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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1885
Page
3
A real estate firm offers a large varied list of properties in the Southwest including lands ranches city residences and farms. They invite buyers to call or write for a circular list of bargains and state they can accompany buyers to any part of the state to view offerings.
An agent advertises extensive land holdings across multiple counties and riverfront farms near Seguin and Medina with water, timber, and cultivation. Also listed are city residences on Tobin Hill and surrounding parcels with modern amenities and favorable terms. Several farms range from 60 to 1,100 acres with diverse uses and prices, plus selected city lots and homes for immediate purchase or trade.
A collage of brief items: Prince Albert Victor's ascent to adulthood as an heir, Nevada diamonds found in a tin box, P T Barnum offering cash and profits for Grant relics, a Sun Up Corners speaker departing, quake talk tied to March 4, and a romantic note on Stanley. Also curiosities about two tiny house automata, life spans by class, a barber's razor joke, coal energy comparisons, multilingual press counts in the US, and Ireland’s sympathizers in America.
The New York Sun notes Miss Morgan of Killyon Meath Ireland as a leading horse owner with hundreds of mares outranking the Duchess of Montrose in stud quality. It recalls her brother once represented Westmeath in Parliament and a witty priest’s reply to a canvass vote, illustrating turf and political flair.
A Texas Sisting recounts a tale from Union Square where Lord Wolesridge and William Evarts discuss George Washington's legendary strength. Evarts notes a silver dollar might travel farther in those days. The punchline suggests Washington may have crossed the Atlantic with an English sovereign.
Measures to curb ticket scalping emerge as lines offer deeply discounted through rates that undercut official prices. Northwestern and southern rivals collude to route travelers via Chicago, draining legitimate channels and threatening the New Orleans rate system. A separate notice outlines proposed amendments to San Antonio city charter establishing wards, officials, and borrowing rules.
Government invites proposals in triplicate for the construction of one bake oven at Camp Rice Texas. Bid packets available at the San Antonio and Camp Rice offices. Envelopes must be marked Proposals for Construction of Oven at Camp Rice Texas.
The 1885 Carruiny Magazine announces a major upcoming initiative for the coming year. It will publish a series of separate features, marking a significant undertaking for the publication.
The note outlines Harper's Magazine 1885 volume plans with new serial novels by Constance Fenimore Woolson and W D Howells, a new work titled At the Red Glove, illustrated poetry and art features, and important essays on Art and Science. It emphasizes the magazine as a faithful mirror of current life and movement.
Harper Brothers offers annual subscriptions to Harper's Magazine Young People Harper's Weekly and Franklin Library options include free postage in US and Canada. Last eleven semi annual volumes in cloth binding available. Index to Harper's Magazine volumes 1 to 60 offered with cloth binding. Remittance by money order or draft. Newspapers prohibited from copying without order.
Harper's Weekly announces continued leadership as America's illustrated weekly. The issue boasts a capital illustrated serial by W B Norris, western and southern features including the Exposition in New Orleans, illustrated stories, and authoritative papers on major topics of the day. Subscribers gain a trustworthy political guide and wholesome family journal free of objectionable content.
Harper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine offer full year subscriptions from Franklin Square Library. Individual volumes may be purchased with mail or express delivery options and cloth cases available for $1 each. Orders may start with the next number after receipt and money orders are advised to ensure secure payment.
A nineteenth century fashion and domestic arts magazine note highlights Harper's Bazar as a weekly source of Paris and New York styles, recipes, servant management, etiquette, and practical household advice with illustrations and patterns for DIY sewing and design.
The notice explains pricing and binding terms for Harper's Bazar volumes, January issue starts each year, with mail or express delivery options. Remittances should be money orders or drafts, sent to Harper & Brothers, New York.
An 1885 notice praises Harper's Young People as rich in dramatic interest and wholesome fiction for boys and girls. It highlights natural history and scientific content, travel, and life facts by reputable writers, with illustrated pages on sports and pastimes, all at a fair price.
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