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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1899
Page
14
A jumble of rail schedules for multiple lines including International and Great Northern and Great Northern divisions with daily departures from several cities. A medical advertisement claims Dr King's New Discovery cures consumption coughs colds asthma hoarseness and chest and lung diseases with free trial bottles and guaranteed satisfaction from Wateyler & Son druggists.
A garbled extract mixes imperial chatter about German officials and private letters with stray dialogue about battles, electricians, skull prices, ranch sizes, and humorous vignettes. The fragment blends political terms, anecdotal lines, and odd quotations, offering a snapshot of scattered topics without coherent narrative linkage. The overall content resembles a collage from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
Reports from London and New York describe the Yukon gold fields as still promising despite hardships, with Alpine expeditions and Alaskan rail lines advancing. Construction on the line toward Lake Bennett is progressing and may reach it before spring navigation opens, while freight and passenger costs reflect high frontier risks and remote conditions.
A verible love feast joined Ira G. Barton of Pit Gras Missouri to his wife years ago in an evangelical service. Devotional fervor and exhorters sparked a binding vow as the minister urged acceptance. One year later they married at the same church during a birthday service with a whispered proposal and agreed reunion.
Representative Doyle of Florida seeks a bill to print enough United States maps to supply 109 per congressional district. The map, printed two to three years ago, details the original 13 states, the Louisiana Purchase, the Gadsden Purchase, Mexican cession, and Texas annexation. Demand has exhausted current stock.
Gan von Gosuler, minister of war, told the reichstag committee that reports of plans to adopt a new small-bore rifle are unfounded. He said experiments with such rifles were not satisfactory and a change is not contemplated. He noted that bullet style would be the issue for any decision. A separate note mentions a Mexican making a sword-revolver hybrid and Rex ig o police teaching Russian in the city.
A collage of historical remarks surveys races in Hawian and American life, noting color prejudice and social hierarchies. It cites diverse groups including Kanakas, Chinese, Ethiopians, and Europeans amid restaurants and elite circles, while touching on trade, food, and notable figures and publications.
A fragmented, humorous mix of anecdotes and curiosities. It references a merlin of digestion, a dinner plan, an anxious caller to a central line, a hospital recovery for a fallen man, and a range of brief notes from periodicals. It also mentions astronomical photography mishaps, jewelers displaying wares, and social observations across cities, with sketches of women’s energy, students’ pride, and sermons in Calcutta.
Handsome chandeliers for parlor bell library or dining rooms enhance a rich artistic effect. Our home lighting fittings add elegance. We offer repairs and rewiring with fair prices and careful workmanship.
Official notice states a special law request to grant San Antonio a new charter and repeal prior acts. Bids due March 16 1999 for street park highway and municipal building lighting with at least 200 lamps and wattage specifics, city to select lighting method. Mayor Johnson and city clerk sign the notices with dates and bidding terms.
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