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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1899

Page

2

Light Rays and Ostrich Plucking Featured in City Notices

A jumble of notices and ads. Sullivan Shoe Co. touts low prices on children’s and women’s footwear while ostrich farming headlines announce Sunday riding events and plucking at local farms. Local residents like T. M. Wilson and Mrs. D. Levy are mentioned among city visitors and social events.

W. Jo Moore Jlnado Texas T. M. Wilson Marl Exes Pricca Sullivan Shoe Co J. Warfoinny Ohterge Bia Cougin Mfrs D. Levy Tuckgou Ubreckne Lin Cleelrain H. Vogue & CO Leola Bours Academy of Lady of the Lake East Elmire Direct Michael Goggan Sullivan Sbugro Smurder Blum Street Toola Lavacea Street Avenue C Water Street Ahernoon Meo Sulilvan Yonge Thmas McNeal Gogules le Bute Chas. O. Blcbiltz Ciocinall Bute Hotel Ity Uma Ast Goramerce Street Albert Schmuhaugs Solon Himendorf Abelandon Tierman Strins Cincinnati Thames Sullivan's Blore Major Gallaghan Binuter

Prominent Shoeware Adverts Highlight Local Stores

A chaotic clipping lists multiple local shops offering shoes and dry goods, with promotions for $3.00 to $5.00 staples, tennis footwear, and new styles. Mentions Sullivan's Shoe Co, Laclede, and DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve. Also notes various notices about events, sales, and medicine claims amid bustling town commerce.

Uvalde News Notes Inconsistent Local Items

Sim mons returned yesterday from San Antonio after repairs on a broken jaw. Mr Simmons, a prominent carpenter, was injured at the Cline asphalt mines when a crowbar pried a beam, striking his jaw and breaking it in two places. Sanders ip recovering from a recent injury. The Swulan Society Hambertlan has started an Alpine garden at Montreux 6000 feet up to grow local trees and flowers.

Ata Pilea de Whitta J. Esfteyer & San Drugeists Purpner Hall Shopera Agricultural Journal and Advertiser Elden, Mo F. Katteyer & Sondrogelsta Jenn Powers San Antonio W. W. Duke Roerae Eva Files Hillshore J. W. Rosson Roeras A. Packler Il Micanopy Fla Hustler Kalteyer & Son Amanda J. Dignowty Uvalde Simmons Cline Sanders Swwlan Society Hambertlan Montreuz Copuntry

Volun teers and Officers Reminisce on Captains Stevens Byrne

Captains Stevens and Byrne share war era memories of volunteers and recruits. They recall willing labor, long hours, and disciplined country youths who aided officers at camps, the corral, and in restaurants while being trained into reliable soldiers.

GB. A. Byrne Sixth Infantry Robert St. Stevens Stevens Aifles Antuzing Tnd Wen Guptait Byrne Wien Ro Onderver Guba Stever Thane

Farce at Lone Star ring ends in sudden defeat shock

A large crowd watched IC Larkin weigh 318 pounds and Doug Douglas 182 as three round exhibition bouts preceded a main event that collapsed in chaos. Douglas floored twice in the second round and again in the third, refusing to rise as the referee counted out. The evening left spectators disgusted by the bungled bout and weak performance.

Wint Vontcal Lone Star Athletic Clai Larkin Blg Douglas Donglan Auiliclost Rliz Tutschenretter Tack Allen Frank Gabbart Guan Daween Ofe Tubney Jill Bailey Narely Tarkin Gurkha Claw Jocred

Obsequies for Ernst Wehrhuh attendLa yesterda y in San Antonio

The funeral for Ernst Wehrhuh, aged around seventy, was held yesterday afternoon from the family home at South Alamo and Garden streets. The ceremony drew many floral tributes and prominent members from Antonia Turn Verein and the German Knights and Ladies of Honor. Bearers included Beano Engelke, Albert Riciner, and others. Wehrhuh, a longtime San Antonio resident and native of Hear sen, Germany, served in the civil war era and had worked as a gardener.

Ernst Wehrhuhe Ernest Wehr Aha South Alamo Garden Streets Artin Rechs Citif 1 Antonia Turn Beano Engelke Albert Riciner G. Koerpa Podewils Treuss Reuterman Charles P. Degen Alex Sattor Julius C. A. Piper John Bossharde Henry Elmendorf A. A. Wolt Mr. Wehrhahn San Antonio

Shaper and Nowney Offer Practical Training at Alamo City College

Proprietors SHAPER and NOWNEY advertise their Commercial College at Gen Duliing Block offering real world instruction from start to finish. They claim large attendance enables them to employ the best methods and provide effective lessons for students seeking financial success.

Shaper & Nowney Alamo City Commercial College

Fragmentary street dialogue fuels a Washington Stic note

An OCR fragment captures a chaotic exchange referencing water, work, and repeated interactions. Phrases like you can tell men by my work and every time you come around appear amid garbled punctuation. The passage lacks clear context, dates, or identifiable figures.

Washington

Unclear OCR note on candy weights and fonts

Fragmentary OCR text mentions prices and weights for nonpareil candies and fonts but lacks clear identities, dates, or locales. Readable items include references to pounds, nonpareil, Minton, Renr folly, and adversaris tyne, with garbled currency and product names.

Minton Renrfolly Tronian Enross Tyne

Masquerade Balls Highlight San Antonio Social Scene

The San Antonio Jkegerinst Shiggts club staged masques at Mission Garden drawing about 180 attendees in artistic costumes. Six prizes were awarded, with a large turnout of clowns on the floor and a lively grand march led by Pendleton and Kitty-yans. An orchestra provided music into the night as children and seniors enjoyed events at Turner Society and private Arbente Verein hall celebrations.

Terpelebere San Antonio Mission Garden Mesers Otto Gerlach Je, Arnold Jr. Dietzmann Fourth Texas Infantry Mmnuth Garden Iset Bight Bfr Simoni Pendleton Migs Kitty-yans Sergeant Brown Noor N. G Firaonds Frank Selwarts Wm. Muth, Jr San Antonio Turner Society Turnerhot Gemsemen Indica Anne

Mistrial Expected In Rooney Murder Case Deliberations

Jury failed to reach a verdict after about an hour of deliberation. Judge Greenfeld held a night session in the Thirty seventh district court with Assistant District Attorney Anderson and Colonel Lane speaking earlier. Defense counsel argued insanity as the main plea while District Attorney Carlos Bee gave the closing speech. The jurors remained in the courtroom until 11 o clock and were discharged with the case postponed to Monday morning.

Rooney W. 5. Anderson Colonel Lane IL. C. Carter Codu’ Sel Ileavras Carlos Bee Green Couurt

County Warrants and County Supplies Fragment

A fragmented listing shows county warrants and purchases including Steves & Sons for bridge material, Nat Sulzbacher whiskey for county hospital, F Ralteyer & Son drugs for the poorhouse and jail, and Krempkau horse and buggy hire for precinct oversight, with amounts noted for several items and services.

L. H. Seimiti Greseries Carr Court House Steves & Sons Lee Maverick-Glatke Litho Company Oflitswa Nat Sulzbacher

Chicago’s Oldest Druggist Recommends Chamberlyty’s Cough Remedy

Thomas Wittheld & Co, a longstanding Chicago druggist, endorse Chamberlyty’s Cough Hennedy as providing prompt relief for coughs and colds. The product is claimed to counteract fevers and grip symptoms, offering swift comfort and safety to customers.

Thomas Wittheld & Co Wiebas Avenue Corhey Jackson - Alice Cihicago Chamberlyty ATL Drug

Cough Drops and Community Meeting Announcements

The item advertises sugar cough drops for five cents and notes a gospel meeting at 3 PM led by Dr. Chas. Whorrall of Peoria with the subject Fle Pattern of Man. It includes a men’s rally at 4 PM, a reading room and library open 2 to 6 PM, and free letter-writing material, inviting all men and boys. The Ladies Auxiliary holds a special meeting at 4 PM Monday in the association parlors.

Chas Whorrall Peoria Association Parlora

Members Meeting for Society Amid Spring Campaign

A notice calls a meeting of the members including directors committeemen juniors and ladies auxiliary next Thursday night Ven sality 23. Light refreshments will be served and important spring campaign business for the association will be discussed. Attendance is urged for a fruitful result.

Mock Congress Proposed For Young Men’s Congress

The article describes a plan to organize a Young Men’s Congress modeled on the U S House of Representatives. It would have state delegates, train members in parliamentary law and tactics, and sharpen extemporaneous speaking. A meeting of interested parties was called for Saturday night at 8:15 in the Y M C A.

United States House of Representatives Y. M. OL

Four Horsepower Van Dozen Gas Engine For Sale

A brief ad describes a new four horsepower Van Dozen gasoline engine suitable for pumping water or powering equipment. The engine, only about three months old, costs about one cent per hour to run, requires no engineer, and is advertised at the Suavsr King Saloon.

Quiraig Aman Nimont

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