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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1899
Page
9
A jumble of society chatter and cultural notes recounts stage gossip from New York and London. Letters, prizes, and concerts mingle with brief accounts of crime, weather, and a few local happenings in a lively, period-voiced miscellany.
A Syracuse man recalls buying a horse after a long tale of odds and luck. The story centers on a dealer named David Urban and a mare offered for around 260, with negotiations leading to a $150 cash offer and a $25 gain from the sale.
A clipped dialogue mentions Brown and Jones discussing gear and a home Levu Won, with questions about baying tava tillows and bragging on the umpire. The readable text captures unsettled chatter from a local sporting context.
A fragment from Pram Luck of the Chicago Minos Herald describes a woman covered with feathers stirring great excitement in Kongna. The garbled dialogue hints at social intrigue and public attention surrounding her appearance and the surrounding urban mood.
In a turbulent Texas scene, Hoge and Bailey move to bolster support amid battles over railroad policy and silver, while Culberson, Mills, and Reagan figures loom. The piece depicts a web of alliances, rivalries, and looming campaigns across Austin and Dallas, signaling a volatile approach to the fall elections.
Bells local jeweler LIOMAS advertises watches diamonds and jewelry with repairs mounts for rings pins and other pieces. He guarantees all products and invites customers to pay with cash.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a bank and customers, with garbled names and phrases about fees or waivers. The readable bits hint at an angry tone, but specifics are unavailable. No clear events or entities can be confirmed from the fragment.
A fragmented notice notes adjustments to weekly day time, aided by May terms. It references batt price and millinery items as the focus of the section, with no clear full details available.
A readable fragment outlines jewelry items and belts with prices and quantities. Mentions leather belts, silver brooches, combs, pompadour styles, and various small items. Includes items like velvet melis and pompadies with prices around 1.00 each.
The listing shows several skirts with prices in dollars and cents. Crinoline and trim styles are noted, including crash skirts and trimmed crash skirts priced around 1.50 to 2.50 and plain options near 1.00 to 1.50.
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