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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1899
Page
3
A long OCR readable fragment lists numerous names under headings for Ladies List Merchandise and Foreign List. It includes many first and last names, partial titles, and scattered place indications like San Antonio and West Texas. The portion resembles a social directory page with categorized names and businesses rather than a cohesive article or event.
The council faced scrutiny over an unbudgeted $500 sidewalk paving expense and related city budget practices. Minutes reveal spending without formal appropriation, debates on mayoral voting rights, and concerns about legal compliance under the city charter.
A narrative recalls Tim Jifar, a beloved figure among boys, who grows from playful youth to a brave defender in battle. He saves comrades and a mother’s son, endures injury, and dies with honor, while friends honor his memory and await divine judgment. The piece notes a tax notice and praises public official Max Sulor for honesty and effectiveness as city collector.
King Humbert of Italy is praised for generosity to the needy. Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption offers free trial bottles with guaranteed satisfaction. The article notes King Humbert’s hunting record in the Valley of Americas, with seventy animals killed in a day, fifty one by his rifle, comparing to Victor Emmanuel.
The snippet reports a success trade by Ghibpo and claims recovery from a second attack of Ingrippa. It notes Mr James A Jones of Mexia Leader as publisher and mentions Tuned-Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with claimed quick relief, selling through druggists.
An English writer praises Paine's Celery Compound as a modern remedy accessible to the wealthy and influential. Countess Adeline Schimmelmann, affiliated with the Danish court, endorses it after charitable charity work in Chicago. The ad highlights benefits for nervousness, headaches, biliousness, and general debility, urging women to trust its claimed health restores.
Notice from San Antonio Texas registrar of voters advising registration for the city and Bexar County on the first weekday of January 1809. The City Hall, Melltery plaza, opens daily except Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for twenty days. Registrants should provide names, street names and numbers, and precinct numbers to avoid delays. William Boerner, Registrar of Voters.
A Pearsall column reports several local movements and visits, including Dr. Red dith consulting in Pearsall, Carlos Ovets and Miss Nellie Ballard visiting friends, Dred Sauls and R. St. Common in town, and Capt. G. F. Twindes at the Stockmen's convention in Galveston. It notes the death of Mrs. T. W. Poller from consumption with funeral services held yesterday, plus Knights of Honor business in Dallas and Arizona departures for work. Queen Victoria’s perquisites are described with whale bone, cashmere shawls, and aristocratic gifts for royal attire and weddings.
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