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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1885

Page

4

Irish American Society Resolves After Death Of Colonel Williams

A regular meeting of the Irish American association adopted memorial resolutions for Colonel Thomas G. Williams. The group praised his generosity and friendship, expressed sorrow, extended sympathy to his wife and family, and directed publication in newspapers. A second notice announces a stock society meeting February 9 to elect seven directors for the coming year at the library rooms on Sullivan Street.

Thomas G. Williams M. H. Burke Wa. H. Huston Lowarp Berner Shields Tuomas F. Brapy Stocke International Building the Society Losvyo Street Houston Street Forte Tar Ae Ah M.linoner Pose Ent

RAYS OF LIGHT and City News Tidbits

A San Antonio city column lists varied items from a light local economy to social plans. Mentions include F Sheets promotions on 16th, valentines demand rising, and a dull plaza morning. Fire drill at Main plaza at 5 PM and Elk Lodge meeting noted.

F. Sheets Mayer & Son The Scientific and Literary Association Main Plaza I. M. Millett Evelyn Howard North Flores Street Sheets Louis Bergstrom Colonel Corbett

Moral Lessons From A Humble Teller

A dialect snapshot shows a narrator who values honesty but judges others by different lines. Insects may have more sense than some men, and a hungry man recalls a well fed host who forgets him, revealing social contrasts and memory.

Pusson Vitalius Ishler Mishler EB. A. Schellentrager St. Clair Street Cleveland City

Fragmentary quotes mix quotes and opinions on elections

A garbled clipping presents scattered lines about marriage timing, voting price in Brazil, quilt makers, a poet’s lines, and political commentary from Chicago Sun, Boston Post, New Orleans Picayune, and Baltimore Herald with unclear context and attributions.

New Orleans Picayune Chicago Sun Brazil Boston Post Claveland Baltimore Herald

Personal Points and Long List of Travelers in City

Dc Gibbs goes East this morning. Whittaker family from Uvalde visits. Berg on business trip to New Braunfels. Ranchman Livingston went to New York yesterday. Mrs Noble and Miss Nobles from Grand Rapids stay at the Maverick. Mrs Richter of Schulenburg visits sister Mrs Sheely. Mrs Mays of Double Bayou near Galveston visits Captain Shardein. Judge Grady Sheriff Boderman Deputy Sheriff Zaller of Boerne, with Miss Taylor and J T Graham, are in the city.

C. Gibbs D. Whittaker Uvalde Louis Berg New Braunfels John Livingston New York E. Noble C. Nobles Grand Rapids Maverick William Richter Schulenberg

First Ward School Visit Showcases Bright Pupils and Strong Attendance

Superintendent Rote and a city committee toured the First Ward school with reporters. They observed strong reading and penmanship in several grades, noted high attendance figures such as 135 of 210 in first year and 52 of 70 in third year, and praised German English and Spanish mottoes and student work, with a visit from Colonel Belknap and plans to tour the High School tomorrow.

First Ward Rote Belknap and Gallagher Gunsborough Konkle Stella Kalteyer Phelps Kate Bell Robbie Cook Third Ward Martha Cook Arcadio Cabriola Ephemio Rodriguez Alvina Klocke Mary Robin Colonel Belknap Mary Preston

High School Friday Exercise Schedule

The programme lists tomorrow’s classes with teachers for language geography science arithmetic grammar and history. It includes a recess from 11 to 11 15 am and music periods led by Mrs Flournoy and others.

Emma Wescott Edwina Robb Emma Hevsinger Koessly Florence Wilbanks A. E. Beck L. Crider J. W. Eagan Flournoy F. M. Halber

Local Ads Highlight Bargains and Sales Across San Antonio

A pasted page lists discounts on suits at Sheets and Pancoast Sons, sewing machines from Wheeler & Wilson, and various goods. It notes medical tonics, dental products, and home goods, with military notices, masquerade balls, auctions, and shop openings at multiple streets including Commerce and Soledad.

Wheeler& Wilson Commerce Street Soledad Pancoast & Sons Wheeler & Wilson I. B. Johnson Licur Morley F. Kalteyer & Son S. Chenille Wheeler and Wilson General Sherman Jeff Davis Marsden Lost Cause A. Dreiss Rice Bros

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