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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1896
Page
1
A rough scrambled summary of local chatter and odd items from Atchison region notes. Mentions a proposed wedding, a man suspected of marriage ambiguity, schooling updates, property sale talk, and routine town happenings as the year begins. The piece blends social gossip with brief civic notices and local color.
A dense pastiche of religious exhortation urges readers toward truth, light, and self reliance. It blends apocalyptic imagery with moral instruction, urging pursuit of knowledge and discernment while warning against deception and fear. The piece invokes biblical motifs and prophetic tone to motivate inner resolve and ethical living in the new year.
The page reports a diverse mix of social events and local notices. Highlights include a Kosher society gathering with around 200 guests, post-New Year watch night services, a quick wedding at Wilton House, bank directors meeting notes, and appointments in various trades. It also notes a New Year’s ball, a Laredo charity dinner, and community efforts such as alms distributions and civic appointments.
A battered 1898-era notice mentions Bruin Chills proxy Mr Kersey and holiday gifts on Christmas Eve. It notes St Louis college New Year’s bustle, approaching sanitarium timing, and a three-new-structures building spree for local figures. Telephonic wires split by a Friday wind storm near the Cable ranch, West End. January 1893 reference appears.
Angelo Jan 3 reports from England show growing appreciation for Angus cattle. Freights rise between this place and Sonora impacting San Angelo merchants. A herd of 1300 head from Wisconsin Seattle passes toward San Saba for wintering. Local churches held sociable meetings and planned charitable work. Police in a nearby town raided by officers and cleaned up a cache of worthless items.
An odd San Antonio encounter reported a tense near reconciliation between Jonls James and Marie Wainwright. After hosting plans and a last minute change, a quiet visit led to a cordial chat, with no lasting mending of ties but a hopeful exchange at Marie Wainwright’s parlor. Nearby, local ads promote rubber weather stoves and New Year items for sale.
The State of Texas County of Bexar County Court in Matters of Probate. Notice is given that Angus Terben deceased. Administrator Anon Acain of the estate will publish all actions arising in the next 1120 days in a Texas newspaper. Witness Thad W. Smith clerk San Antonio. dated December 1915.
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