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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1896
Page
5
A fragment of verse praising mothers and a moral code, attributed to Henry Ryner-Tavrot of Cary of Mexico, dated April 24 1914, followed by an advertisement for Chamberlain's Coko Cholera and Marthaca Remedy offered by E. Reuss in San Antonio Texas.
April 2 report from Tom Green County cites T J Melnteser arriving with 1500 sheep from Devil's River country. Ice cream festival by Cumberland Presbyterian ladies at Carlisle store praised as delightful after the treat. Hotel contractors reported solid concrete progress with blasting needed. San Angelo Democrats plan May 30 primaries per resolutions set two years ago. Pickwic hall benefit for the public library drew a strong program. A large shipment of wool and wheat prices noted, with foreign sale and New York pricing referenced.
Special correspondence notes 440 Epworth League members and friends traveled by Mexican National Railway to Monterey. They saw churches plazas markets and a bullfight amid mixed views on the sport. Prominent visitors from Texas and beyond are listed among the tour party.
A mixed notice sheet from Waco reveals a runaway marriage between Charles Fill and Mygenia Starrett, soon followed by a Knights of Pythias meeting and a Rathbone Sisters lodge discussion. Other items include political silence on the Borque crossing, mayoral health board appointments, city department inspections, local church entertainments, produce market notes, and a May Day celebration plan in Corpus Christi. A brief medical tip promotes Chamberlain’s Pain Balm with sale details.
A fragmented catalog lists lumber prices and sizes including 2x4s, 2x10s, 1x8s, 1x12s, dropsiding, flooring, and shingles. Entries show lengths from 12 to 24 feet with prices around 10 to 15 per M, various grades, and suppliers such as Steves & Sons.
Mr Goggan and his assistants sold many choice tickets yesterday for the groay concerts to be held next Tupathy and Thursday. A large rush continued with some details still to be arranged.
A fragmented calendar lists saints and dates from April 26 to May 2 including popes martyrs and battles. Notes reference Magellan New Orleans capture 1821 and battles at Saugatuck river Port Gibson 1863. Also mentions Maryland secession 1861 and Ohio statehood 1803 items.
Seguin and New Braunfels dispatches report a boosted weekly newspaper with eight pages under new management. Local editor Speight praised. Seguin notes farm work, telegram lines to San Antonio, and county events. New Braunfels modernization includes water works expansion and arrival of a dynamo for Landa Electric Light Plant.
The item notes a visit by Alain Krause to San Antonio for approximately two weeks. It mentions busy residents of New Knunfele l, a yard pruning anecdote with a promise from a small colored boy to do work today, and a local catarrh remedy advertisement promising cure for $1.00 through Kalteyer & Son and Jo 41. tatty.
A local West End note reflects a calm return to normalcy after recent visitors depart, mentioning a new home on Colorado Avenue by Mr. Bray, Dr. Lankford’s visit from his brother, and lingering memories of prior days. Wisconsin? The piece notes dairy activity, pharmacy visits by Motorman Joe O’Brien, and a seasonal shift with gardens thriving, a lakeside pavilion, and Sa n Antonio visitors leaving for cooler weather.
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