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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1885

Page

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Locust Swarms Spread Across Tennessee Front

Chattanooga reports growing locust swarms on ridges north of the city with all vegetation covered and sounds drowned by insect noise. They moved into the valley today, spreading through low lands and farms, a devastation similar to 17 years ago.

Chattanooga New York Logan General Grant Senator Logan Batchelder Secretary of War Grant Washington Douglas Shrady Sands Washineron Drum Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Ohio Indiana Missouri Kentucky Mississippi Louisvilx Reed Grand Jury Louisville Press Company Morning Commercial Evening Post Grand Y. K. Allison George Smith Whalen London Lord Wolseley Dongola Egypt Khartoum Avaustra Alexander H. Stephens Atlanta Crawfordsville United States Brown and Colquitt McDaniel Boynton Liberty Hall Yard General Stephens Nuwrorr R.I Benson’s Liquor Thames Street George Pround Belleville Avenue Joseph Reagon Benson

Fort Worth Cotton Mill Shoah And Various Texas News

Fort Worth plans with a cotton mill named shoah. Wheat and oats yields rise in Wilbarger and Walker counties. Gunfire in Marshall. non fatal wound near Queen City. Denton Gun club held a tournament. C. R. Buddy won first prize. Bill Long arrested in Calvert for horse and cattle theft. Burglary in Waco yields valuables. Fort Worth opposes dog muzzling and tax. A 600 pound black bear is killed near Corsicana. A child drowns near Kelly Upsher county. Mary Geiger wounds Sam Smith near Calvert. Walker county outcrop yields up to 100000 bushels. W. D. Willis and Jake Pickett shoot each other. wounds not fatal. A meteor seen near Sarrant lands near a road carriage. no trace found. Harrold town plans a school for 75 scholastic pupils. Taylor meeting aims to build railroad to Elgin and Bastrop. $35000 subscribed. Joe Williams injured by a rattlesnake bite while pulling it from a prairie dog hole. 14 year old Claude Adcock injured by exploding torpedo at Denison depot. About 100 men hang Sam and Eli Dyer near Bonham jail after confessions to sheriff killings. Powell returns from northwestern trip to advance Dallas and Northwestern railroad. An engineer corps to survey 40 miles. grading let with $8000. Corpus Christi scholastic census shows 854 children aged 8–16. 702 white 152 colored. White 375 males, 317 females. colored 78 males, 74 females.

Denton C. R. Buddy Bill Long Calvert Waco Fort Worth Jorsicana James Harrold Denver Taylor Elgin Bastrop Joe Williams Throckmorton Claude Adcock Missouri Pacific Denison Bonham Sam Eli Dyer Powell Northwestern Dallas and Northwestern Railroad Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Caller

Beheading Rituals and Political Upset in Satire

A satirical poem mocks executions and political purges with vivid images of ax beheadings and official vengeance. It contrasts partisan collapses with opportunistic workers racing for vacant posts while public zeal and suspicions swirl around a controversial figure.

F Sheets Promotes Latest Furnishings in Gentlemen’s Wear

An advertisement notes F Sheets offers the newest novelties in men's furnishing goods and emphasizes a fashionable selection. A brief line mentions cigarette smokers preferring Opera pulls that do not stick to the lips, suggesting a product note or caution.

Opera

Train Delay Prompts Ruffled Conversation at Indiana Station

A Lake Shore ticket agent, a capable woman, tells a lady traveler the delayed train will be longer than last season, joking about ruffles around the edge. The exchange highlights gendered perceptions at a Midwest station.

Indiana Lake Shore Company Fair

Lovers request month at her father home to learn cookery

A dialogue frames a marriage proposal where one lover asks to spend a month in the other's father’s house to learn how to cook like the mother. The request appears practical, intimate, and tied to domestic preparation before marriage.

Angelina

Poor Man Dies After Tomatose State and Suspension

Mrs Brown recalls a man’s three day torment in a tomatose state caused by suspension. The doctor cites animation of the stomach and confusion of the bowels with a suspected sporadic caloric attack. At exactly 4 o clock his soul departed to a final home. His wife fainted in distress.

Mrs. Brown

Keene Foils Three Card Monte Near Jerom Park Track

Wall Street figure J R Keene arrived with friends to witness a three card monte scam by a gambler near Je rome Park race track. Keene challenged the con man and exposed the trick, winning a $40 stake after noting the bent card routine and instructing the crowd.

Jerome Park Monte Swindler J. R. Keene Wall Keene Pittsburg

Large Assortment of Household Goods For Sale

Before purchasing elsewhere call to examine our extensive stock of NEW AND SECOND HAND household goods. Parlor suites beds dining room kitchen office furniture crockery lamps plated ware cutlery stoves mattresses pictures pianos clocks firearms safes bar fixtures and more. Also horses buggies carriages wagons harness saddles blankets sold at affordable prices.

Suburban and City Properties for Sale in San Antonio Area

A flood of real estate listings details rock houses with 3 to 9 rooms, metal roofs, hydrant water, galleries, shade trees, and outbuildings across Avenue E, River Avenue, Elizabeth Street, Concho Street, Nolan and Hackberry, and more. Properties include ranches, farms, and lots near the depot, with prices ranging from single figures to several hundred dollars and monthly rents offered. Descriptions note water access, fencing, cultivation, and potential bargains amid West Texas and San Antonio locales.

Avenue E Ores City Corner River Avenue Elizabeth Street Government Hill Cameron Street San Marcos Avenue B Sixth Street Concho Street Nolan Hackberry Streets Round House Commerce Street San Antonio West Texand A& Gwelling City East Houston Street West Commerce Street North Flores Street Utica Street San Pedro Avenue S&room Ninth Tenth

Bargain Carriage and Harness for Sale

A double seated Eastern family carriage with leather top offered at 350 dollars. Also a single set harness and a one horse spring wagon in good condition for pulling or express use, offered at a low price.

Land Parcel Near San Antonio River Near City Limits

A description notes twenty acres of land along the San Antonio river within four or five miles of city limits. The fragment hints at a potential sale or development location and distance from the municipality.

San Antonio

Real Estate Loans and Purchasing Commissions Offered

Money wanted on best real estate securities with loans negotiable in sums to suit borrowers. Public notice of purchasing commissions for distant residents to handle merchandise at lowest market prices, paying commissions to us, not the buyer. Write for information on goods and private freight services.

Austin Rosendale Anne

Bargain sale of wooden restaurant outfit and furnishings

A restaurant outfit including furniture built of lumber with three rooms, a cook range, counter, show cases, tables, chairs and a piano will be sold at a bargain.

Largest Auction House in West Texas Public Sale

Outside sales receive special attention as consignments are solicited. The business presents fine display rooms and holds sales every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, marking it as West Texas’s largest auction house.

West Texas

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