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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1885
Page
4
San Antonio Lodge No. 1 A F and A M invites members to a lecture by Grand Lecturer W A Forston at the lodge hall in the Second ward this evening.
The programme at the Fashion theatre drew a large and enthusiastic crowd this week. Full details of the many new artists engaged will appear in tomorrow’s issue due to space limits.
Mrs Lizzie McCormick daughter of John Stevens Sr sister in law of Captain A S Lockwood died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock after a brief illness. The funeral will be held today at 4 from the residence on Avenue E. F Pasche an old San Antonio citizen and renowned house and sign painter has reopened a paint shop at 304 East Commerce street offering estimates and contracts for all painting work. Satisfaction guaranteed. 2-5-6m
Street car No. 22 struck rocks on the track at the corner of Acequia and Rodriguez. The mule attached caught its fore foot, stumbled, and fell as the car moved forward. The driver halted the car promptly. The mule escaped with a cut on its back.
At the Menger hotel seven widows gathered for dinner where four were hotel guests and three from the city. One bachelor banker led the table with lively talk and charming smiles toward the guests.
L Huth & Son located at 226 228 and 230 Market Street San Antonio Texas sells hardware paints and seed as D Landreth & Son seeds headquarters. New stock arrives including African sorghum grains early amber and orange cane neon grass seed genuine German and common millet Hungarian mixed lawn and pasture seeds onion seed and more. agents for Planet Jr seed drills garden hand plows cultivators.
In a regular session Mayor Callaghan and nine Aldermen consider a Wal nut street bridge payment, a Sunset track viaduct, sewerage plans, and river dumping. They refer several petitions to committees, weigh sewer policies, and adopt or defer specific improvements and ordinances.
In 1883 Elizabeth Cleveland addressed Elmira College on faith and women's self reliance linking Che didja to Moham med's first wife. The speech urges faith in God self and humanity and cites Warner's safe care as vital for women's health. New opening announces Mrs F Gonzales dressmaking at 416 East Houston street with reasonable terms.
A collage of notices offers certificate changes for Endowment Rank K. P. Members before April 20, opportunities in a new restaurant on Commerce Street, stock goods from S. Deutsch & Co. for spring and summer, frontier land investments in central city property, a 90 acre summer residence dairy with cattle and equipment, plus testimonial notes on Mishler's Herb Bitters and related remedies.
A real estate firm promotes a vast Southwest inventory of lands ranches city residences farms and building lots. It offers guided property tours statewide and invites readers to request its Circular List of Bargains for full details and advertising advantages.
Real estate catalog offers Hilton and Young holdings 10 000 acres on Guadalupe headwaters with water, range and winter protection. 40 000 acres outside range. 6 500 acre Menard county ranch beside San Saba river. 700 acre Seguin area farm with cultivation. 240 acre Calaveras Creek farm. Medina river farms 320 acres with water. multiple 320 acre tracts near city. 100 acre farm near city with open land. 200 acre farm near city. 1 100 acre hay farm northwest of city. city lots on Tobin hill and South Laredo street. residences on Dal las Augusta Erie and Kingsbury streets. country store and cotton gin interest. calls for descriptive circular.
J P Condon on Nacogdoches street announces he can make all styles of carriages buggies and wheels by hand at low prices. Each piece is handmade with first class workmen and satisfaction guaranteed old vehicles accepted as trade in. Also mentions carriages painting trimming and a seed idea on traveling west for consumption misbelief with Dr Bosanko cough syrup offered by local firms.
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