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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1885
Page
3
Special attention invited to a list of lands ranches city residences farms and building lots. The firm claims the largest and most diversified property list in the Southwest and superior showing facilities. Buyers are invited to call or write for the circular list of bargains.
Hilton and Young offer 10 000 acres on Guadalupe headwaters with abundant water and protection plus 40 000 acres outside range. Also 6 500 acre ranch on San Saba river, 700 acre Guadalupe river farm, 240 acre Calaveras creek farm, 320 acre Medina river tracts, 320 acre timberland near Saint Hedwig, 265 acre Calaveras creek farm, multiple city homes on Tobin hill and blocks, and other parcels with flexible terms.
A noted linguist contrasts language learning by nationalities noting Americans often master foreign tongues with fluency while others struggle. He cites humorous mistranslations from English to French and remarks on Americans mispronunciations. The piece ends warning smokers about Puff Cigarettes and opera puff imitations.
Nichols & Co at 238 Commerce Street hawk dry goods notions stationery jewelry and more with heavy sale prices on pins coral jewelry ribbons gloves hats and linen goods. Also notices on C H Mueller Art Gallery at 205 Commerce and J P Condon carriage maker on Nacogdoches Street offering handcrafted vehicles and trade-ins.
An 1100 acre tract on Buffalo Bayou six miles from Houston with railroad by the land good water grass and timber improvements and 400 tons of hay cut last season. Sale cheap on easy terms. Address T B Johnson or J W Bradley. Also six ty five thousand acres and other properties including a 1400 acre Moore Hollow farm near an international railroad. Medicines and tonics advertised with claims of cures and free samples offered by various firms.
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