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(same image, processed to enhanced readability)

It's highly likely that the boy is holding a candy box. This is based on what is believed to be the name "H. J. Eldred" on the box.
The below clipping is the evidence, thanks to the sleuthing of Dale Lee Sheldon (12/8/2022).

 


The Evening News - 16 Feb 1904

 


Polk's Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory, 1890