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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1885

Page

2

Prohibition attempt, politics, and health notes in brief

A varied miscellany reports an unsuccessful effort to bind the Palestine Board of Trade to prohibition while whisky supporters fund a new push. It notes social duties in Wisconsin, camp life in the Adirondacks, and France fearing cholera with autumn approaching. Quarantine is urged to bar yellow fever from Texas ports.

Palestine Board of Trade Whiskyites Hendricks Waukesha Wisconsin Cleveland Ireland Texas Vera Cruz National Board of Health Spain Havana London Montreal Floresville Chronicle Texas Press Association San Antonio Aransas Pass

Prohibition Debates and Southern Prosperity Headlines

Falls county sees lively debate on prohibition with Foster and Mills on opposing sides. The article covers free trade arguments, Ohio Democrats resolutions, Texas press trips, and a detailed forecast of agricultural yields and economic growth across the Southern states, highlighting cotton, corn, and manufacturing outlooks along with rail expansion and western emigration trends.

Virginia Texas Atlantic Seaboard South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Southwest Lone Star

Bourbon Democracy Delayed Appointments Fray Drives Supporters

In a reflecting mood the piece mocks the bourbon democracy’s confidence, noting the President’s delays in dismissals and appointments. As Adirondacks looms, leaders promise action in a month, while ads tout tonics and remedies from Morley Bros and Dr. Bosanko, urging readers to buy patent medicines and water services.

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