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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1899
Page
8
A historical open letter from Alfred Su dated 1800 emerges from San Antonio records. The document presents personal opinions and civic concerns, reflecting early community discourse in the region.
The article recalls Kid McCoy and Avenue photographer Roberts, childhood scraps, and later rivalry and friendship. Dr. Barker and Mr. Jackson discuss McCoy as a strong, capable man, a natural in any trade, while Chamberlains remedy is praised by a local physician. Property listings and transfers are noted alongside miscellaneous figures.
Sergeant Majors of the Youth Cavalry arrive amid plans for the disbandment of the First Texas regiment. Reports on expected muster dates vary, with discussions of fumigation, transportation, and rations for two days. Promotions within the Tenth Cavalry are noted, along with a Manila map display and upcoming officer exams.
A fragmentary county notice lists numerous names and payments for road work, bridge advertising, repairs, medicines, and per diems. Names include W. Tobin, F. Coffey, T. Coker, Geo Stumberg, and J. Haableton among others, with amounts ranging from fractions to hundreds of dollars. A social note mentions a party at the Bunyard residence honoring Miss Manile.
The Passover festival, observed since ancient times, marks liberation from Egyptian bondage and the journey to freedom. It emphasizes family observance, biblical commandments, and the broader message of liberty for all humanity, with services and readings highlighting the Exodus story.
Fragmented OCR lists court actions in Bexar County with multiple district cases, appeals from justices courts, damages and injunctions, and a weekly prisoner docket. Names include J Morton, Chas Microw, Walter Brooks, Maggie Howard, and A St Duke. Also notes prison transfers and sentences for burglary and forgery.
Local notices announce sale actions by Lonsdale Domestic Agents and associates including Hy Nied Margok Jeanna Fare and Adela Ramirez. Winter wood sells at 3.50 per cord. Sunset Wood Co lists India linen yard goods and weather updates describe a shifting Texas to Midwest high pressure system and rising temperatures across Mississippi Valley and central Texas.
A Revenus department ruling from Washington declares Fron-Water with Pep sin a medicinal water with high pharmaceutical value. The decision imposes stamp taxation on each bottle and requires a stamp for every house selling the water. George Dulling Grocer Co. complies. bottles now carry a stamp while prices stay unchanged.
Probate court entries show several administrations and guardianships with bonds and appraisers listed, including estates of Bennett, Rieck, Beata, Kypfer, Flinn, Lowday, Koch, Hilam, Sutton, Reig, and Urban, plus minors guardianship and real estate actions. Also includes an advertisement for steam cleaning and a testimonial on Champlain’s Pain Balm.
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