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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1899
Page
7
An anomalous mix of ads and notices describes rubber tires claims, medicines, and goods. Street names like Crystal and Henry Pauly’s appear with local services and a juvenile party report, plus tax notices and a veterinary reference, all in a dated urban catalog tone.
The weekly advertised letter list for San Antonio shows a long roster of names under GUENIS and FOREIGN TAST sections. It includes individuals like Astor, H. Aldridge, Morris Allen, Gerald Robanan, and many others, along with businesses such as Wurlbuet Hardware Co and Italian Bakery & Grocery Co. The notice also references a jeweler J. Thomas and a sale at 512 East Houston Street.
A long list of upcoming attractions fills the record with names of performers and shows. The notice touts musical farces, New York plays, vaudeville acts, and star performers like Gen. Moncue, Mrs. O. Ehanshnessy Owsh Lady, and Herman The Great. The roster includes The Lion’s Mouth, Zag the Play of Plays, The Great Northwest, and other works, indicating a busy summer theater season with diverse entertainment in a major city.
The cycle association plans use of the fair grounds for training next month and names committee efforts to extend paths and build a club house. Directors push membership drives with events, dues, and safety measures while limiting nonmembers from grounds.
Messrs Gus Wotntr Bred Dresler and Norvin Schmbtt left the city on a wheeled tour toward New Lraunfela for suita and plan to return tonight. A recent sighting showed Young on a bicycle fleeing a police officer down Alagio street. a chase ensued until a lantern blazed and the wheelmen sped off. A plumber’s improvised lantern device on a wheel was noted, while other wheel firers in the city plan to switch to automobiles as the wear future nears.
The country editor argues newspapers should not publish free advertising for public movements or outside organizations. He notes the San Antonio papers are paid in stock and warns that free matter devalues the press. He urges fair treatment and suggests a modest $200 expenditure could support local papers amid the controversy.
A partial fragment suggests backing the Bair association as the path to improved service. The text hints at opposition to effort spent on fend Parse and hints at concerns over work quality and efficiency without full context.
Mrs Bass pleads with Mr Trout and Colonel Hadley to influence officials to close two dam outlets on Garden Street. The aim is to raise river water to ease heat and secure homes for large families battling malaria and decayed food supplies. Trout agrees to help, promising to accompany her to the council.
A fragmentary OCR snippet mentions tracing ancestors to the Reformation and references surnames De Puyster De Jones and Bes tons with unclear lines about reform attempts. The garbled text lacks a coherent event or date to form a full news item.
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