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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1899

Page

7

Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Benefits

An old advertisement extols Fr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestive disorders and blood purification. The letter from William Hiller praises its effects on appetite, digestion, and energy, claiming prior sickness and limp suffering were resolved after use. The copy promotes pellets for constipation and biliousness.

Aloess Tinen Nature Pierce Willian Hiller Mulberry Street Reading Galden Dean Dr. Vierce

Post Office Announces Major Carrier System Improvements

San Aubouly post office will inaugurate seven window openings for Sunday delivery tests and extend hours at registry stamp and money order counters. A new free sorting and clearing system will be introduced through Frost National Bank with a planned increase to twenty two carriers by September 1. The plan divides into three districts: business, semi business, and residence, with varied daily deliveries and collections.

G. G. Clitfer Uc San Aubouly Superinton Sandera Ute Postullee Frost National Wit Prost National Bank Seibey Othee David Sanderson Bret Cade

Cool-Headed Man Noted in Journal Verse

A fragment from the Ohig Riate Journal describes a coolheaded man, mentioning his hair and a ventilated hat. The line hints at character and attire without a clear event or contemporary context. Further readable details are limited in the source fragment.

Weehee Ohig Riate Journal

Fair notes and civic plans amid fair grounds strain

The article records community debates on prizes, supplies, and infrastructure at a fair. It notes failures to meet required numbers delaying work, discusses fire plugs and hydrants, streetcar engine offers, and whether engine beds should be pine or concrete. It mentions a leading military band likely to perform and a proposed streetcar line to speed access to the depot. It ends with a brief product ad for Worm remedy at Quy Drug Store.

Wade Dias Wei Cal. Payen Mexico Teiling Points Say Iraq

The Man Who Seeks Success in Ventures

A fragmentary moral discussing self-reliance and risk taking as path to achievement. It emphasizes that successful people confront danger, apply effort, and pursue opportunity rather than wait for fortune to favor them. Merely failing is easy. success requires action and belief in oneself.

Merchants urged to use entry rebates at fairs

The San Antonio correspondent notes Galveston and Houston merchants now rival with aggressive advertising. A plan proposes San Antonio vendors offer entrance tickets as rebates for purchases to draw country buyers, as seen in New Orleans. Also includes traveler tips and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Flaxseed Bitters.

San Antonio Taustan Galveston Swih Madi New Orleans Ixiy San Tvfanio Leuntt Batt Antonio Cammoores

Burind His Sorrow in a Fragmentary Ledger

Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled dialogue about sorrow and a buried pudder in-law, with names like Moser Crabapple and Ohlo Siste Journal. The legible portion hints at personal loss and a journal reference amid damaged lines from a maritime or family context.

Ohlo Siste Journal

Health and club notices mix with tonic ad in old paper

An old mixed page features a tonic patent medicine pitch for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, a crowded notice for a cycling association meeting and dues, plus a local club listing and membership drive. It mentions remedies, subscriptions, venues at businesses, and member enrollment details.

Trart and Nuck in Rainy Morning Mishap

Fragmentary OCR note reports two figures, Trart and Nuck, in a scene with rain and bustle. A muffled exclamation is captured amid garbled words, suggesting confusion or surprise during a quiet moment. Names appear unclear, leaving the exact incident or setting ambiguous.

Discovery by a Woman Prompts Public Notice

A fragment mentions Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption as a cure seen by a woman from North Carolina, praising its health impact after seven years of illness. It also notes a Shel by drug firm and public sales details. Police in several wards warn of house inspections and strict shrubbery trim rules, causing pedestrians to bow heads to avoid hat and face contact on crowded sidewalks.

Dr. King Luther Luts W. C. Hammett & Co Shelby N.C Tha Kalteyer & Sona ALY Police Silanceo Tin City Fini Street Marshall Street Warrex San Pedro Avenue Aleter Ceenetin Sant Antonio Ton Qaim Paxton DILYS Pliny Henry Pauly Harry Seeld Commerce St Losoya Street Tul Dilley Commerce Street J. B. Bredding Dendst Vines Laquers Aml de Clystat Nooping Bolt Leas Wilthers Ely Faim Mardaman Haby Ostricia AL Parm Thuchmilter Vail PAUDA North Alama

HOREHOUND SYRUP PROMISES RELIEF FOR SORE THROAT

An advertised cough syrup named BAT LARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP claims to ease hoarseness sore throat and breathing difficulty after a few doses. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, with city drug stores listed including 106 East Commerce Street Schassd 128 West Commerce Street and Sunset Pharmacy.

Quy ‘Drug Store East Commerce Street G. Schwese West Comsteely Appmann Sunset Mach Batlard's City Drug Store Schassd West Commerce Street Wm. Appminn Sunset Pharmacy

PROVIDE SHADE: A Movement for Public Protection

A plea from a public spirited citizen urges immediate action in the city to shelter duck teams and wagon teams from extreme heat. The text condemns cruelty to animals and calls for protective measures on plazas, noting drivers receive some protection while in movement but workers and animals suffer in the sun.

Ciizens Titek Movion

Will of John Newton Probate and Heir Details

The article reports on the will of the late John Newton with executors C. B. Cuppers and C. C. Newton named. The estate is valued around $20,000 with Margaret H. Newton listed as widow and other beneficiaries including Aloy Margaret, and various property allocations and arrangements described.

Willow Joln Newton Margaret Cupptes and

Citation by Publication in Texas Tax Foreclosure

Public notice from Bexar County district court cites unknown owners of delinquent land for taxes for 1897 1507 under Texas State Authority. The State of Texas seeks judgment and foreclosure, with publication in San Antonio daily paper for three weeks, directing appearance October term 1899. The sheriff and clerk certify service and publication date.

State OF Texan Enid Bexar County State of Texas San An Tonio Witneas Nat Lewis Bexar Ban An Antonio Fiasae

Letter List From San Antonio Fourth Headed to Week Ending

A long roster of names appears in a historical letter list from the San Antonio area for the week ending Sunday. The page marks numerous individuals and families across a broad list, including many Withings and local residents, alongside a miscellaneous advertisement column. The list includes many surnames and initials as part of a community directory style notice.

Shafer & Downer junior member travels to Denver

Shafer and Downer business college proprietors plan a short trip as their junior member leaves for Denver for eight or ten days. He aims to rest and surprise his mother, brother, and sister whom he has not seen in years, while details of his route remain informal.

Lave Nis Grip Denver Shafers Firu Shafer & Downer Thidely Aryl

Fragmentary ad dense with product names and notices

A garbled page fragment lists rubber tires, field gear, eggs, and a string of business notices. Mentions SUWACKE Bios products, Pam market items, and various local businesses with scattered contact details and dates. Lacks coherent narrative or verifiable event.

Mov Speecrtl Lerni oF Judge Green's Court

The court at Malluwlig sets the September docket for the thirty youth district court special term. Names listed include WW Rennneberg FH, Nicaiia Montes, Albert Meyer, James Kinbrough, I Welter, W Owens, James Lackey, and others amid a sequence of September 3 and 7 requests and placements for cases and hearings.

Lerni Green's Court Malluwlig G. By Canary Giracd I. Welter Yeakum W. W. Owens Weis Doz James Lackey Reuest Shaker Farvin Ost Wiha Below Dehbny Moore Rafiel Lores Polrenthny Pores Nareisco Trehutete

San Antonio City Officials Absent Amid Interim Gaps

No mayor present in San Antonio yesterday. executive head absent and several city leaders away. Mayor Pro Tem Piper acted in mayoral capacity as Mayer Pro Tem and other key figures, including the clerk, were out of state or unavailable, leaving governance in interim hands.

San Antonio Necawat Fie Mayer Elly Vierk Micks Mayer Piper Hay Sour Wells Foluson Ts New York

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