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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1885
Page
3
We represent every advertised property and boast the most diverse inventory in the Southwest. Our facilities for showing are superior and we offer extensive advertising advantages to clients. We will accompany buyers anywhere in the State and provide information via our latest Circular.
Hilton and Young advertise 10 000 acres on Guadalupe river headwaters plus 40 000 acres outside range and 6 500 acre Menard county ranch with riverfront frontage. Also 700 acre Guadalupe river farm 12 miles below Seguin and multiple smaller farms near Medina and Calaveras creeks with water, timber, and improvements. City lots and residences on Tobin Hill and surrounding streets offered with terms. Call for circulars.
Grace Lilburne schemes as Roland Ayre courts Kate during a lavish Christmas gathering at Silverton Hall. Jealous Grace accuses Kate of favoritism and plots to ruin her sister while nursing resentment over her father's neglect and her own unfulfilled love for Ayre.
Roland Ayre wins a moment with Kate Walmer as she agrees to marry him. They confess love beside a fire under mistletoe, while outside the snow begins. A quiet scene ends with a dramatic curtain as the door opens and the room is observed. To be continued.
James G. Cunningham faces explosive charges linked to the Tower of London blast. Crown counsel Poland outlines a conspiracy, with Cunningham seen near the Tower and possessing a detonator. Witnesses identify him. he is remanded for one week.
Peck's Sun weighs in on marriage patterns, arguing women do not exploit leap year to choose more husbands. The piece cites 96 city records showing only a small rise in marriages, notes men propose while women effectively initiate, and comments on romance, compliments, and social expectations in courtship.
Colonel J. W. Bradley promotes Tamaulipas discoveries in the San Carlos mountains. He claims long-experienced operators found rich fissure veins with ore valued at $150 per ton, requiring $6,000 for a 10-ton smelter setup. Investors would receive a one third share of net products, with full details available through Bradley at 402 Houston Street.
The Campbell Press showcases sixteen years of public use, praised for simplicity and durability with few moving parts. It emphasizes precise ink distribution and register, favored for colored label work, easy operation, and high quality output from top materials and experienced workers.
A 1100 acre tract on Buffalo Bayou near Houston with water grass and some improvements is offered for sale cheap on easy terms. Contact I B Johnson this office or J W Bradley San Antonio. Other Houston listings include a five room cottage on McKinney Street with 10 rooms and modern conveniences priced to sell, and several building lots near Alazan creek. Also noted are four room and five room cottages and a sixty five thousand acre land block with pasture, oats and horses. Contact Bradley or T B in San Antonio for details.
One 8-column Prouty used 8 months. One Ruggles Card Press in good order for 2500 dollars. One Pearl Jobber 7x11 inches priced at 50 dollars. One Eighth Medium Gordon new model in good order 175 dollars. One Anson Hardy Cutter 30 inches for 100 dollars. One Country Campbell 31x46 used one month. One small Thorp Card Cutter 5 dollars.
The Campbell Printing Press Co announces satisfaction with its Two Revolution Book and Job Press used for two years in San Antonio. Geni Siemen notes it superior to any press in the market. Report appears in San Antonio Light by publishers Girrorp Jamxson & Winter.
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