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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1899
Page
7
A fragmented Weekend column critiques the Princely Gift contrivance tied to the Prohibition park and waterworks fears. It references politicians such as Aldermen and Commissioners, local business interests, and opposition by citizens amid election chatter and public works debates.
Speculation runs among railroad circles over the planned Southern Pacific passenger depot in San Antonio after the outline of the route was given last week. D A Cozens suffers injuries in a runaway while his boy escapes unharmed. Fegan and bride return from a wedding trip to Mexico, visiting the sungar ticket office and meeting local railroad men. Major John C Lewis arrives from Austin as the Imperial Mountain’s traveling agent, while W G Crash plans a grand oyster royal with Austin railroad men in attendance. John T Bate transfers to San Antonio to lead commercial freight, bringing a household and a borrowed team. I C Rhea returns from a West Texas trip with forty-two cars of cattle for the Indian Territory as Goodwill arrives from the east for several days of service.
Fragmentary report describes a proposed sale or offer to the city for a watersworks plant near the river head. Names such as Geo Posehal Inc and A Green appear among prominent citizens. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
A fragmented 혼 fragment mixes anti imperial verse lamenting England and colonial rights with bold calls for liberty. It names Ald nations, diamond lands, and chained futures, while shifting abruptly to appeals for self improvement and Colorado climate promotions and coffee advertisements.
A party of three with their wives spent a day at Narcelling hunting quail. Birds numbered around 35 as dogs performed well, and a hot turkey supper followed back at the camp. The piece also mentions gun club debates on fool shooters, Admiral Dewey’s dog Bob, wild deer killings, Lipton's yacht challenges, and various shooting feats and incidents including a 40-for-41 bird score by G G Ford at 500 yards.
An old advertising blurb promotes BB B Botanic Blood Basin as a universal purifier that cures skin and blood ailments. It touts rapid relief from eruptions, boils, eczema, and fatigue claims after thirty years of testing with failures of other medicines. Available from druggists at $1 per bottle or larger bottles for $5.
Fragmented OCR details a medicine proof offer and a lengthy civil citation from Bexar County Texas. It includes an advertisement for Levelling's coffee and a formal court summons in a foreclosure case involving Maria Kamp versus Trueheart and Garza, with dates circa 1890s and references to promissory notes and deed of trust on parcels in San Antonio. The document mirrors era legal notice formatting and public notice language.
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