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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1885

Page

2

Immigrant boom and political bets in Texas notes

The column notes a rising immigrant stream into Texas, widening settlement in the northwest, and Southwest Texas's ample capacity. It discusses labor unrest on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe line in Galveston, and a push to boost General John A. Logan as 1888 Republican candidate, plus a Cleveland visit rumor to solidify Texas support.

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Texas News Roundup Touches Taxes and Rail Tariffs

The Waco Day reports on proposed reforms to criminal law administration after the whisky question is resolved and notes a Mexican railway tariff cut to 40 dollars a ton sparking a potential freight war. It covers mob justice after a killer’s hanging near Johnson City, cholera deaths abroad, cotton freight pools in Texas towns, and editorial commentary on President Cleveland. It also notes Grant’s death at 63 and surveys presidential lifespans and averages.

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Notable Early Deaths and Remedies Featured in 1884 Ad

A historical notice recalls Washington dying at sixty seven and compares it with four successors who died younger. It markets Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a diuretic and restorative, promotes Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, lists various local sellers, and mentions real estate, a Mexican remedy, and a pile cure. It ends with water rates notice and water works terms.

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Advice to Mothers Teething Remedy Claim

A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It promises soothing effects, gum softness, pain relief, wind colic cure, and diarrhea relief, priced at 25 cents per bottle.

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