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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1899
Page
8
The notice lists fuel sold at five dollars per ton cash with mentions of price controls and the role of W. C. Silliman as the mines agent. It also records local advertisements for secondhand school parks, baby clothing sales, and a range of social events and notices from area residents and businesses.
Scattered classified items list shoes theater events book sales and lodge notices. Mentions Sullivan's shoe store promotions with various prices, Zeolwear footwear, secondhand books prices, and a liederkranz ball at Mission Garden with attendees. Also references a police or crime fragment about a pistol and wounds in garbled wording.
Local stock market shows a steady week with prices firming slightly. Texas cattle demand remains robust as shipments to St Louis and packers rise, with Swift & Co and Nelson & Co expanding purchases. Notable sales include Gulf region steers and calves at various weights and prices, while poorer lots fail to move. Leaders note strong grass growth, and regional associations plan Galveston meetings to discuss live stock issues and exhibitions.
Alleydan celebrated at the Casinos Name event last night. Alb the bowler from the '83 tournament responded to the Ghaorptons invitation. Lic Casinos hosted the merry affair with note of a long remembered agent list and many compliments for the festive season conclusion.
Special Wire to Sunday Light from Washington reports Senator Moar presented a Senate resolution proposing that Philippine Islanders be free and independent, with plans to organize and pursue self governance once freedom is achieved. The wording suggests a move to grant full sovereignty to the Philippines amid ongoing debates in Congress.
A fragment states carpeting for sale at the Light nlice area and mentions a price of 1.50 per thousand units. The note includes dates or codes like 12-15-10 but lacks full context or seller details.
A Wednesday night incident at the Hirst District Station House in Tawen Hell streets drew a crowd when a 20-year-old man named James Meeker, from Brooklyn, amazed officers by a medical-like display of abdominal control and chest expansion. He lifted and stretched to expose his stomach and ribs, then supported four police with his midsection. Medical observers and a Dr. Andrews examined him, noting the unusual display as a potential demonstration. Meeker, born in Cand en, Alberta in 1878, reportedly traveled with a companion to Cincinnati. He claimed substantial lung capacity and performed the act to entertain before authorities.
William Waversham adores his dog Belle Belsame and recently went to court over her. A white cat in Bene Rock Tennessee was killed by Edward Ackrey. Farmers claim skunks are their friends, while a frightened deer fled a field roreeventual of crap destroyera near Dati’s, leaving readers puzzled by rural misadventures.
A string of brief items reports an old man fatally injured near a grave stone in Baltimore and a mysterious large wood mouse caught on Mil St Helens Oregon. Christine Nilsson’s pet monkey Babboocheater behaves boldly at a social gathering.
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