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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1898
Page
3
A fragment lists names under Flamnelen unclaimed in the AL San Antonio fort, with numerous surnames, given names and partial initials. The text includes a long roster of men and women, plus miscellaneous lists and notices.
A Local editorial attacks Spanish and Indian influence, urges loyalty to the United States, and calls for reform in election enforcement. It discusses municipal water ownership, compares rates with a private company, and previews upcoming campaigns and candidacies. The piece mentions public figures, local offices, and planned political meetings in Floresville and nearby counties.
A garbled page notes a cold remedy with 25 cent tablets and D Q on each pill. It reports local court matters including a shooting case against Frank Kelley and a next grand jury date. Also described are bridge repair plans, school superintendent hunts, rifle company mobilization, weather impacting crops, and county officials’ election announcements. Local names Maneuver through.
J Hobbes returns to Floresville from an extended absence to visit his daughter near Hearne. Bruce Burrows arrived from Hermanas Hot Spring, Mexico, on Tuesday.
Small ad notes ICH BOXES for a business in stock and to order, filled with mineral wool. Address listed is HD FRIEDRICH at 303 Dawson Street.
In a Saturday publication a long tribute draws parallels between Admiral Dewey’s decisive victory and Sir Francis Drake’s exploits against the Spanish Armada. The piece notes Drake’s bold tactics at Cadiz and the 16th century clash’s influence on naval prestige, arguing both captains demonstrated similar audacity and skill amid logistical limits.
Car load of Missouri and Kentucky horses on display at Red Front Livery Stable 520 Market Street. Public invited to inspect. All horses sold guaranteed as represented. Call 420-4 H. M. Hines.
Monroe NC journal describes a quiet veteran M G Piney at a county old soldiers gathering last Saturday. He had joined Company C First North Carolina cavalry. The scene contrasted with a backyard chicken dispute, revealing battle scars on his head from past service.
A veteran, Tim Winey, recounted by Mr Finley, rode into a Federal cavalry line during Virginia battles. He single handedly saved comrades by charging, fighting, and wounding a Yankee officer before retreating, then returned to rally his unit despite severe injuries.
A Pittsburgh physician argues that doctors should advertise in newspapers to reach patients. He says honest practitioners can coexist with quacks and that public ads help patients find capable care, citing his own three years of practice and widespread recognition across Western Pennsylvania.
The Wandr catalog lists bulk prices for staples and perishables including stand sugar, tomatoes, California fruit, Alaska red salmon, pickles, and cordova cotter. It promotes a large stock, discounts for trade buyers, and frequent price changes.
An account of Captain Holland steering a submarine boat, stuck in a sticky mud bank off a lighthouse shore. He narrates valve opening, pumping out water, and freeing the vessel after a tense, minutes long struggle. A nearby skiff observer misreads the scene as a sea monster. The article also mentions Bright’s disease and promotes Sulinic’s Mineral Water as a cure.
A San Juan report quotes periodicals ridiculing Americans with harsh anti Yankee lines. It cites Botelin Matean and El Herald showing brutal xenophobic taunts about England and the United States, including calls for war victory tactics and degrading proposals.
Our One soda fountain is now open every Sunday inviting all to come and get cooled off. Dulling Grocer Co.
A New York Tribune note describes a five year old girl being educated in the concept of deity. The mother requires daily gratitude for anything she did in the prior day, illustrating the child's still developing understanding of the sacred idea.
A local ad promotes a recat lot of forfeited pledgees in watches diamonds silverware and more. It claims each article is as represented and offers guns blades sewing machines musical goods and more with money lending for those in need.
A child narrator recounts a grandmother story about a rainbow and heaven, followed by news that Governor Black signed an assembly bill regulating fake sale licenses. The law requires permits for transient retail businesses selling stock claims or damaged goods, with monthly license fees set by local authorities.
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