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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1885
Page
2
The column lists postal matters and rail schedules for San Antonio and Galveston routes, notices of newspaper expansions and postmaster appointments in Victoria and Brackettsville, plus global items on politics in Texas and Britain, labor strikes, cholera in Spain, and the Maxwell arrest in New Zealand.
Destructive cyclones strike towns causing widespread damage while editors note revivalist Sam Jones may return to Waco. Reports discuss rail connections from Fort Worth to San Antonio, prohibition debates, and locust plagues. Mexican water spouts devastate Guanajuato with relief funds pledged by Governor Antillon and Governor Gonzalez.
A fragment from the Terrell Star contrasts advertisers and subscribers with Greeks and barbarians, touts newspaper mission work, and cites Mishler's Herb Bitters as a proven remedy. It includes notices from J. P. Condon on Nacogdoches Street offering hand made carriages and a tax equalization notice for Bexar County.
The Art Gallery of C H Mueller at 205 Commerce Street in San Antonio is highlighted as a premier supplier of artist materials including paints oils glass frames and fresco and sign painting supplies. It notes direct factory shipments and decorative wallpaper plus imported and domestic items for artists and draughtsmen. A second item is a 1883 coastal Texas letter praising Morley Bros Blackberry Balsam for a baby’s summer complaint noting a successful recovery and local sales contact.
Numerous parcels advertised across Harris and surrounding counties. Listings include 1100 acres near Houston on Buffalo Bayou with water and timber. 1400 acres near Moore Hollow with improvements. 640 acres on Leona river with a sugar mill. 900 acres on Rio Frio in Val Verde. a ranch on Salado with 40 acres under fence. and 100 acres near Calaveras creek with a house and wells. Each advert notes bargain prices and cash terms. some include cattle or horses at market value.
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