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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1900
Page
11
In a Chicago Times-Herald piece S E Kiser reflects on a hometown’s familiar hill, church, school, and porch roses now altered by time. The poem mourns vanished neighbors, old shops, and the once intimate town place, replaced by strangers and distant memory.
In a hot northern Russia scene a family and workers confront a lightning strike. Michael Kubarkin’s hut burns as an uncle leads a rescue chain to save two women and a baby while a boy discovers a hidden figure in the smoke. The danger ends with an explosion and a dramatic escape.
A veteran recalls a perilous escape from Plevna during active service. An improvised dispatch run, a Turkish shell attack, and a single loyal comrade shielded him as comrades fell. The tale honors the unnamed boy who saved the narrator at his uncle's estate and the Red Cross aid that followed.
The Soudan exploration promises rich Egyptology gains with Nubian sites like Soleh, Napata, and Meroe awaiting investigation. Legends place the cradle of Egyptian culture here, with Caillaud’s 19th century travels still guiding inquiry as Dr. Budge and others report ongoing finds near Shendy and Cairo.
Schedule lists trains to and from multiple lines including Trem to the East Fralo West Houston Waco Rockport Kerrville and Kerrville routes with specified departure and arrival times throughout the day and noting Sunday exceptions and connections at various depots GH and BH lines provide destination points such as Kansas City Fort Worth Dallas and Lavernia with stock data and towns on the Sante Fe and Lone Star routes.
Postal and railway mail routes listed with arrival and departure times from San Antonio Poschite mail, Kerrville, Corpus Christi, Pleasanton, and other local stops. Daily except Sunday items noted. specific times include 6:05 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. departures, with several branches and ranch routes detailed.
John Kuppers, roller-maker, offers thin rotors for a D PUBLISHERS press. He asks for roller diameter and press make, promising prompt attention and satisfaction. References to VEN TER ROLLERS and MIN HOGRAPH noted.
An advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery from Dr. F W Hall of St Louis claiming to cure kidney and bladder troubles, rheumatism, and irregularities in men and women, with mail order available for $2 and two months of treatment. Testimonial letters from Tyler and others endorse the remedy's effectiveness.
An advocacy notice touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal blood and skin cure for ulcers cancers eruptions and swellings. It claims to remove poisons and tumors by cleansing the blood and promises permanent results after thirty years of use with numerous cures. Sold by druggists at 1 per bottle or six bottles for a bulk price.
A Chicago Tribune account describes a chaotic scene at a race track where a goat named Dewey blocked a retaliation by horsemen led by Corrigan to exterminate vagrant animals. The goat protected a prisoner, halted the attackers, and forced a retreat, with goats, cats, dogs, ducks, and chickens all fleeing or marching away as the tale ends with a toast to Dewey and a theatrical bar anecdote.
Proprietor P. G. Stat- A announces a short notice about wholesale and retail items at 210 Fi Houston street. Recovery and rain are noted as conditions affecting timing.
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