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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1902
Page
9
A compiled briefing of global statistics and curiosities. It notes military wine rations, population literacy, fruit trade, and sheep losses in Queensland, New Zealand and England social trends, plus imperial inventories, voyages, wars and scientific notes across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Emer and Co Sim Antonio Steam Laundry advertises watches in usable condition for half price with full guarantee and a phone number 270 for contact.
The Braunig stock company begins a ten performance run at the Grand matinee today with A Man of Mystery. The Houston Herald notes strong audience interest in melodrama and repertoire capability, praising The Prodigal Wife and The Inside Trash as well as its specialty acts and impressive fire scene rescue. A fairy piece Cinderella was also presented, featuring local talent under Miller's school for dancing for Fort Worth Free Kindergarten benefit.
A Kansas Farmer excerpt urges electing informed school officers and paying teachers well to attract bright rural educators. It calls for standards, avoiding nepotism, visiting schools, and building strong teacher support with Grange backing to make rural schools the community focus.
Review notes a holiday extravaganza with Cinderella at Grand Opera House and the Olympia Opera Company presenting Strauss Merry War at Empire. Performers received praise for dancing, acting, and costumes while a staged tableau and colorful lighting enlivened the program.
Mr. B Wingfield of Fair Play suffering chronic dysentery for thirty five years says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy did him more good than any other medicine he had used. For sale by all druggists.
W Frank McClure notes Kingsville Ohio shifted from shabby district schools to a central graded system with five teachers, higher pay, and half the taxes. Pupils are bused to a central school, lateness nearly eliminated, and attendance up 100 to 150 percent. The model spread to Ohio Illinois and high schools. An improvement league in New Jersey cleans streets at low cost, reducing death rates and inspiring civic involvement.
Citizens urged to plant and care for lawns, plant shade trees, and shrubbery in front yards. Emphasis on placing trees where they will thrive to enhance town beauty and comfort. Suggested use of perennial shrubs for variety and street appeal.
The painting of buildings should harmonize with the street and not call attention to itself. Trimmed wording notes that terra cotta and tile faced buildings should be washed rather than painted.
Classified note announces solid gold atones priced from $18 up, fully guaranteed, offered by Emerson & Co. The ad appears in a Windy Globe style market section with emphasis on value and assurance.
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