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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1897
Page
5
An 1887 Kalamazoo advertisement appeals to men to request a free prescription said to cure nervous debility restore vigor and strength. It invites readers to mail a note to H G Olds in Kalamazoo Michigan explaining their interest and promising prompt, courteous response.
A garbled railroad timetable lists northbound trains to Austin and Laredo, and southbound and eastbound departures from multiple depots. It notes arrivals and departures for routes to Waco, St. Louis, Kansas City, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, and other destinations, including the Southern Pacific and A. & G. Gulf Shore lines, with mixed and mission ro ute details and daily variations.
In a Pacific brig Baldock, the captain, reflects on solitude while crew drink and a new passenger Miss Mansel awakens him with a dream of Halloran Island. He reveals the island’s charted location and contemplates surveying it, noting Halloran’s uninhabited, shipless proximity and potential danger to the voyage.
The crew debates bold moves to seize a brig transporting gold. Anxious talks of forethought and strategy frame the plan to intercept off Halloran Island, with aims to recover the prize and secure honor and wealth. The group weighs risks as they prepare to act at sea.
In thick dawn fog the brig Wellesley sights two vessels a black bark and a sharp brig. A brief exchange of shots erupts as the bark loses its topmast, the brig closes in, and the two ships maneuver and exchange fire under a rising sun, observers noting the skill and spirit of the combatants.
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