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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1885
Page
2
A Texas man named John I Killgore has received a post office appointment in Longview. The piece notes various political figures and historical references, including Grant’s funeral timing and commentary on other public figures.
The article notes ongoing disagreement over a Capitol project near Burnet and criticizes state and syndicate handling. It urges cleaner city sanitation amid weeds and garbage. It also reports on a Prohibition era incident and critiques temperance leadership and a lemons diet advisory. It includes dispatches on Dr Ferran's anti cholera broth trials in Valencia and mixed scientific assessments.
The passage discusses Ferran’s inoculation and public fear, noting limited immunity while praising the confidence it gives adherents. It then shifts to notices from Pancoast & Son about complete stock and summer goods, Emanuel Abrahams’ closing sale of wines, and advertisements for Brown's Iron Bitters and Hop Bitters praising bowel health and general tonics.
The piece argues that a true tonic should renew bodily harmony and regulate digestion. It lauds Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for restoring digestion biliousness and regularity, claiming it surpasses ordinary stimulants and protects against malaria rheumatism kidney complaints and nervousness.
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as the best remedy for inactivity of the liver biliousness jaundice constipation weak kidneys and urinary diseases. It claims quick reliable action and a money back guarantee with each bottle sold by Rice Bros. & Co at 50 cents.
Mr Gifford plans to promote San Antonio and Western Texas as a health resort after next month. He requests hotels and boarding houses to send location and rates by August 1, physicians to report cured patients, invalids to share names and progress, and any reader tips to aid the campaign.
Bargain ad offers 1100 acre tract in Harris County six miles from Houston on Buffalo Bayou with railroad by it and water, grass, timber, some improvements, 400 tons hay cut last season. Sold cheap on easy terms. contact T B Johnson at this office or J W Bradley, San Antonio real estate agent. Also listed is a well improved 1400 acre Moore Hollow farm near the International railroad with 65 cultivation, six room house, galleries, stables, baths, garden, water supply, cash sale, title perfect. cattle and horses possible at market value. price $12 000.
Classified notes describe several Texas ranch properties near Uvalde to San Antonio, including 640 acres on the Leona river with irrigable land and sugar mill, 0 acres on the Rio Frio, and a dry Salado ranch in Bexar county with tanks and stock facilities. Also advertised are carriager and wheel work by J. P. Condon, remedies for cattle disease Black-Leg, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, Morley’s T X S Tonic Cordial and other health products, plus references to Morley Black Berry Balsam and local testimonials. Prominent contacts include LL. C and F. Kalteyer & Son.
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