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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1884
Page
3
A Mexico advertising notice urges workers heading to Mexico to find a full General Hardware Line at Antigua Ferreteria. It lists mining blasting powder dynamite caps wires drills and blacksmith supplies plus paints oils varnishes and general hardware at corner Dr Mier and Theatre streets Monterey Nos 19 and 78.
An Illinois correspondent reports success with a homemade rat trap using a sheet-iron pipe, a double end rim, and a two bushel sack. Rats access a corn crib and feed box, then flee into the pipe and sack after a fright cue, yielding 27 rats on first use.
Dr Hamilton Griffin steps in as Mary Anderson's manager and confirms she has eloped with Mel Rose Abbey. He says tickets for a public event are no longer available and provided matinee tickets to the caller.
A sleeping car porter vented frustration about passengers and the dining car service. He complains that many ladies demand lemonade and coffee but forget to tip and carry satchels, while most offer nothing to the porter. He wishes only gentlemen would travel.
In a clipped Philadelphia Call quote two Londoners discuss Aimee's English, noting her difficulty with pronunciation and foreigners provoking humor as one man mocks others while the other laments language practice.
A string of quirky sentences mentions simple table tricks with linen and fruit pies. It notes a Kansas City woman who speaks eight languages and that her husband is dead. An antiquities professor in Boston receives a degree, yet is not a ballet manager.
A West End youngster draws a mild rebuke from a maiden aunt after sliding down the balusters. The future statesman, absorbed in play, ignores her warning and calmly replies that he would not if he were an old maid.
A collage of short items and jokes: Citizen Funnyway ponders railroad accidents blaming confused switch operators. a fashion quip about old garments still in style because they are worn. a notice of Overstocked L Wolfson closing out household goods and carriages. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve ad promising cure for skin ailments. Mrs. Galpin announces piano and violin lessons on Acequia street. a public notice urges wells and privies be kept in good condition with San Antonio Sanitary and Fertilizing Co contact details.
A 1100 acre tract near Houston on Buffalo Bayou with water, timber, some improvements and last season's 400 tons of hay. Terms easy. Addresses: Tf. B. Johnson or J. W. Bradley Real Estate Agent San Antonio. Also multiple cheap city lots cottages and building plots listed with J. W. Bradley. Ten-room two-story house on Avenue C offered at 6000. Several small lots on Crockett and Olive streets and near Krisch property. Special bargains available now.
Real estate listing offers two country farms in Guadalupe County Texas. First tract spans 1207 acres fronting Guadalupe River with 350 acres cultivated and 900 acres alluvial timbered land. includes five California houses, three log tenement houses, and a main home with four rooms plus sheds. Second tract adjoins above, about 700 acres with 300 river bottom and 200 cultivated. fenced and partly cultivated by owner’s workers.
City ordinance regulates theatres and amusements by prohibiting loud profanity and obscene performances. It bans indecent venues and actions by owners, managers, actors, or employees and sets fines from twenty five to two hundred dollars on conviction. Passed July 14 1884.
The City Council of San Antonio ordinances that sparring fights in public places are unlawful whether admittance is charged or not. Violators face a fine on conviction before the Recorder from twenty five to two thousand dollars. Passed July 14 1884. Mayor J H French City Clerk E P Claubon.
Advertises boarding house with eight rooms at 804 East Commerce Street and a range of property, land, and lots for sale around the city. Features include a piano, a store, and lease offers. Also lists various farms, tracts, and improved residences for sale. Rice Bros. & Co. promote Dr King's New Discovery for consumption with trial bottle free and one dollar size.
Public notice orders Ellen Shoulders to appear in San Antonio before Judge Anton Adam for debt action of 470 dollars and 59 pounds beef. Publication in San Antonio Lignra newspaper for four consecutive weeks instructed. Service attempted due to unknown residence. Return date set for August 11, 1884, 10 a.m.
An advertisement extols electro homoeopathic medicines as cures for many illnesses, including cancers, fevers, epilepsy, and skin diseases, claiming authorities at Santa Rosa Hospital endorse them. It promotes easy treatment for children, local testimonials in San Antonio, and details about products and depots in Texas and Gulf states.
A discussion urges sufferers of ear discharges and noises to consult an Aurist promptly. It cites medical authorities, warns against delaying treatment, and notes the connection between ear infections and broader health risks. Names several Texas locales and clinicians cited in the passage.
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