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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1885
Page
2
The Victoria Advocate cites Texas seaport ambitions urging Congress to fund deep water access. It notes Galveston’s example, Texas cities debating sewer systems, and political jabs about dynamiters and Ohio politics as Fort Worth and Cleveland rumor mill voices mix with local civic projects.
A San Antonio venture proposal involves a Boston investor and a $40,000 stake. The piece contrasts the San Antonio Express’s dominance with risks of starting a new morning paper. It also surveys Democratic and labor topics, tariff debates, and market mood from New York and Dallas era commentary, ending with garden notices from W. Bakers.
The Art Gallery of C. H. Mueller at 205 Commerce Street advertises a large stock of artist and draughtsmen supplies from domestic and imported sources. En gravings chromes paintings frames mouldings wallpaper and decorative items are highlighted with weekly shipments from factories. A second item promotes a 1400 acre Moore Hollow farm near the International railroad with a six room house and substantial outbuildings for cash, with possible cattle and horses at market value and near-term possession.
Classified notes describe 640 acres on the Leona River with 250 irrigable, mesquite timber, 8 miles below Uvalde, sugar mill and all improvements offered for 5500 dollars, plus 900 acres on the Rio Frio in Iyalde county 12 miles from railroad with about 300 acres fenced. Also adverts for medicines and tonics, various patent cures, and music lesson offers in San Antonio.
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