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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1885
Page
4
The piece argues against convict labor and bunko rings near Paso del Norte while urging law and order. It contrasts labor interests and education, cites a need for practical schooling, and praises Prussian models for common and high schools, urging expansion of rural and town education.
The piece urges Texas to invest in printing Governor Ireland s letter to the North American Review and promote immigration and education. It notes sugar refinery growth in Nuevo Leon with plants near Sabinas Hidalgo and Montery, promising job creation and regional prosperity.
A national normal school for teachers opens in the capital. Guaymas producer Bulle ships 80 tons of guano to Europe. Silk industry expands across the republic. Train robbery near Vera Cruz by first battalion soldiers is under arrest. Tariff reduction discussed with a 100 percent ad valorem cap. Knights Templar of Texas plan El Paso convocation and Mexico City visit for a new commandery. Apaches in Hermosillo threat. three men killed near Tepachi. authorities and forces pursue them.
Long list of 19th century advertisements notes the Art Gallery of C H Mueller at 205 Commerce Street offering artist materials engravings paintings frames and wallpaper, plus various shop promos including Ballard Target Rifles, Dr Bosanko’s Cough Syrup, Maverick Hotel in Eagle Pass and local optical services. Also includes assignee notice for F Sheets, advice to mothers, testimonials to Hawkes spectacles Critter Bros Jewelers and Cure for Piles with Dr Boskano remedies.
An examination for positions as teachers in the Public Free Schools of San Antonio will be held at the High School Building on December 30 and the first days of January 1886.
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