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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1885
Page
3
Pursuant to War Department orders, Troops A and K of the Second Cavalry are dispatched to Arizona to protect San Carlos Reservation Indians from a threatened white attack. Major Gordon to command. departure date awaits General Crook's dispatch on a position.
Omaha December 27 ex Mayor Patrick F Murphy aged 40 died after a few days illness blamed on plumane poisoning from chicken that was frozen and partially decomposed. Several family members sickened earlier with similar symptoms. authorities note possible outside poisoning though some doctors doubt the cause. Restaurant Vienna at 225 East Houston street advertised in the notice.
The grand jury adjourns to January 25. Pastores performed at the Orphanage last night. A prize shoot is set for New Year's Day under the Alamo Gun Club. Red Star Cough Cure is advertised as pure and effective. An affidavit accuses E Hernandez of assault. Dunlap Hats Lyons Umbrellas and fine furnishings offered by Pancoast & Son. Gleaners meeting at Paine M E Church South. Belknap Rifles host a dance at the Casino with San Antonio Rifles invited. Chavez Morin Mateu take charge of a stock yard on South Flores for commission and trading stock. Joe Beckmann’s advertises genuine W L Douglas shoes at 271 West Commerce. Lily Gibson posts bail at $3000. No writ filed for Cliff Cook. Penitentiary contractor McCulloch arrives from Eagle Pass with two convicts. John Bell jailed for murder and Joe Culp for assault with intent to murder.
The Lieur reports Morrison and Fourmy publish the Houston City Directory sixth edition. It serves as a complete business classification and a guide for residents and visitors. It notes Houston’s fog bygone at 5 000 with a 20 month rise of 1 786, signaling growing prosperity.
The 188 edition of Hostetter's Medical Almanac is ready and available without cost through druggists and country dealers across the United States Mexico and elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. It offers practical health guidance plus calendar astronomical and chronological items and is billed as a large edition. Hostetter & Co Pittsburgh Pa will mail a copy on receipt of a two cent stamp to those who cannot obtain one locally.
Dr J J Tobin and Av W Whipple commend Hepatozone as a powerful, mild remedy for chills fever stomach health and weak digestion. The letter asserts it readily yields to its influence and boosts energy.
Rome druggists W D Hoyt and Co report repeated success with Dr King s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen s Arnica Salve sold for two years. They claim several pronounced consumption cases were cured with a few bottles of Dr King s New Discovery and Electric Bitters. Sold by A Dreiss.
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