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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1885
Page
3
A housing firm asserts it holds the largest, most varied property listings in the Southwest and offers superior showing facilities. It pledges to accompany buyers across the state and invites calls or letters for their Circular List of Bargains.
Hilton and Young advertise 10000 acres on head waters of Gandalone river as top ranch property with abundant water and winter protection. Also 40000 acres outside range, 6500 acre Menard county ranch by the San Saba river with 3500 sheep. Numerous farms near Seguin, Medina and Calaveras creeks with good soil, fencing, water, and improvements. City residences, building lots, and a country store offered with flexible terms.
A 1885 promotion claims Warner's Safe Cure and Safe Remedies cure many ailments by restoring kidney and liver health. It asserts the medicines are safe, permanent cures supported by testimonials from patients and officials, including former governors, with guarantees and six years of experience. It emphasizes prevention and ubiquity in medical practice and public health.
Notice shows a plan to amend the city charter by defining city bounds as a three mile radius from the Cathedral cupola, creating eight wards, and establishing elected officers including a mayor and twelve aldermen. It details election timing, property taxpayer voting, city budget rules, and powers over bonds, taxation, licensing, and urban improvements with a Recorder's court.
A satirical mix of verse and prose mocks a debt laden rake, contrasting folly and ruin with a sales pitch for Mishler's Herb Bitters. It cites Dr. Joseph G. Lane of Chicago praising its kidney benefits after trial in medical practice.
City engineer announces public sale of parcels in San Antonio to recover unpaid charges for improvements along San Pedro avenue and other streets. Listings include Dunbar J K, Rosa Denison, Finchem AF, Mire Anton, Simpson IP, W G M, and Sumon Itoea with amounts due plus costs, to be sold at the County Courthouse doors on the first Tuesday of January.
The Century for 1885 will feature a war series with officers from both sides recounting battles such as Shiloh and Vicksburg, junto with reminiscences and sketches. It will also publish new fiction by W D Howells Henry James and others, plus essays on the New Northwest Astronomy Architecture and more. Subscriptions begin November at four dollars a year, with specimen copies on request.
Mayor James H. Frenen issues a proclamation ordering a city election on the second Monday in January 1885. Voters elect a mayor recorder street commissioner and five aldermen across wards one through four with terms of three years or one year in Ward One. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm at ward locations. ballots list long and short alderman terms. Includes ordinance guidance and official seal.
The article promotes Saint Nicholas magazine as a supplementary educational tool for families and teachers. It lists upcoming features and authors including J. T. Towbridge, Frank Stockton, E. S. Brooks, G. J. Manson, H. H. (Helen Jackson), Louisa M. Alcott, Charles Carryl, and William Baker, among others, highlighting varied fiction, history, and arts aimed at youths.
The 1885 volume of Harper’s Magazine begins in December marking another year of the oldest periodical of its type. It promises fresh subjects and features, with new serials by Fenimore Woolson and William Dean Howells, an illustrated tale At the Red Glove, and notable papers on art and science.
Harper & Brothers announce subscription rates for Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly. Volume details, beginning numbers, and binding options are listed with prices. Remittances by money order or draft are advised and U.S. or Canada postage is free.
Harper's Weekly enters its twentieth year with rising literary and artistic resources. The coming volume offers a capital illustrated serial by W. E. B. Norris, illustrated articles referencing the West and South, including the World's Exposition at New Orleans, entertaining illustrated short stories, and papers by authorities on key topics. A trustworthy political guide and family journal free from objectionable features are promised to subscribers.
An old advertisement outlines subscription terms for Harper's Weekly Harper's Magazine Harper's Bazar and Harper's Young People. It notes volume start times annual pricing cloth binding options and mail delivery terms from Harper & Brothers New York.
Harper's Bazar highlights Paris and New York styles with pattern sheets and cut patterns enabling self made dressmaking. It offers cooking, servant management, housekeeping details, social etiquette, and unmatched illustrations of art needlework. The publication blends literature, art, fashion, and practical domestic guidance.
Harper Brothers offer subscriptions and back volumes of Harper's Bazaar and related titles. The notice details pricing for the last five annual Bazaar volumes, clothbound and raw editions, with freight considerations, payment by money order, and mail delivery from New York.
An illustrated weekly aimed at boys and girls, described as a weekly feast of good things with wealth of pictures and varied content. The piece highlights its appeal to families visiting Brooklyn Union, noting strong praise from the Christian Advocate.
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