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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1898
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR item lists names including B Johnson and Schumacher with a 50 6.00 entry. The readable segment references office posting and a price or amount, implying a local clerical notice rather than a full article.
The piece urges careful handling of premature knowledge among youths, arguing knowledge of the body is natural and can be a safeguard against vice. It stresses parental guidance, open mother daughter and father son talks, and closer teacher engagement to curb obscene talk in schools and homes.
Floresville items report city buying a footbridge over a hollow south of W H Myers, street work, visits from Miss Laura Dlivell, and townsfolk sharing social events. A Wilson County death, farming prospects, and a commissioners court call for a local option vote in Jugiee precinct No 3 are noted, plus a beekeepers meeting in Florenville and soldiers visiting relatives.
Auction notice for August 16 1898 at 10 am listing furniture from the residence at No 11 Main avenues including walls piano harness carpets and more. Route details to the sale point provided with refreshments and no reserve posted by BATBHY and HADLE.
A New York Sun correspondent details how American Navy recruits hide unintended trades after enlistment, from plumbers and painters to clerks and electricians. Notable tales include a coalheaver turning surgeon, a landsman aiding an admiral’s dispatch, and a harpist-bluejacket thrilling a shipboard audience with a rare performance.
Henry Wilson, 17, entered Skidmore Aug 12 and went bathing at Aran Sagecreek where cramps struck and he drowned. Rev Wy Thomas began a meeting at the place. Dr Berry of San Antonio attended. drought relief discussed on route day.
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