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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1885
Page
3
Real estate firm promotes a large diverse list of property in the Southwest including lands ranches city residences farms and building lots. They offer guided property showing and invite readers to request their circular list of bargains by call or letter.
Advertised properties list 10 000 acres on Guadalupe river 40 000 acres outside range 6 500 acre Menard county ranch 700 acre Guadalupe river farm 240 acre Calaveras creek farm 820 acre Medina river farms 320 acre tracts near Saint Hedwig 100 acre east of city and other open lands. City residences and building lots on Tobin hill Dal las, Augusta, Erie Avenue. Descriptive circular available.
In New York March 16 a special correspondent notes rising business and renewed confidence after inauguration. Ex President Arthur reportedly advances 20000 on Broadway real estate. Mrs Hudson, linked to prior hotel swindles, may reappear with daughter Amy in San Antonio. Henry Irving to perform Louis XI as theatre business slows. A pickpocket incident in Fulton Street ends with a taunting warning. Marine Bank case reveals repeated use of the same securities as collateral. Arctic clothing suits sold for profit from Navy Greely relief stock. Debates on silver coinage see a Wall Street view favoring suspended coinage but a double standard with potential certificates. Weather forecase calls for snow.
A varied ad list offers 1100 acre Har ris county farm near Houston with water timber and cul tivation, 400 tons hay last season. 640 acres near Moore Hollow on the international railroad with 1400 acres fenced and 65 cultivated. 6000 acres on Leona and Rio Frio with irrigation and sugar mill. Numerous tonics tonics and patent medicines are advertised with claims of cures and sales through San Antonio offices.
Richard R. Shute is enlisted at Fort Clark Texas and assigned to company 19th Infantry. George P. Scharff is enlisted at San Antonio Texas and assigned to company KE 19th Infantry. On arrival of the Third Cavalry at Fort Davis Texas Fort Congho will transfer three six mule teams to Fort Clark and Fort Stockton will transfer two six mule teams to Fort Davis.
The Boston Journal notes Durham England reports the small pox struck down after vaccination. Of 103 hospital cases ten died all unvaccinated. 93 not revaccinated. The piece argues compulsory vaccination guards public health and cites London outbreaks linked to a public house potman spreading the disease.
The census shows St Petersburg’s population at 862000 at the czar’s accession, a 25 percent rise in 15 years. Male to female ratio is 122 to 100, 40 percent are aged 16 to 30, and infant mortality among under twos reaches 75 percent in some years. There are 11000 heads of families with independent means and 14000 beggars, of whom 11000 are women and girls.
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