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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1898
Page
8
A damaged notice from Bra. Finnyon of Philadelphia advertises a cure for nervous disorders and epilepsy. It claims relief after two months follow up with a physician, noting prior injuries from a mirec car accident and long-term ill health.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the charter and by laws of Lone Star Brewing Company the annual meeting of the Lone Star Brewing Company will be held at the offices of the said company in the city of San Antonio Texas on the fifteenth day of February A D 1898 at eleven o clock A M. PRED W COOK secretary. The odd text includes recipes and medical ads unrelated to the notice.
At 103 East Houston Street the San Antonio Novelty Company Store lists items for sale including berry dishes vases glass, vinegar cru boxes, wax crayons, tin colanders, two at maj pitchers tin wash pans, a heavy glass water set, half wool dress goods in red and white serim, corsets for misses and ladies.
The More Millinery Co announces closure and disposal of its merchandise including hats feathers and ribbons before the 1st to wind down the business. The notice urges prompt action from customers and creditors amid liquidation.
The Dallas Post reports a murky Dallas post election scene with candidates including H. R. Green and My. McLeary, while party loyalties blur amid apathy and rumor. A full slate of local notices covers a court case, a fatality, and social marriages, including Henry W. Miller with Dora McGinnis and Ignatius Donnelly courting Marion Oliver Hunsen.
A jumbled column discusses local politics and society: Grant and Green factions, the state of advertising, and public concerns. It mentions the board of health backing a market house, calls for peace, and hints at voter loyalties and party splits among residents and business people.
A Dallas scene unfolds with two women asserting that the man handling patronage promised the Dallas post to another candidate. A six Fullman special train travels from St. Louis to Mexico for an Actors' Insurance society meeting, carrying officials and families. robberies occur at a theatre, and local events touch education, church fashion, and city politics.
The Mount Wadson Gold Mining Company controls a rich gold bearing lead near Nadson Mountain in Gillespie county with assays exceeding $20 per ton and potential for vast wealth. Silver claims in the Chinati mountains near Shafter also promise prolific production, while new mines and workers spread across West Texas, boosting local prosperity.
Mrs Kinney entertained a party of invited guests Friday evening at supper in honor of Miss Woods of this city and Miss Woods of Sweet Springs. Tables were laid for ten and a very delightful evening was enjoyed with the guests dispersed to Wofclack. Attending were Mesdames Herndon Kinney Mason and several Kinney family members along with Mr. Copperfield Mason and Mr. Kinney.
A Galveston Tribune reporter carried a telegraphed endorsement by A J Rosenthal of F J Lee for collector to PF L Lee. Lee read and forwarded it, calling it news to him and noting it was the first time he had heard of such a dispatch.
Local note from Fel city prints a satirical jab about editor Date Mills of Baniene Advance and Barber Reese becoming “white” through fanciful weather talk. The blip ends with a shop sign and a date of 4-15-18 and a general store repair notice on 103% E. Niaustan street.
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