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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1899
Page
12
The Price-Booker Mig Company lists vinegar cid ers baking powders carbonated drinks and bottlers and Zona Water supplies and grocers Sundries. Agents for liquid carbonic acid and automatic beer pumps.
Fragmented OCR notes describe saloon ads and medical testimonials for Electric Alteratives, a notice from Lexington Ohio praising a cure for yellow jaundice, and Fort Sam Houston details listing command units, quarters, paymaster, hospital, and a guarded quadrangle with animals and no teases for visitors.
A period piece notes C. Z. Hart & Co. of Sarsaparilia fame using quaint old proverbs as ad starters. The bright, preserved sayings are paraphrased to fit subjects, sparking reader interest and open discussion in the public arena.
A fragment notes a health board proposal to price all Jelly jars in the city and urges drinking dulling mineral water. The wording is incomplete but indicates a municipal price plan tied to beverage safety.
A first person reminiscence describes June 2, 1862, near Worm Fence during the Fair Oaks campaign. Two Union soldiers, Willis and Bradley, capture Confederate troops and clash with a lone Confederate, then pause their fight to end it squarely. The narrator recalls a tense bayonet duel with a gray Confederate, both fearing to kill, finally agreeing to back off. The escape to safety follows a close brush with pursuit, ending with shared nods and a cautious farewell.
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers jokes about paste engagements lampooning men and women, punchline sketches about dates, fashion and social scenes. The pieces mix humor from Chicago Cincinnati New York Cleveland and Boston with snippets about actors, manners and vanity in a bustling urban mood.
The voting shall be entirely by ballot by cutting from the paper. The coupon is to be registered and placed in a locked and sealed box.
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