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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1885

Page

2

Tempers flare and politics mix in a hazy city overview

Reports note heated exchanges among lawyers, cabinet members in Washington, mixed views on Hendricks, and a waning New York Grant monument drive. It mentions a Chicago socialist quip turning violent, a Knights of Labor tax strike affecting rail lines, and scrutiny of Reagan on prohibition alongside Coke and Mills.

Messrs Gartano Lamar Washington Hendricks Mr. Cleveland New York Woods Uncle Tom Knights of Labor Wabash Line Missouri Pacific Texas Reagan Coke Mills

Press power and politics sway Aransas Pass rail plan

A San Antonio press consortium backs a west Texas railway extension to Kerr Kimble Menard and San Angelo while a West Texas political fight over civil service rules unfolds. Convict labor leases and a bank near collapse in Fort Worth add local economic tension as national figures stir opinion.

Tur Austin San Antonio Express Times and Lient Aransas Pass Tuerre Democratic Union West Mr. Curtis Penitentiary Board San Antonio Aransas Fort Worth Gazette Ciises City National Bank Longworthy Nichols Teller

Supremely Delightful Health Tonic Claims and Potions

An advertisement page touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a restoration aid for emaciated patients, claims cure-alls like Mexican Medicine for blood diseases, Dr. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, and cures for coughs and teething. It cites testimonials, prices, and vendors including Garvin Texas and F Kalteyer & Son, with notices on water rates and carriage making.

Mexico Mexican Mepricine Company St. Louis F. Kalteyer & Son Bosanko

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