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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1897
Page
7
A Sunday Light prose essay muses on happiness past and future, with reflective poetry and romantic vignettes. It contrasts golden visions with present flaws, then shifts to a ballad about a novice and a maiden across a ford, ending with a moral about steadfast guidance. The piece blends nostalgic critique with sentimental fiction.
The article explains methods to skeletonize leaves for artificial flowers, detailing boiling, soaking in lime soap solutions, and a slow natural rot process. It cautions on choosing mature leaves, avoiding tannin-rich woods, and preserving delicate leaf patterns for display.
Fort San Houston in San Antonio serves as a major U S Cavalry headquarters and Texas department post. Lieut Col Whitside commands the Fifth Cavalry with about nine hundred troops across infantry and artillery units. The lower grounds host officers residences while the upper area sees continuous drills. The canteen funds support garrison organizations and post entertainments include drills parades and concerts for public viewing.
The fragment describes a beauty spot on Sani Flores Street near the U S arsenal, tied to Uncle Bain in the city. Maj. GE Dutton, elder of Ord from the Department of Texas, commands the area as an adjunct to the pest and is so considered by the War department.
Local booster cites Dr King New Discovery as curing a woman's grippe linked illness after doctors failed. Jones & Son of Cowden touts the remedy with home usage and big sales, offering bottles at Kaltoyer & Son. Also mentions cow owners and rural ordinance debates, plus Pearsall news on rain, cotton prospects, and local accidents.
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