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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1885
Page
3
A real estate firm promotes a large, diversified Southwest list of property including lands ranches city residences farms and building lots. They offer showings statewide and invite buyers to call or write for the Circular List of Bargains just out by the firm.
Listings describe 10 000 acres on Guadalupe headwaters and large adjoining tracts with water, winter protection, and low prices. Also 700 acre Guadalupe river farm, Medina river farms, Calaveras creek farms, timber lands, and 160 200 acre city residences and building lots on Tobin Hill and nearby streets with modern amenities and flexible terms. Call for circulars.
In the Dalebury tale, Dr. John Penn, a widowerly physician, falls for Fleurette Dervaux, a beautiful Englishwoman with a French name. Her rejection, secrecy, and the narrator’s plan to mediate their union unfold amid small town gossip and a wounded heart.
A collection of real estate listings across Texas including 1100 acres in Harris County near Houston with railroad access and 400 tons hay, a 5 room cottage on McKinney Street, 65 000 acres fronting the Rio Grande with livestock and equipment for 40000, a 1400 acre Moore Hollow farm near an International railroad line with improvements and cattle, 640 acres on the Leona river with a sugar mill for 5500, and 900 acres on the Rio Frio in Valde County with irrigation potential. Listings include contact names I B Johnson J W Bradley T B Johnson L C and LL C care this office.
An 1885 advertisement describes Dr. Bosanko's Pile Remedy as absorbing tumors and relieving itching with a permanent cure, priced at 50 cents and sold by multiple firms in several cities. Additional notes promote Brownwood cough syrup, Bucklen's Arica Salve for various skin ailments, and a used piano for sale with contact details.
A thief called Cough was seen yesterday grabbing the throat of a bald old gentleman identified as Mr. Consumption. Policeman Marsden arrested the culprit with Pectoral Balm used in the pocket of the distressed man who remains happy and secure. For sale by druggists and wholesale by A. Dress.
Headquarters Department of Texas invites sealed proposals for wagon, river, and steamship transportation of military supplies for fiscal 1885 86. Routes include Athene Fort Concho Murphree to Marfa Fort Davis Fort Ringgold and New Orleans or Galveston to Corpus Christi Brazos Santiago. Proposals due April 11 1884 with forms on request. government may reject all bids.
The Department of Texas invites proposals for beef and mutton deliveries to Forts Brown Clark Cho Davis McIntosh Ringgold San Antonio Stockton and Camps Del Rio Pena Colorado Rice from July 1, 1885, to June 30, 1886. Bidders must provide $500 guarantee. bids due April 16, 1885.
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