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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1885
Page
3
A home style land and property advertisement touts a large diversified Southwest list of bargains in lands ranches city residences farms building lots. The firm offers showing facilities and invites buyers to call or write for a circular list of bargains just released.
A circular advertises 10 000 acres on the Guadalupe headwaters near Seguin and 24 mile frontage on the San Saba river plus several 100 to 800 acre farms across Medina and Calaveras creeks. It markets water, timber, and winter protection, with terms and multiple properties for sale including city residences and building lots.
In a tense scene, Mr Ayre urges immediate departure to Silverton Castle to rescue Kate Lilburne while Mrs Fairfield persuades him to wait and seek a joint course. Roland resists but follows as Mrs Fairfield insists on guidance before action.
Grace faces a trap as Roland Ayre accepts a late invitation to dine at Silverton Castle. Miriam Hindman mourns lost love Victor Gayherd while he presses Miriam to run away. Grace and Kate Lilburne loom in the background as tensions rise during the bridesmaids’ preparations.
Col J W Bradley of San Antonio mails a Mexico mining bonanza pitch from Monterey dated January 27 1885. It claims rich Solas vein silver ore in the San Carlos mountains with ore values from 150 dollars a ton, detailing costs for a ten ton smelter and promising a one third share of net profits to investors. It invites readers to visit Monterey Linares and the mining site for full particulars.
1100 acre tract along Buffalo Bayou six miles from Houston in Harris county. Rail line nearby, water, grass, timber, some improvements and last season’s hay harvest. Sold cheap on easy terms. Contact IT. B. Johnson or J. W. Bradley. Also listings for Houston properties on McKinney Street and Avenue C including a new concrete house and a ten room two story. Plus six five building lots on Alazan creek and more bargain cottages. Large 65000 acre Texas ranch with livestock listed for quick sale. Best tobacco advertised as Little Joker.
Listing offers a Prouty eight column machine used eight months, a Ruggles Card Press good order priced at 2500 dollars, a Pearl Jobber 7 by 11 inches for 50 dollars, an Eighth Medium Gordon new model good order at 175, an Anson Hardy Cutter 30 inches for 100, a Country Campbell 31 by 46 used one month, and a Small Thorp Card Cutter priced at 5 dollars.
Campbell Printing Press Co introduces the Campbell Two-Revolution Book and Job Press in San Antonio on January 26, 1885, as announced by Campbell Printing Press Co of New York. The device promises enhanced printing efficiency for books and jobs at regional presses.
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