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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1885
Page
2
Train arrival listings show from St Louis Missouri Pacific at 11 00 a m Iron Mountain at 10 35 p m and Laredo at 4 40 p m with times abbreviated as printed in the station schedule.
A brief literary note discusses a new piece titled A Portrait in this issue and readers who enjoy practical stories. The piece also covers Texas cattlemen planning an opposition railroad, railroad prospects for San Antonio and Aransas Pass, lumber price talks, and a Dallas Herald view on mutual benefits of railroads and communities.
The piece notes President Cleveland pressuring alien lease holders in Indian Territory, street improvements cause discontent, Burnett granite favored for a Capitol project, and Texas rail shippers forming the Texas Traffic Association. It covers San Antonio deep-water efforts at Aransas Pass, a call for memorials to Congress, a Bull Run anniversary reflection, and regional rail connections impacting Galveston and San Antonio trade.
The piece discusses Galveston’s potential rise as a deep water metropolis if assured access, notes public sentiment from interior merchants, and mentions a regional scheme. It also advertises J P Condon’s hand crafted carriages, and includes testimonials for Brown's Iron Bitters and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters with a cattle remedy notice for Black Leg.
Mr K Springer of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania recounts a low fever and lung abscess left him a walking skeleton. After a free trial bottle and three bought bottles he regained health gaining 48 pounds. Rice Bros. & Co. offer free trials and large bottles for one dollar. Electric Bitters praised by T W Atkins of Girard Kansas as a cure for kidney liver issues and blood purification. Rice Bros. sell at 50 cents per bottle. A. M. Cohen’s ready made clothing sale advertises cheap suits at 200 Main plaza.
Mr. Gifford dedicates three years to Mexican mining issues and plans to promote San Antonio and Western Texas as a health resort after next month. He requests hotels boarding houses and furnished rooms to respond by August 1 with location rates and capacity. He asks physicians to report cured patients and progress and invalids to share timelines and opinions. Readers with tips to boost the health resort campaign are urged to send items to the office.
Multiple farm and ranch listings across Harris, Uvalde, Bexar, and surrounding counties with 1100 acre Harri s county tract near Houston on Buffalo Bayou plus 1400 acre Moore Hollow property near an International railroad station. Other properties include 640 acres on Leona river with sugar mill, 900 acres on Rio Frio, and 100 acre Calaveras creek parcel. Prices range from 12000 to 6800 with cash terms and possible cattle or horses. Also medical ads and consumer notices for tonics and salves.
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