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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1885
Page
3
Strictly Business announces a sale by Colton and Bolton auctioneers offering new and second hand household goods. The catalog lists parlor and bedroom furniture dining room kitchen and office items lamps glassware clocks pianos safes and more plus horses buggies carriages wagons harness saddles and blankets at affordable prices.
A long real estate list offers diverse properties in San Antonio including rock houses with kitchens and galleries, a safe, several 2-3 room frame houses, corner properties, ranch and farm parcels, and multiple city lots. Prices range from affordable bargains to $700 and up, with terms often friendly and some on time payments. Tenants and businesses may also find duplexes, cottages, and a restaurant or boarding house option nearby. Listings mention streets such as Avenue KB, Seventh and Eighth streets, Cameron Street, River Avenue, Elizabeth Street, Government Hill, Concho Street, Nolan and Hackberry, West Commerce, and North Flores, among others. Some properties include hydrant water, shade trees, grape vines, fenced lots, and proximity to depots or round houses.
A double seated family carriage by Eastern with leather top priced at 350. Also a single set harness and shaft. A one horse spring wagon in good condition suitable for pulling or express use. Will sell cheap.
Twenty acres of land along the San Antonio river within four to five miles of city limits is being offered. The notice specifies location proximity and size as part of the real estate listing.
Money sought for real estate securities with loans negotiated. Sums tailored to borrowers on approved securities. The ad emphasizes securing funds against real estate collateral and invites applicants seeking financing.
We offer distant shoppers a general purchasing and commission service with low market prices. We handle Dress Goods Clothing Hats Millinery Crockery Glassware Boots Shoes and Hardware and pay our commissions from the wholesale houses. Write for prices freight rates and information.
A restaurant business with all furniture including three lumber rooms cook range counter show cases tables chairs and a piano will be sold at a bargain price.
In a 1883 narrative, Miss Pryor begins a new post as a governess to Mrs Le Poer and her daughters in Yorkshire. She meets Zillah a half caste pupil whose status is kept hidden by Mr Le Poer. The evening reveals tension, secrecy, and a tentative bond with Zillah as the complex household dynamics unfold.
A letter extols Dr L V Weathers Eclectic practice in San Antonio after two years treating pneumonia typhoid fevers and scarlet fever patients. A parent credits rapid relief for a liver abscess case and praises the doctor for curing a gravely ill child despite prior failures with other physicians.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It promises full satisfaction or refund and notes sellers Rice Broa and F Sheets offering various options and prices.
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