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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1897
Page
1
A devotional reflection urging daily acts of kindness and humility drawing on Christlike love. It quotes Emerson and Willard and contrasts eternal aims with worldly worries, stressing service to others, gentleness, and inner harmony as living faith.
A reflective sermon text urges selfless love and mercy over selfishness. It cites Jesus teachings to bear one another's burdens and to act with compassion, warning that true peace comes through charity, humility, and thoughtful restraint from judgment. The piece laments modern cruelty and calls for renewed Christian duty.
An 25 cent advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Brome Quinine tablets. Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. Each tablet bears the genuine L B Q mark.
An old advertisement touts Mutual Electric Light Co services for incandescent and arc lighting. It promotes low prices, reliable service for businesses, and local contact details including telephone numbers and West Houston Street offices. The copy emphasizes customer satisfaction and urging businessmen to investigate.
Notice states Dubbnossi Electric Co will move from the corner of St Mary and Houston Street to 23338 Houston Street on January 1, 1808. Before moving, the firm will sell electric supplies at reduced prices from a large and well stocked inventory of chandeliers shades and related items to avoid the move.
An 19th century classified style notice markets a topical treatment for piles called Sablers Pile Olotment. It claims barily cured tiles with buckeye extract, promoted as painless and suitable for home use, with a 75 cent price and mail order from Rowen and C G Schane.
The piece argues London lacks unified civic form despite vast beauty, contrasting Washington and European capitals. It notes London’s scattered views, iconic sites like Nelson’s statue and the National Gallery, and warns government placements obscure Westminster Abbey, leaving London “all parts and no whole.”
The author extols London as theeye of England and a living city. He imagines a foreign visitor misled by misstatements about the capital’s institutions, then highlights London’s vitality, grandeur, and poetic river scene, contrasting it with imperial Vienna.
An old newspaper ad extols Dr. King’s New Discovery as a guaranteed remedy for consumption coughs and colds. It claims a proven cure record and urges purchases at local drugstores, while denouncing rival treatments as ineffective.
Fort Sam Houston serves as a major Texas military center with Brigadier General W. M. Graham commanding the upper parade ground for the Fort and the Fifth United States Cavalry. The post hosts various units, parades, and reviews, inviting public viewing on select parade grounds and times each week. Mutual Electric Light Co advertises reliable service and courteous customer care.
A garbled notice from a local supplier lists strings for mandolin guitar or banjo and mentions D Jones & Co and Goqan & Bros at corner Trousten and Navarco. It references a purchase date and a delivery or sale event with unclear pricing and item details. The fragmentary text names numbers like 353 and 2276 and hints at stock or supply promotions.
Aged mother of Savas Hanives was buried in Floresville, Wilson County, after passing last Sunday. The funeral followed at Floresville Cemetery with the community estate issue noted and social plans for the holiday season unfolding at the Opera House.
An advertisement lists prices for new pianos at 195 dollars and time at 105 dollars, with second hand pianos at 126 dollars and organs at 35 dollars. It mentions closing out J P Jones and Company stock and includes testimonials praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism sprains and bruises.
Thos Goggan & Bros announce reception of a fresh Chickering piano line in oak walnut and mahogany cases. Customers can choose from two high grade grand and upright models in excellent condition. Strong emphasis on selection and value for immediate purchase.
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