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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1885
Page
3
A Homie advertises a broad list of bargains in lands ranches city residences farms and building lots. The firm claims the largest diversified Southwest property listings and superior showing facilities and advertising advantages. It offers to accompany buyers through the state and invites calls or letters for their Circular List of Bargains.
Advertises 10 000 acres on Guadalupe headwaters and 6 500 acre ranch along the San Saba river with water and winter protection. Also lists numerous farms near Seguin Medina river and Calaveras creek, plus 700 to 160 acre city residences and lots on Tobin Hill and surrounding streets with modern amenities and flexible terms. Descriptive circular available.
On Christmas Eve at the Carlisle vicarage the family laughs over belief in ghosts and a wraith linked to Barnes Common. Dick argues for the haunting while Edie and sisters recount sightings of a white face at the window. The vicar silences talk but ends up hearing mixed confessions from mother and daughters.
Auction style notices advertise multiple properties for sale across Texas. Highlights include 1100 acres in Harris County 6 miles from Houston by Buffalo Bayou with railroad access, 400 tons hay last season, and easy terms. a Houston MacKinney Street cottage with brick cistern and trees. 65000 acres fronting Rio Grande with livestock and equipment for 40000. a Moore Hollow 1400 acre farm near International railroad with 6 room house, fully enclosed, water, and optional cattle. Leona river 640 acres with sugar mill for 5500. Rio Frio 300 acres irrigated in Uvalde county near railroad.
An advertisement page extols Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney liver and blood issues with claims of rapid sale and domestic savings. It promotes Gold en Specific for drunkenness and other tonics, along with teeth care products, bowel and stomach remedies, pile cures, cough syrups, and King’s New Discovery for lung diseases. Numerous named vendors appear including Rice Bros Co Kalteyer Son and J Regland Co with testimonials and price notes.
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