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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1885
Page
2
The Avsky Knights of Labor announce a boycott of Chinese laundries and hats made by J B Stetson Co. of New York. Stetson hats are described as the standard American hat and the boycott’s outcome is awaited with public interest.
A survey of Prohibition progress contrasts the South with the North noting Georgia's shift toward restrictive measures and broader Southern support. It cites editorials from the New York Tribune and discusses Henry Sell's London lecture on advertising and commerce, tracing printing's rise and the penny paper impact.
A German officer offered his services to Jeff Davis and joined Jeb Stewart's cavalry. He recounted a field reception where Stewart told him there was no staff place, then sent him to join a charging regiment, later assigning him to his staff. Prince Frederick Charles visited the officer and removed his own portrait after noting Stewart as the abler general.
A vintage notice touts Hoetetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for feeble frames nervous tension and dyspepsia. It claims digestion improves blood formation nerves gain vigor and appetite returns, listing constipation fever rheumatism and renal ailments as relieved by the tonic.
City ordinance from 1885 bans exhibiting selling or offering indecent or lewd pictures in public view. Violations face up to two hundred dollar fines after conviction before the Recorder. Passed November 24 1885 with Bryan CalLaguan as Mayor and EB Craypon as City Clerk. Real bargains in gent's clothing advertised at 44 Commerce Street.
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