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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1906
Page
7
The dandelion is described as part of the largest and oldest plant order, surviving geological changes through adaptability. It is portrayed as a dominant, perfected form, found globally with humans and cultivation, symbolizing connection to lands once loved and rarely left behind.
A Baltimore American reprint tells of a rich bachelor with two nephews one hypocritical and one blunt. After the uncle dies the hypocrite inherits the fortune while the honest nephew receives only his true regard. The moral: people prefer flattery and real money goes to those who speak their minds.
The lord mayor's coach, over 150 years old, has likely seen more than $100,000 spent on refurnishing for the annual procession. Despite newer coaches costing five years of repairs, Londoners expect the historic vehicle in the Strand parade each November. Practically no original parts remain after countless repairs.
The note recalls Lord Cockburn as a defender of prisoners who once failed to win acquittal for a murderer. The convicted man, awaiting execution on the 20th, spoke to his counsel on the dock. The counsel replied gravely that justice would come on the 20th.
A historical note describes a scar remedy using borax salicylic acid glycerin and rosewater to improve small scars and blemishes when applied daily for a short period. The guide emphasizes fibrous tissue and beauty concerns rather than medical efficacy.
A passerby criticizes a druggist in a Philadelphia Ledger remark, claiming the man smiled falsely while compounding a prescription and a two cent stamp request was refused with feigned pleasure.
In the Cleveland Leader humor column a quip questions marrying for money. The line suggests a skeptical view, with the speaker remarking that money might be obtained only by such means on rare occasions. The item captures a dated, wry tone typical of urban editorials.
A Milwaukee Journal fragment quotes a humorous exchange where Clara questions Harold about confessing love after a night, and she retorts that she is not a chief of police before dismissing the idea. The line hints at a light domestic or romantic scene with playful banter.
In New Holland, scar patterns shaped with shells create delicate likenesses of ladies faces. The craft uses precise incisions to form intricate facial features, turning shells into tools for decorative body art.
The piece surveys vast plunder from the New World into the Old during Spanish rule. It cites Cortes, Pizarro, and Drake era loot, detailing enormous quantities of gold and silver, and historic tales of ships bearing treasure and excess ballast as described in Harper's Magazine.
The New York Herald reports sailors fear moonstrokes seen under tropical moons. A mariner recalls sleeping on deck with moonlight flooding him, waking after hours dazed, unable to speak or obey, his mouth hanging and head tilted. He was treated with cold water and castor oil and warns landsmen.
The fastest recorded use of the ducking stool in England occurred in 1809 at Leominster when Jenny Pipes alias Jane Curran was paraded and ducked by magistrates near Kenwater bridge. In 1817 Sarah Leake was wheeled through but not ducked due to low water. The instrument has not been used since.
The fruit of the india rubber tree resembles the custard apple in size and form and yields a purplish oil from its seeds. The oil serves as a fair substitute for linseed oil though it dries slower. When mixed with copal blue and turpentine it forms a useful varnish and may aid soap and lithographic ink production. Seeds resemble small dark chestnuts and Indian girls wear bracelets and necklets made from them.
The Burlington Republican claims loafers cause most local fusses. It urges careful investigation and maintains that nine of ten quarrels arise from idle people with no business of their own to attend to and who meddle in others affairs.
The Lead presents Professor Jingelheim who conducts the quartet while a Sporting Guest praises him, claiming he leads by several lengths and leaves the others behind in a humorous exchange.
Periander of Corinth proclaimed that nothing is impossible to industry, reflecting an ancient belief in enterprise and progress challenging limits.
The article describes Amber gathering along the Baltic coast where poor workers endure harsh seas to harvest resin gems. Divers search underwater for lumps hidden in seaweed and rocks while waders comb beaches on rough days. The largest piece, eighteen pounds, is housed in Berlin's Royal Museum, and most finds range from head-sized to grain-like.
A Pearsons Magazine excerpt ponders how sharks detect distant carrion. It argues sight and smell are unlikely, suggesting a mysterious “carrion sense” shared with the Andes condor. The naturalist admits limited knowledge yet assigns a name to the phenomenon.
From Scientific American, ants show remarkable longevity for their size. Two queen ants were observed for ten years and a Lubbock ant pet lived to fifteen. Ants survive severe injury, with headless individuals lasting forty-one days after decapitation. A carpenter ant revived after eight days submerged, and some insects endure long fasts, nearly nine months.
A billiard room discussion explains the fate of worn balls. Balls sent to a factory are trued up until they become too small, then sold by the ounce. After sale they are carved into trinkets and mainly made into dice, with most balls eventually serving as dice.
A European astronomer estimates that if all living humans stood in a line with one mile between them, the line would cover only one third of the distance to Neptune. If gaps were as large as London to Constantinople, the line would reach only halfway to the nearest star.
The admirer asks how the celebrated illustrator discovered his gift. He recalls earning school marks for his accurate and faithful work, a caricature of his beloved teacher on the blackboard, with marks coming from the teacher's cane.
In Blessoem Clara-Fred’s mother compliments his engagement by calling him the family flower. Maude agrees. His Uncle John retorts he is a blooming idiot, illustrating light gossip tone in the Chicago News item.
The piece describes Miss Budd praising a pianist, praising the music as divine. A French phrasing adds the idea that only an angel would recognize divine music, highlighting admiration and musical reverence.
Descriptive passage from Camille Flammarion’s Thunder and Lightning details a fire ball in Rue St. Jacques Paris that enters a room through a chimney scatters paper guards and later rises to a man’s face before vanishing into a chimney and exploding, tossing a chimney pot across the courtyard and rooftops.
A Milwaukee Journal tribute extols small acts of kindness as universal echoes. The piece contrasts a bird song and a baby's coo with human compassion, noting a mother's love and a smiling word shape hope amid toil. It frames these small acts as music in the celestial chorus of life.
A historical note argues that forefathers believed public executions served as moral instruction for youth. Citing Sir Walter Scott and The Heart of Midlothian, it references a character proclaiming permission for a half day so children could witness hangings, suggesting such practices occurred in Scotland.
The sea otter is nearly twice the size of the common river otter and its fur, even unfinished, surpasses seal skin in beauty. The undercoat is as thick as a seal’s and nearly twice as long, while the outer hairs are as soft as a sable’s tail and often pale gray, giving the coat a dark, frosted appearance.
A London Spectator anecdote describes Mr Bell's aviary showing mutual trust among birds. A Java sparrow pair shares a compartment with a bleeding heart pigeon which at night cuddles a sparrow under each wing. The lantern light makes the scene resemble two babies sheltered by the pigeon.
A teacher asks for the definition of a furrier. A pupil answers a furrier is a man who deals in furs. Another student responds that a furrier is a man who deals in cars, yielding a humorous classroom moment.
A junior partner frets about causing the client trouble while the senior partner insists they will bill for the extra work. The exchange reflects sharp humor on professional billing practices reported by the Chicago News.
A humorous quote from the Chicago Record-Herald notes that the remedy involved a playful image of the laying on of hands to cure a boy of swearing, reflecting light newspaper humor of the era.
Special to The Light reports near Rutti in the Zuerich Ober land a remote farmhouse once housing Oberholzer brothers and sister. Gunfire greeted visitors, a wall concealed a rough coffin with a female skeleton, and authorities found a vast trove of stolen goods plus evidence of grave crimes, whose victim remains unnamed.
F L Blanchard manager Texas and Mexico Menger hotel.
In McLennan Texas during June, most office holders face no opposition as campaigns begin. R V McClain and T A Canfield, county officials, have challengers, while Congressman R L Henry and Judge Sam R Sevett run unopposed. Governor race sparks the main political interest amid a dull year statewide.
Fourth Class Postmaster's association of McLennan county will hold a meeting in Waco June 23. The gathering is called by president J. R. Fryan of Lorena.
Alice Texas June 23 The Knights of Pythias Alice lodge No 194 met Thursday evening and elected officers for the visiting year P S Anderson Chancellor Commander E H Bast vice chancellor Y S McCarthy keeper of record and seal B E Dubose prelate S Ross Peters master of works Chas B Dubose inner guard H G Luckins outer guard
A Kansas City authorities confiscated a carcass deemed highly offensive due to diseased cellular tissue. The meat showed no external warning signs and bore government inspection stamps, prompting action against the packing company involved in selling the product in Kansas City Kansas.
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