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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1899
Page
1
The Sunday Light notes a essay on domestic mastery as essential for wives and households. It argues that knowing cooking, dining etiquette, and household management empowers a wife to direct help and secure a peaceful home, linking this to broader careers and industry.
An old advertisement hawks B. B. Botanic Blood Balm as a universal blood and skin purifier claimed to cure ulcers, eruptions, rheumatism, and other afflictions long resistant to ordinary treatment. It asserts decades of testing and widespread cures, with bottles sold by druggists at low price. Also included is a poetic moral vignette and a holiday excursion notice advertising Southern Railway trips for Christmas season from multiple states.
A sprawling, opinionated piece critiques municipal governance, Prohibition interests, and waterworks policy. It cites Aguinaldo, Aguinaldo era amnesty, San Antonio park gifts, and city officials, calling for action on the water supply and condemning corrupt practices and favoritism amid political tension.
A vintage ad extols gas ranges with no waste and free connections, promising reduced cooking gas costs. It urges readers to visit the Texas Laundry for garment cleaning, claiming spotless clothes elevate one’s appearance and standing.
The notice commands publication in a San Antonio newspaper for chickens of a district court case Nos. 7770 involving Marie Kamp as plaintiff and H. G. Trueheart and A. R. Trueheart as defendants. It references a promissory note of $1000 dating March 16, 1896, secured by deed of trust on Trueheart and Garza addition lots, with $600 due plus interest and attorneys fees, and requests foreclosure and judgment. The writ indicates A. R. Trueheart’s absence from the state and directs service on a local constable. A. Lee Lewis, Clerk, and Sheriff P. Campbell are named, with dates in 1899.
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