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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1885
Page
3
Special attention invited to a large and diversified list of lands farms building lots and city residences in the Southwest. We represent every piece of property advertised by us and offer superior showings and advertising advantages. Call or write for our circular Berguins list.
Hilton & Young advertise 10000 acres on Guadalupe headwaters and 6500 acre Menard county ranches with water, winter protection, and optional smaller tracts. Also numerous farms near Seguin Medina and Calaveras rivers, plus 1600+ acre hay farm, and city residences on Tobin Hill, Erie avenue, and South Kingsbury Street with flexible terms and trade options.
Kate Lilburne regains reason after a perilous operation and returns to family life with Roland Ayre while Grace faces a looming scandal. Grace plans to marry despite sister’s return and receives a letter from Victor Gayherd ending their engagement. Grace’s future hangs on unresolved distrust and hidden motives.
Mr Lilburne greets Kate and Roland welcomes Grace back among revelers. Kate and I were married more than a week ago, Grace lies faint and lifeless, stirring questions of fear and fate in the crowd as the wedding mood turns somber.
The fragment recalls a dying year and a relieved death that ends a sorrowful chapter. It notes a newborn grandson named for a family line, and Kate’s lasting happiness tempered by memories of treachery. The ending marks a quiet close to a long, personal narrative.
A wide range of properties are offered including a fine 1100 acre Harris County farm six miles from Houston on Buffalo Bayou with water, timber, some improvements and hay. Also listed are a five room cottage on McKinney street, a new concrete house on Avenue C, a ten room two story frame home, four lots on Crockett street, and six building lots on Alazan creek with easy terms. Other large tracts include 6450 acre or 900 acre ranches with livestock and irrigation, plus farm near Moore Hollow and Leona river listings. Also advertised are Morley’s tonic cordial products, King’s New Discovery, and Dr. King’s remedies, with shop notices from Rice Bros. Co.
An 8 column Prouty used 8 months, a Ruggles Card Press in good order for 2500 dollars, a Pearl Jobber 7 by 11 inches for 50 dollars, an Eighth Medium Gordon new model in good order at 175 dollars, an Anson Hardy Cutter 30 inches for 100 dollars, a Country Campbell 31 by 46 with one used month, and a Small Thorp Card Cutter for 5 dollars.
An 1885 advertisement from the Campbell Printing Press Co of New York touts the Two-Revolution Book and Job Press. It notes long use in table distribution and claims superiority for all classes of work, referencing Girrorp Jonxson & Wier.
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