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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1900
Page
8
A period catalog listing cash terms for Arbuckle Coffee and Dull ing's blends, beans, and staples. It promotes low prices on coffee, flour, sugar, molasses, pancake mix, fish, and canned goods, with a health pitch for Water as a popular beverage.
Piecing together reader ballots shows a piano contest week ending March 17 with votes tallied from Washer Bros National Installment Pecks Furniture and numerous church and school groups. The prize piano a Jesse Trench with five year guarantee is displayed at Burford Bros Music Co and voting centers include San Antonio Cycle Co and D J Woodward Co among others.
An advertised notice lists the Southwest Medical Institute and Eye Infirmary and the address 445 Van Ness SE San Antonio along with references to eye care. The fragmentary text also mentions a physician name and a second address 313 Houston Street, suggesting an eye clinic listing in a historical paper.
President Rouse of the M K T and President Huntington of the Southern Pacific arrive in San Antonio after inspecting Galveston and Houston properties. A meeting with the Business Men's club to discuss extending the road to San Antonio is anticipated with several officials accompanying them.
A dated verse parody dedicated to Irishmen in San Antonio mocks Home Rule and British symbols. The text weaves references to Ireland England and England’s rose with a chorus about wearing the green and a plea for unity, mentioning Trinity Week and 1500 Braulviele’s day.
A faded court page lists numerous suits and motions in various districts including Dallas and San Antonio, with dozens of defendants and plaintiffs. Items show motions for new trials, appeals, and notices, plus several public notices about real estate and foreclosure. The record reflects a busy mid-century docket with mixed civil actions and personal notices.
A treasure trove of six thousand dollars in coin and cash was unearthed from the rafters of a Spanish governor’s mansion roof. The discovery followed demolition work by Lenbird Vig, owner Jynthling, and workers. The money, mostly from 1612, is believed to have lain in the building for years and was split with a $1,200 share to AtD Flady dive per cent. The house dates to 1728 and once housed Governor Navarro, who was assassinated in 1956.
The Advisor cites Walter Bjorm in a New York daily about a typical ad spend of 300 and notes Mariani of Batiri as a standout advertiser. It contrasts a modest single ad outlay with Mariani’s extravagant practice of promoting his Album Mariani over several years, highlighting public surprise at his methods.
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