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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1885
Page
2
The Licar highlights a business conference at Atlanta on May 19 to boost US commerce, discusses Dallas mayoral impact on local governance, San Antonio Aransas Pass railroad gains, Aransas Pass deep water efforts vs Galveston, and budget fights over sewer and city improvements as City Council considers defined plans.
A detailed map shows Aransas Pass could gain deep water access cheaper than Galveston with several hundred thousand dollars, aided by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad and a push to make Aransas a West and Northwest distributing hub. The article covers World’s Fair ceremonies in Texas and praises Houston business leadership, plus local notices about coal, medicines, and health products.
The proprietors of this medicine claim it cures a wide range of ailments from digestive disorders to liver and kidney diseases and venereal complaints. They praise its tonic and alterative properties, and endorse testimonials from W G McGown of Texas. The product is a crystallized mass of sour mineral water from Texas Sour Springs near Luling, produced by Rogers Bros.
A humorous notice tells of a thief named Cough grabbing the throat of a bald old man. Policeman Marsden’s Pectoral Balm is said to have promptly arrested him. The elderly Mr. Consumption is depicted as content, carrying the policeman in his pocket. For sale by druggists and wholesale by A. Dress.
Headquarters Dept of Texas invites sealed proposals for wagon river and steamship transportation of military supplies for the 1885 86 fiscal year. Routes include Abilene Fort Concho Murphysville Marfa Fort Davis Fort Ringgold Fort Brown Ringgold and Corpus Christi Brazos Santiago. Bid forms and terms available. proposals due April 17.
Notice from the San Antonio headquarters inviting sealed proposals in triplicate for fresh beef and mutton deliveries to Forts Brown Clark Concho Davis McIntosh Kingston San Antonio Stockton and camps in Texas for July 1 1685 to June 30 1886 with option for choice cuts. Bidders must guarantee 500 and enter contract with bond within sixty days.
An old advertisement urges husbands to support their wives with Creole Female Tonic to preserve youth and beauty. It claims the tonic cures weakness nervous prostration irregularities and all female complaints and notes wholesale and druggist availability.
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