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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1885

Page

2

Grant’s improving condition and varied news from Fort Worth

General Grant shows remarkable weekly progress as he compiles material for his war recollections. Evangelist Pearson tours Fort Worth with solid attendance and growing interest. Fort Worth gamblers face a county loan threat, while courts trouble Mormon leaders and many prominent saints depart. Houston Saengerfest opens promisingly and San Antonio’s Volksfest idea is floated. Postmaster General earns Democratic support by office appointments. A trunk mystery in Prrrspunca reveals a decomposed corpse.

Grant

War rumors and political scandals flood late entries

Foreign correspondents report Czar readiness to wage war, while murders on the Rio Grande go unpursued. Galveston mayoralty fights probe fraud claims in five wards. A lone Indiana train robber shocks with a solitary strike. Sanitation neglect and a Buffalo reader poll on inventions mirror a divided era. Russia and Britain loom near New York as war talk intensifies. Dallas stock outlook reverses earlier fears.

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Market optimism lifts prices as demand strengthens

The report notes a healthy American market tone with rising quotations. It cites reduced price resistance, strong demand for production, and growing confidence in corporate securities and the new administration, signaling a promising year ahead with better prospects and general prosperity. Smokers are cautioned against imitation Opera Puff Cigarettes.

Nichols and Co retail goods sale city notices

An extended advertisement list from Nichols and Co at 238 West Commerce St offers goods including dry goods notions stationery jewelry glassware and clothing with promotional prices on pins corsets gloves hats and fabrics. The piece also covers the San Antonio ice factory on Losoya near Houston detailing storage storerooms refrigerators and wholesale capacity plus several small business notices and testimonials for other local firms.

Nichols & Co Commerce Street New York Nicuols & Co West Commerce St San Antonio Losoyo Street Houston Street Waterworks Company Columbus J. B. Lacoste F. Sramon

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