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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1885
Page
3
Colton and Bolton auctioneers advertise a large assortment of new and second hand household goods including parlor suits bedroom sets dining kitchen and office furniture crockery lamps plated ware cutlery stoves mattresses beds cots pianos clocks guns safes bar fixtures and more plus horses buggies carriages wagons harness saddles and blankets all priced to be affordable.
A long listing of residential and farm properties for sale or rent. Includes rock house on Avenue E with two galleries, a patent safe, a Kentucky horse, multiple lots in blocks E and 20, several 3-4 room homes with shade trees, hydrant water, and varying lot sizes. Rural ranches and farms near San Antonio with acres, cultivation, and water features are described, plus rental properties on East Houston and West Commerce streets.
Two seated Eastern carriage with leather top offered at 550 dollars. Includes a single harness and shaft. Also a one horse spring wagon in wood excellent condition suitable for pulling or express use, offered cheap.
A property seeker wants twenty acres of land on the San Antonio river within four miles of city limits. The item notes proximity to the town and river location as key requirements.
Money sought for real estate securities and loans negotiated in sums to suit borrowers. A distant city purchasing and commission business offers buyers low prices by arranging with wholesale houses and paying commissions themselves. Dress goods clothing hats millinery crockery glassware boots shoes hardware offered by mail with price and freight information.
A restaurant outfit offers all its furniture and eight rooms built of lumber for sale. Included are a cook range, counter, show cases, tables, chairs, and a piano. Bargain terms likely attract buyers seeking a complete outfitting package.
Miss de Lara and Edwin Dunstan struggle to reach the Swan but find a cottage, borrow a boat, and share shelter under an umbrella. A romantic proposal leads to engagement as Mrs. Roley bears news of a missed reunion, ending with a planned October wedding at Ripplebank.
Artist Vincent Randall abandons grand ideals for a Cornish seaside retreat in Penroth. He sketches moody rocks and the sea, then notices a peasant girl whose beauty sparks a desperate bid for salvation amid his unfulfilled artistic life.
Vincent visits Penroth and chats with Mary Trevarrock and her mother. He learns of her loss, hopes she is the beauty he recalls, and begins a sketch while she appears calm and guarded, her memory of Will Penruddock shaping her quiet life.
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