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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1900
Page
8
Advertisement lists roofing felt Piich Asphalt and related materials. Describes a wheelwright blacksmith horseshoer with own wagons offering affordable work and first class horsemanship. Mentions notary public and retail real estate information through Im p T Ham Elppon at Daily Light Building near Comm bridge.
Biloxi city council in regular session orders notices to property owners on streets to be paved and sidewalks built. Council also seeks state legislative permission to build a bridge across Back Bay, reversing earlier doubts about code powers to enact the project.
The telegram from the adjutant general notes the transport vessel Spencer left Cuba to Manzanillo and Gihara to pick up two troops of the Tenth Cavalry, bound for Texas then Galveston. Maj. William B. A. Crowell is relieved as Conspector general to join duty in the Philippines with the Sixth Infantry. Lt. Cyrus Roberts temporarily succeeds him. Paymaster Maj. John L. Bultiz plans to pay three Texas troops of the regiment before transfer to Colorado, with Fort Brown and Fort Ringgold passages noted.
District court actions include a mistrial in a Salt to Restrain tax case against Barrington and a divorce suit in which the jury was unable to reach a verdict after nearly twenty four hours. Additional cases include Packard v. Meerscheidt and twentieth district matters like a writ of injunction against tax collection and foreclosure suit involving the DeVries ranch. The Birmingham coal wage advance settles miners disputes in St Clair county with pay raises agreed for three and a half years.
An 1890s style sales notice for Botanic Blood Balm claims it purifies the blood to cure ulcers cancerous conditions, eczema pimples boils eruptions and skin troubles. It touts thirty years of testing and outlines price at one dollar per bottle or six bottles for five dollars, withDruggists as sellers.
Local ad offers wood and peat products for cold weather preparation. Readable lines promote prompt delivery from RV Ant & Son with emphasis on ready supply and quick service.
A meeting of the Business Men's club reviewed the citizens committee report on Katy depot location. John W. Clark chaired, with proposals from property owners for depot alleys and right of way. Committees for north, east, and west city zones were authorized to evaluate sites and report findings. Propositions include stockyard access and two new land offers northwest of San Pedro Springs and near Lone Star Brewery.
For over fifty years Minx Wipslot’s Spotting Syrap has been used for children teething. It soothes the gums, calms the stomach and wind, eases pain, and is advertised as a cure for diarrhoea. Three cents a bottle.
Sal spoken to by two hundred supporters urging a mass meeting in the Garden next Wednesday night. Citizens of San Antonio sign petitions in sympathy with the Republic of the Transvaal against British rule, calling for united action and pledging aid to the suffering. A large list of local signatories from various firms and clubs backs the effort.
A garbled county record lists warrants for repairs to courthouses and jail, lumber, cement, door keys, and road work with several names and amounts. It also contains ad copy praising One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials, unrelated to court expenditures.
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