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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1885
Page
3
Colton and Bolton in commission merchants advertise a large assortment of new and second hand house hold goods to examine before buying elsewhere. Parlor suites bed room sets dining room furniture crockery lamps cutlery cooking stoves mattresses beds springs pictures clocks guns safes bar room fixtures and other items will be sold at affordable prices. Horses buggies carriages wagons harness saddles and blankets also included.
Real estate ads describe a rock house with four rooms and kitchen on Avenue EK near Seventh and Eighth streets, plus multiple lots and a 18 inch deep Champion Safe. Several homes, farms, and building lots are offered for sale near San Antonio including properties on Cameron Street, River Avenue, Nolan and Hackberry, and around Brooks Street.
Numerous rental offerings on East Houston Street and surrounding avenues with monthly prices, plus a six to eleven room houses and a corner property. Also property wanted near the San Antonio river, and a note on loans and a general purchasing and commission business serving distant customers with wholesale pricing.
A complete restaurant outfit with eight rooms of lumber construction, including cook range, counter, show cases, tables, chairs, and a piano, offered for sale at a bargain.
In Venice, the aging Englishman Henry Courtney forms a wary bond with Frank Gribble’s friend Edwardes who seeks introduction to Mr Kenyon. Edwardes pursues Miss Kenyon, while Courtney battles longing and past ties as Edwardes gains access to the Kenyon circle at their Grand Canal palace.
A seedy Brooklyn man recounts a near miss while walking home from church as a robber yelled the command shoot the plug. He mentions an old winter bat on his head and describes a frightening close call during a nighttime assault.
A Brooklyn bachelor tells a curious tale about why he will not move to Dakota. He claims the air is so dry and clear that voices could carry for more than a mile, which unsettles him in considering a new life.
A collage of aphorisms on life, love, fashion, and society from a Cincinnati Merchant Traveller. It includes reflections on sunshine, pie, attire, music, hearts, newspapers, kisses, poetry, hats, aging, ballots, and gender roles with a satirical tone.
A Detroit man testifies in 1885 that his wife suffered eczema since infancy with periodic headaches and fever. After seven weeks on Swift's Specific, symptoms worsened then gradually improved. after six bottles the skin cleared, headaches ceased, and health recovered. Bradley endorses the remedy and lists seller details.
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