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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1900
Page
3
A Washington woman Miss Agnes McGowne describes her experience with Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription. She says initial doctors deemed her internal trouble severe but private correspondence and treatment with the medicine brought rapid improvement and ongoing health gains.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription claiming it makes weak women strong and sick women well, presenting a medical patent remedy for female health. The copy emphasizes resilience and vitality through proprietary ingredients and aging-era pharmaceutical claims.
The Light reports the results of a local historical story contest for city school pupils. Adelyn Hart wins first prize for Pepita's Sacrifice about the San Jose mission, with Laura Coley second for A Little Revolutionist set during the storming of San Antonio by Milam. Five additional essays gain honorable mention and will appear next week.
Poem echoes a British humor tone as F. S. Harwell frames a local piece for the Star. The text riffs on language misuse and social mores, referencing a city druggist receiving orders and a private apartment scene that reveals a girlfriend's life.
A collage of excerpts describes health concerns for children, medical pleas, and classroom life. It includes requests for remedies for a sick aunt, a note about a baby with stomach pain, a fourteen year old’s humorous essay on breath, and vivid depictions of a pupil Nell’s English room with art, books, and a piano.
Dottie M Bell of Elmira street, a sixth grader in Miss Baskin's class, crafts a vivid description of her High School room. The piece praises careful spelling and punctuation, likens genius to taking pains, and paints details of the gray brown walls, red heaters, brown wainscoting, and the south facing desks, with views of lilac trees, honeysuckle, and street life beyond.
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