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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1900
Page
9
Train times from San Antonio to the east and west list arrivals and departures for the G H and S A lines. Connections include routes to Houston Waco Mexico Laredo and Kerrville with daily and Sunday service notes.
Trains arrive from Kansas City Fort Worth and Waco at 8 30 am and depart for Lavernia and Stockdale at 8 am. Trains arrive from Stockdale and Lavernia at 3 pm.
Time of arrival and departure of mails from San Antonio. North and east routes list times for G N Ry A P Ry and A P A, Kerrville, Corpus Christi, and other lines. Star routes include Pleasanton, Gallagher's Ranch, and Helotes with Monday through Friday schedules.
Frederick A. Adams unveils a cigar shaped torpedo train built from six old passenger cars and a baggage coach. The 40 mile Baltimore to Washington run averaged high speeds with a peak of 108 mph from Alexander Junction to Trinidad, drawing national railroad attention and investor interest.
Reported by Mr Adams after a high speed rail test from Anapolis Junction to Trinidad the five mile run reached a sustained near eighty miles per hour and the twenty mile stretch averaged about 108 miles per hour. Officials discuss timing and railway science records at the Waldorf Astoria.
A Washington Star quotation features Meandering Mike declaring he is not superstitious yet claiming to have found more horse shoes than any man. Plodding Pete notes his skepticism as the pair reminisce on road travel from Maine to California and the improbability of luck.
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts a weary wife with a man headed to the club. The punchline recalls that the club has slain many men Dickensian irony links Cain and Abel to fate.
In Pick-Me-Up the speaker longs for a devoted partner who truly listens, never grumbles, and loves without judgment. She rejects rare or flashy suitors in favor of a man who will stay constant through hardships and care for her deeply.
A witty exchange about coping with a breakup with lines about supper and forgetfulness. The dialogue, attributed to Life, features a scene where one character jokes about lobster Newburgh, Welch rarebit, and mince pie at midnight as a method to forget a lost love.
In a dramatic exchange from the period, a furious lover accuses Mabel of betrayal after spending his last penny to please her. The scene contrasts his harsh words with Summer Girl's scolding remark about marriage.
A brief colloquial quote from the Philadelphia Presa warns burglars now go barefoot. The remark contrasts their stealth with a homeowner’s heated furnace, underscoring a casual, humorous crime discussion in the column.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Dog reacting to a new hat bill while Miss Dog and her father react to the expense. The brief vignette captures family dynamics amid financial talk in a New York World feature.
Dialogue fragment shows Jack asking for a reply to a proposal to Miss Beacon Street. Tom confirms the reply was no, noting the word honor was spelled without an N. Philadelphia Press tone reflects casual social commerce of the era.
A brief literary note from the Chicago Times-Herald employing a playful metaphor to describe love as an unpredictable force that can strike in many different ways.
Stephen A. Reynolds a Boston born 25 year old veteran claims to offer his blood for sale to Bellevue Hospital doctors as a business proposition. He says he aided his sister in assaulting actor Charles E. Bigelow after a dispute over a stage door incident and poster vandalism. Reynolds recounts a long military career in the Fifth Royal Lancers Scots Guards Somerset Rangers Seventh Cavalry and the Third Cavalry including service with General Shafter at Santiago and a pensioners discharge. He explains poverty and impending eviction drive his bid while recounting failed ventures and repeated job losses in New York City. He adds he could secure work as a press agent for wealthy chorus ladies.
A garbled excerpt shows a tense exchange about love and profanity with scattered dialogue including lines about swearing love and a character named Freddie. The text mixes quotes and misread words, suggesting a dramatic or humorous scene from a newspapers page.
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