City notes from San Antonio and surrounding events
San Antonio considers closing businesses on Grant funeral day as a mark of respect. Galveston mayor vetoes a wage ordinance moving day labor pay from two to fifteen dollars. The Pall Mall Gazette earns global praise for anti vice crusade. Volkfest plans stir in October with rail excursions. Local papers debate Democratic/National split while officials ignore administration candidates. Evangelist Sam Jones claims 8000 to 10000 converts this year. Cyclones grow more common across regions. San Antonio eyes a superintendent for public schools amid political funding concerns.
Texas urged to build a Texas-made manufacturing dawn
The piece argues Texas should boost domestic industry, citing a growing cotton mill output in the South, favorable water power, cheap goods, and San Antonio as a prime manufacturing hub. It advocates leveraging local resources to convert raw cotton and grain into finished products, reducing Eastern dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine Board of ‘Trade
Fall River
East
New England
Palestine
Lexus
Union
Texas
San Antonio
Alabama
Georgia
We All Like Sheep Chorus Spoofs at Service
A humorous scene features male and female singers riffing on the line We all like sheep during a church gathering. The audience laughs as the deacon smiles at the singers. The piece ends with the chorus stating We all like sheep have gone astray. The Columbus Dispatch notes a separate medical ad praising Brown's Iron Bitters and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for children and general health, highlighting digestive and liver benefits, fever prevention, and bowel regularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Dispatch
Bargain Column Listings From an Old Texas Farm Sale Page
A series of farm and ranch bargains near San Antonio and Uvalde offering 1400 acres with improvements at 12000 dollars, 40 acres on Leona river with sugar mill at 5500, 300 acres irrigated near Rio Frio at 6000, a 40 acre Salado ranch at 1680, a small 100 acre Calaveras creek farm at 1200, a summer residence dairy property with 90 acres and 80 cattle at 7500, and 42 acres fenced by the San Antonio river at 2700 with 80 cows and heifers at 18. Continuous offers list cash terms and title warranties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Hollow
International
Leona River
Uvalde
1. C
Rio Frio
Frio
Ivalde County
LL. C
Salado
San Antonio
Bexar County
L. C
Goop
Calaveras Creek
Cees OiNg
San Jose Ditch
Frightful Blood Poison Cure Claim By Swift's Specific
A former patient claims a severe blood poison in 1883 caused rheumatism and ulceration, and that Mercury and Potash failed. After taking Swift's Specific the patient says rapid restoration followed by full recovery by October 1834. Testimony from W B Crosby of Chess Carley Co Atlanta supports the cure. Public notice offers Swift’s Specific information and mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Byers
Swift
Lem McClendon
Chess-Carley Company
W. B. Crosby
Chess-Carley Co
Atlanta, Ga
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the Daily Light
A. W. Girrorn
Jonson
W. L. Winter
Proprietors
East Commerce Street
Gale
Scents
G. PD. Roemer
Henry Schumacher
Tuschaut
Roemer
Lign
Thomas B. Johnson
Givronro, Jounson & Winter
Postoffice
T’. Jowes & Co
Newry
LN Nsw
G. N. Railroad
St. Louis
Mo. Pac
Tron Mountain
Laredo
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Prom
New Orleans
Dally
New Orleana
Houston
Reeves
Gai
San Francisco
el Paso
Eagle
San Franciscn
el Fae
Floresville
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
General Grant
Fuuron
Galveston
Pall Mall Gazette
London
Times
Loresville
Wilson County
Sam Jones
Pennsylvania
Delaware
San Andronio
Police Department
Ume
Globe Democrat
New York Sun
Neal Dow
Maine
Mason Manshetp
Congress
Brooklyn Times
C. P. Huntington
Missouri Pacific Railway System
International and
Great Northern R. R
Lion Mountain
Austin
Little Rock
Union Depot
J. J. Chew
Commerce
H. P. Hughes
Pawenger
W. McCullough
General Paxeenger Agt
Tera
Wheeler
Wilson’s
R. H. Jackson
Commerce St
Fortware
Fort Scott, Kansas
Clipper Hall
Monterey Street
Garroni & Co
Ruellmann
Krisch
Chavalier
Soledad Street
Hutchins
Houston, Texas
Thos, B. Gale
F. A. Helbig
Sec
Treas
C. H. Hoenckre
Geo. R. Hines
Real Estate and Loan Broker
Kampmann Building
H. C. Miller
Floyd & CO
Strand
Arce
Eye Bart Nose
J. F. Robinson
T. B. Johnson
the Kara
A A. Drescher
W. Dietert
Boerne
James Davis
George
W. C. Daugherty
Frie County
Pearsall
Tex
W. W. Berry
Esq
J. H. Murphy
K. K. Allen
J. H. Jones
T. T. Teel
J.C. Diermeyer
D. H. Breeding
Major T. T. Teel
H. C. Hadstate
Frank Newton
L. H. Lambert
Anton Halamuda
Anate Casey
Rachel Breslin
W. A. Carnah
H. C. Burris
Rancho
A. C. Decker
Stockdale
W. J. Terriberry
Saltillo
Mexico
Union Square
New York
Btn
J.E. Thomas, Agt
F. Groos & Co., Bankers
Alexander
Ancu A. Alexander
Texas National Bank
Commerce Street
Pap Iy
G. Brackenridge
H. B. Andrews
Augustus Keen B. Oakum
A Thornton, Pres
J. W. Grass, V. P
P. Bann
Traders’ National Bank
San Antonio, Texas
Veramendi Garden
MC Damken &O
THE
Alamo Iron Works
Sunset Road
Presa Street
Labatt &Co
Market Street
Natural History
San Pedro Springs
Korble
Park Iessee
Board OF Directors
Henry Laager
Real Estate and Loan
Asii LD
Adama & Wickes
West
Gro. Reaver
Two Brothers Saloon
Alamo Streets
Tur Swift Eyoirl
Drawer 3
N.Y
F. Kliefoth
Cassiano
Navarro Street
Groos’ Bank
E. Commerce Street
Wahrenberger & Beckmann, Architects
Lockwood & Kampmann
Bank
Cor. Yturri
Commerce Streets
J. B. Belohradsky & Co
San Antonio City
Rice
Ryan
Sessions & CO
Houston Street
FF. Frommer
Court House
Soledad St
J. H. Kampmank
Otto Kohler
Lone Star
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