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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary note discusses five years of experience, starting with small capital, and unusual chances to earn money today. Mentions names and places in a distorted way, urging readers to send funds or ideas to start a venture.
Worn text indicates two new cottages with ten rooms, baths, galleries, and modern conveniences listed along San Pete avenue near Locust street. Ownership credited to W. D. Syers with old phone, plus scattered ads and two bid notices for county printing and a boiler repair at the county courthouse.
Texas cotton region bulletin lists daily observations for Abilene Dallas Galveston Houston and others with conditions ranging from clear to cloudy. Temperatures mostly in the 60s to 90s through the day, several stations show fog or mist and light winds. Local forecaster Allen Budd notes general fair weather and near normal temperatures for the period.
MeL Oppenheimer transfers to Frank Alen on Fyaseh street for lots 4 and 6 in block c. Slowy W Ava Mantel deeds to lots 17 and 18 on Matamoros street. J D Vasbinder deeds to Andrew Vogel for lots 15 and 16 in Princeton 4 WEI, Ban ce Heights. Other transfers include 1250s on Neb Bang and West Wall subdivision deeds and several 1908 deeds with various lot numbers and monetary amounts.
A Cuaranbe Cycle Co. event at 414 Navarro Street promises excitement with five races on September 7 at Internationa Grounds. Novice classes restrict engines to under 7.50 cu in, while other events cap engines at 61 cu in and include a six mile feature for speedsters and a one mile track for pursuit.
A Chicago notice mocks linguistic quirks in a humorous exchange about the word because. The dialogue contrasts a man’s dismissive stance with a woman’s rebuttal on language and thought, ending with a doorway ad for scholarships and a college contact.
A dense listing of local construction firms and services in San Antonio. Includes Texas Title Co, Abstracters, architects and builders, loans, and building suppliers. Mentions addresses on Houston Street and East Commerce Street, along with phone numbers and company names such as Banner Land and Building Company and The Concrete Construction Co.
Chronology of scattered railroad times shows arrivals and connections across cities like Austin Longview Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Mexico. The OCR text lists trains to Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Laredo with various daily and local services including Hearne Taylor Victoria and Kerrville, noting inconsistent times such as 11 spm 9 16 am and 10 80 pm amid garbled headings.
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