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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1899
Page
9
A garbled tribute lists Dr Hathaway and others as leading specialists in a wide range of neurological and sexual health concerns. It extols their professionalism, financial influence, and experience, claiming superior methods in treating delicate conditions in the United States.
Comfort Hotel offers electric lights and modern conveniences with rooms at 1.50 and 2.00 daily, per month 25.00. Proprietor HIGHARD STEVES advertises a mineral artesian well on site with free transfer to the depot and daily stage connections to Fredericksburg on train arrivals.
Dam the river and hold the water back cover up the gash and weeds water roars in its track. Once it was graceful and San Antonio’s pride. Sewers take off the grit and water becomes pure. Build the dam two feet deep or more and boats will glide on San Antonio’s pride with girls in piping days of yore.
An old ad promotes Bucelen's Abnica Salve promising cure for skin ailments at 25 cents a box. The piece also recounts marooning as a brutal historic punishment used by seafaring powers, detailing its roots among buccaneers and coastal communities through centuries.
Binryaville Texas resident A G O Thomas credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a complete cure after years of consumption and hemorrhages. He touts its value above gold and notes a trial free at F Walteyer Son’s drug store. Regular sizes cost 60 cents and 1.00 with guarantee of cure or refund.
Historical notes describe dogs enduring extreme fasting during disasters. In 1795 Italian earthquakes at Soriano, two dogs were buried in ruins and rescued after forty two days showing severe emaciation. A third dog survived a twenty three day ordeal with a similar recovery.
The Geo Dulenig Grocer Co. announces a semi monthly Ice Hat issue and a large stock of staple and fancy groceries to be sold at cash prices. They describe pressure from both wholesale and retail combines restricting supply while inviting customers to patronize their store for lower prices.
An unnamed lecturer described a graphic accident he witnessed, urging the audience to consider Lucre, while an elderly lady in the crowd, an American Hebrew, quipped about where such spectacles are sold.
In a recent company, the proverb TO ERR 15 MOMAN was used as the header for Hood's Sarsaparilla advertisements. Bresars Hood & Co promote these proverb ads widely, drawing attention and favorable comment across the public.
In Chicago a noted broker known for his heavy drinking carries a two drink spree and a large roll. He asks the barkeep for an envelope and slips a $10 bill inside after paying. He directs the envelope to himself and hopes for funds for tomorrow morning. Wagner's planing mill is mentioned as a place to obtain house screens.
A scrambled lyric delivered at the Cuero convention on April 18 1809 by Henry Lydor Tayhet praises public virtue and liberty. It urges readers and critics to seek truth and unity, declaring defenders of public rights and urging respect for leaders while acknowledging poetic struggle and passion.
An unlikely ad touts buying a plan a from a 32 year old firm with prices listed 210 223 233 and 258 dollars as alternative options. It reads like a mailbox solicitation with names and scattered notes for a weekly post office listing ending August 22 in San Antonio Texas.
A long list of personal names organized by initials and sections labeled LADIES LIST and MISCELLANEOUS LIST, followed by FOREIGN LETTERS and FOREIGN EIST. The fragment reads like a community roster or directory from a historical newspaper page with numerous individuals’ names, some with initials and possible titles, grouped under various headings.
A fragmented notice notes a pay proposition on April 30 at The Katy Flyer with a consumer exchange policy for unsatisfactory coffee contents. A contact line in Houston is partially visible.
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