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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1885

Page

2

Political and economic opinions from early 1880s debates

The piece surveys potential presidential candidates including Blaine and Logan, Democratic Senate defenses for Cleveland, and the Treasury’s large gold hoard. It notes mild winter weather, a Times reply to Knights of Labor, and Texas School Journal critiques on cattle barons and education funding. It ends with Roscoe Conkling’s cautious reply on a possible independent movement for colored voters.

Texas School Journal Texas

Presses Roil Over Labor Tactics And Chinatown Fears

A Richmond opinion attacks Fort Bend County colonization fears and labor agitation. Mr. Jackson of Gainesville urged unity among workers, arguing non union papers face boycotts. The piece criticizes Governor Ireland's Mexico quarantine and warns against large Chinese settlement in San Antonio, urging no housing or sales to Chinese. The New York Sun cites Mark Twain and Grant memoirs in a patient, reflective note.

Jackson Gainesville Austin Houston Age Tux New York Sun Mark ‘Twain Grant Thomas Harris Florida Mark Twain

Trepidation, Grant, and the War’s Turning Point

The excerpt contrasts early wartime dread with Grant’s realization that the enemy feared him, noting a change from trepidation to confidence after a pivotal moment. It mentions English Advertising Pictures and a sensationalized scene from a Boston Transcript item, then promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic for chills fever and general debility with a testimonial.

Boston ‘Transcript Brown Mr. Newell Tettington

Art Gallery of Mueller and local notices in San Antonio

Special to Artists highlights the Art Gallery of C. H. Mueller at 205 Commerce Street with paints, frames, fixtures, and imported materials. Also listings for Steves Arms Company rifles, druggists ads, Maverick Hotel in Eagle Pass, assignee notices, and medical cures from Dr. Bosanko and Hawkes spectacles notes, all reflecting late 19th century commerce and public notices in Texas.

San Antonio Texas C. H. Mueller Commerce Street Mueller Vis I’. Sheets F. Sheeta H. Crirrorp West Tex SPEUS Eba ST Leavin Aeres Antonio Pullman Denison St. Louis Pullman Palace Kansas City Liverpool RED Star New York Philadelphia Antwerp J.S. Macnamara W. F. Simmons I. & G. N. Depot H. P. Hughes W. H. Newman B. W. McCullough P. A Houston T. M Galveston G. P T. A New York Enamel Paint Company

Teacher examination for Public Free Schools applicants

An examination of applicants for positions as teachers in the Public Free Schools of San Antonio will be held at the High School Building on the 350th and district days of December 1885.

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