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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1900
Page
1
A reflective essay argues the proverb that one cannot both eat cake and keep it. It explores wealth, power, and youth, warning against greed and urge wisdom in using what life offers. The piece urges individuals to enjoy their own cakes and help others enjoy theirs.
Bids opened by Architect Giles Tast Wednesday for the erection of an Episcopal church at San Diego Texas. Bids listed include F Fincham 5690 CG Jeffries 4260 Co N Tilley 4364 A I Wernette 2784 W F L Claus 4793.
Fragmentary OCR lists a failed health survey describing men as weak, nervous, and diseased with tired mornings, memory loss, pale and sunken faces, pimples, back pain, loose hair, ulcers, and grainy urine and stool alongside distrustfulness and lack of energy.
A historical notice offers hope and a free consultation claiming a dew method cures diseases. It urges readers to request symptom blank No 8 for diseases of roe and to send for the book Medical Aid, asserting honesty and no charge on opinions.
An advertisement touts a peerless institution handling eye ear nose throat catarrh and lung issues. Claims cross eyes can be straightened in one moment without pain or detention from discomfort.
Local medical facilities listed read as Southwest Medical Institute and Eya and Ear Infirmary located at 313 E. Houston St. San Antonio Texas. The fragmentary entry lacks additional details on services or actions.
A rambling column critiques municipal gifts for a waterworks plant and the alderman Barker role in concessions. It rails at mayoral and council authority, discusses Texas tax politics and proposed reforms, and touches on regional elections, lawyers, and public welfare themes with strong local figures cited.
Amid flooding and street damage, critics attack waterworks plans as costly and risky. Aldermen mull ditching mud fixes, pushing for bids and local bonds to fund a new, safer system rather than transferring Waterworks to the city after 25 years. Citizens clash over public works vs private profit.
Fragment of an old advertisement insists on flawless results and superior method. The garbled text mentions beauty of color or finish and claims the workforce’s fine workmanship, though specifics are unreadable.
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