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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1900
Page
9
Readable timetable notes list train departures and arrivals for multiple rail lines. It covers San Antonio departures to the west and east with through sleepers, connections via Iron Mountain and Frisco routes, and frequent arrivals at San Antonio from Laredo. It also includes schedules for Houston Waco Dallas routes, and various depots such as G C & S F A I G N and MK & T.
Newspaper listing shows mail arrivals and departures from San Antonio Postoffice. Timetabled routes include I. 7 Ry north 8:00 AM, G S A east 8:50 AM, N Ry north 10:30 AM, Kerrville A P Ry north 11:10 AM, L6G m Ry south 12:80 PM, A & A P Ry south to Corpus Christi 2:20 PM, Daly except Sunday, etc. Star Routes run daily except Sunday with Branch service Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 5 PM. Mails leave Post Office routes include N Ry north 6:30 AM, A By east 8:15 AM, etc. Star Routes operate Tuesday Thursday Saturday.
An extended scene in Southern Africa blends superstition and colonial humor. A Dutch Boer guide and a British traveler discuss Kaffir witch lore, omens, and healers, while noting native beliefs in jackals, baboons, and charms. The piece contrasts xenophobic caution with curiosity about local omens and spiritual practices.
The poem recalls a failed mountain vacation from last fall and a return home. The speaker and family find the trip dusty and dull with poor meals and scarce amusements. After returning home they dread another summer away from the city as friends plan travels and the banjo sounds from upstairs.
A Chicago Times Herald snippet quotes Mrs Brimberson praised for her chic appearance and casually links it to her husband’s role in the wholesale egg business. The brief item notes social commentary on status and fashion within the city.
The piece critiques Bishop Doane and a proposed adultery law in New York, arguing such statutes become dead letters. It cites the Edmunds law's failure in Washington, where zealotry, blackmail risks, and a sensational Proctor arrest led to public outcry and the law's demise.
A New York Telegraph piece laments repeated drownings at the Central Park reservoir and calls for stronger barriers and outward pointing spikes to prevent suicides. It highlights ongoing neglect of park safety while noting a recent incident witnessed by a passerby and a policeman’s failed rescue.
A Chicago Times Herald scene has a stranger lamenting nineteen saloons in a block while another man explains the concentration near the station. He notes fewer saloons on the parallel street and points to travelers from prohibition suburbs arriving at the station.
Detroit Journal narrative portrays Griselda showing disdain for romantic advances while the youth insists with flattery. She clings to Puritan ancestry as she dismisses his passion, and he teases her by calling her a bird amid their shy exchange.
A vignette from New York Weekly notes Mother Miss Catchem has a lovely voice but mocks her performance at a piano recital. Daughter points to a mirror, revealing Mr Richfellow’s view as he watches, while the mother compares the singer to a whitewashed chimpanzee.
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