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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
8
Col. E H Jenkins discusses Pan American Exposition progress and all American support. Railways steamships and carriers promote wide travel and favorable rates. Buffalo hotels and boarding houses ready to accommodate up to 118000 visitors. Exhibits include postal displays and historic mail conveyances.
Indigestion and dyspepsia symptoms blamed on stomach upset may affect the whole body. The advertisement claims Bitters cure these with benefits to the liver and kidneys and urges trial.
An Alaska exhibit headlines the Ethnology building floor, surpassing New York State material in visitor interest with its distinct archaeology. The layout places Mexican, Latin American, Canadian and U S displays around the balcony, while space remains for large models and rare specimens from the South and West. Night illumination and electric towers enhance the pavilions with thousands of incandescent lights. The interior court of the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building showcases art driven industries appealing to women, including stained glass, jewelry, leather, carving, enamel, pottery, and textiles.
John C. Calhoun opposed marriage settlements, arguing they undermine the marriage state by fostering distrust and pecuniary embarrassment. He contended settlements separate honor and property, leaving wives vulnerable and reducing unity of interest and destiny.
The article notes a shift from heavy gold bands to fine linked chains for bracelets influenced by sleeve styles. It recalls 18th century jewel study, especially the Marie Antoinette era, highlighting a famous necklace that used a ruby heart and diamond drops. The piece ends with a note on the necklace being broken up and sent out of France via the Contesse de Valois.
In a tense office moment two bookkeepers note a three year old boy’s mute utterance as they count time and cross up minutes. The mood hints at a larger unease as one laughs at the numbers while another warns of a looming crossing.
A fashion note describes narrow bands of velvet satin and moire used as trims on a mauve satin gown. The skirt features circular ruffles with moire ribbons and enameled buttons, while the bodice uses moire bands, lace, and a wide silk belt. The ensemble includes pagoda sleeves, lace cascades, a white satin collar, and mauve tulle toque with a pansy velvet buckle.
The piece notes wide flat hats with massed trimmings including oversized flowers and fruit designs, plus capes and wraps elaborated with lace and mousseline de soie. A black grosgrain cape with pointed edges, gold tips, and a plaited black mousseline collar and scarf complete the ensemble attributed to Jupie Chollet.
A Philadelphia Press item notes Peckham’s wife has become less chatty after Peckham claims he cured her by teaching that closed lips form a perfect Cupid’s bow. The remark highlights a humorous, old time sentiment in a brief society quip.
A wry Chicago News quip notes the captain’s wife displays unusual jealousy, humorously claiming she becomes jealous when he hugs the shore. Ruby retorts she has never met such a jealous woman.
The Lankford office is relocated to the HRI building on the fifth floor and provides a new telephone number 238 26.
In a terse exchange, the narrator asks about a skipping receiving teller while a bank president laments the situation. The dialogue hints at concern over the employee’s sudden departure and its impact.
A humorous exchange shows a neighbor asking about organ stops while a father lists breakfast dinner and supper as the only rests. Life magazine adds a quip about surprise in affection.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt presents a dialogue noting Mr Simpson and Mr Hopkins. The lines describe Mr Hopkins as someone who visits homes and moves a broken window, an ailing chair, and a cracked tea cup, implying a disruptive or intrusive pattern.
A witty quip about weather strips in cold weather. The joke imagines a window blushing when it notices the new weather strip, playing on a playful personification of home fixtures.
A long list of seven to ten room houses with modern improvements and varied lot sizes is offered for sale near post office, court house, San Pedro avenue, Laurel Heights, Government Hill, Dignowity Hill, and Av ave along Avenue D. Prices range from 2 000 to 14 000 with multiple large lots, two brick cottages, and several vacant parcels. Also included are numerous ranch and farm parcels with water, fencing, and working wells priced per acre.
A brokerage advertises 125 acres south of the city near Earl post office on Pleasanton road for 750 dollars and 9 500 acres near Bay City twenty miles from the bay priced at 9 dollars per acre. The firm J T Hambleton & Co invites inquiries by phone or at 606 East Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House to find suitable price and location and notes revenue properties.
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