lengthy negotiations between fathers over the bride price.
The article advises using mild acids to remove ink spots from paper with minimal tissue damage. Spirits of salts diluted five to six parts water can treat the spot, then be rinsed away. Oxalic, citric, or tartaric acids erase ink without affecting printing, suitable for restoring books with margin writing.
In a spirited exchange, He Blandered asks how long a young man should know a girl named Miss Flyppe before using her first name. Susie retorts that six months may be enough if he is the right man, but she declares Mr. Spoonamore not fit.
A Georgia resident pockets the remark as a tall slouched figure draws quiet attention. The crowd debates if the man is a novelist or simply a patient observer who reads others' work. The quote praises perseverance over genius in a reflective moment.
A thought experiment compares air density with depth using a forty six mile well and the bottom air equal to quicksilver. It also notes that air from four thousand miles high would expand to a sphere two billion miles in diameter.
A humorous exchange shows Jorem declaring his love of jokes and Biffkins noting the teller laughs at his own joke repeatedly. The Chicago News quotes the pair in a light, witty moment.
A curious proverb notes that the cost of keeping a single dog equals that of sixty hens and that sixty hens will lay GOD dozen eggs, reflecting early humor about animal care and productivity.
Second hand sewing machines offered from 3.00 dollars at eye level by Hewitt's located at 110 West Commerce Street.
If you suffer from catarrh asthma palpitations dyspepsia backache kidney and liver troubles dizziness or nervous debility visit the specialist and staff for a frank, free assessment. Out-of-town visitors can write for an illustration of the Fielding System book. English or German spoken. office hours shown.
A dramatic critique of Fourth of July fireworks notes widespread pyrotechnic use nationwide. It cites minor injuries, estimates national spending of seven million dollars, and laments the festive yet dangerous tradition. It closes with satirical epitaphs printed in the Houston Chronicle.
The timetable lists G H & A trains from Houston with arrivals at 5 45 p m and 7 30 a m and departures at 12 15 p m 9 15 a m 7 50 p m and 8 30 p m plus Sap Katy Flyers 8 00 a m 8 30 p m. It covers TI N G N and SAN ANTONIO ARANSAS PASS routes with arrivals from the north and south and branches to Boerne Kerrville Cuero Victoria Yoakum Matagorda Alice and connections to Waco Fort Worth Dallas St Louis Kansas City and more.
The city assessors office announces the rolls for rendition of city property will be open from June 1 to August 31 1902. Marshall Hicks mayor and Otto Prarger city clerk certify the notice.
The Daily Light invites business firms to insert their name and line in the Business Directory at 12 dollars per year or 1 dollar per month. It promotes The Light as the best medium to reach Home buyers.
An advertisement offers a free 14x17 portrait with every order for the next 30 days. It promotes Smith's Studio located at 823 E. Houston Street and claims reliable service with ground-floor access.
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