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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1897

Page

7

DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and street notices in Greenville

A compact Greenville column shows residents advised to cleanse the liver with DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, while street crews repair sewers blocking Nolen to Live Oak and Commerce Street east of the bridge. Carter & Mulgaly offer baggage transfer and Minute Cough Cure by E Reuss. Street work floods Alamo Plaza area and Travis Park weeds grow as the city reorganizes routes and utilities.

Louise Schroeder Bulberland Springs Sue McAllistee DeWitt E. Reuss East Commerce Street Carter & Mulgaly Mavarro Chest Martin —Not Ode E. Reass Travis Park Suesdon Craig-Wildame Furniture Co Seledad St B. Reuss East Commerce Street T. J. Dillond Arthur Building 118 Avenue Fred Methodist North Pine and Brooks Streets Ose Road B. Reuse Lowa Weyl Steves & Sons Henry Hart Augusta Street C. T. Fine Provo Street Mesars I. H. Tanner E. A. Tiartis Limburger's Jockey Club Rieef Fritz Steiner Chariton E@holm Cumberland Presbyterian Church Firat Bep Uist Market Street Hines Young & Co W. Q. Holland Ae Moffett Storkdale Mission Garden Chestnut Street Burnett Nolan Streets U Lumber Doors Saeb Cawoon St. Pate Henry Kohler Blum Street Hazel Salve E. Benes Commerce Jacob Wagner Adama Street Henry Pauly Josuya Street Crockett Street

Baseball Park Controversy Sparks Town Talk

A Sunday column reflects on fear of contamination at the baseball park, urging temperate stance amid public debates. Articles note local builders, residents, and vendors, including DeWitt’s Witch Hazel ads and district happenings, while praising or critiquing civic concerns and event planning.

Angela

Electric Bitters Remedy Claim Ad

An advertisement urges trying Electric Bitters as a remedy for various ailments described as fainting spells nervousness sleep issues appetite constipation headaches and related discomforts promising relief with a bottle. The tone is promotional and targets general health concerns.

The Disputed Plumes and Mme Bonheur Autobiography

Readers confront a soon to be lost wildlife scene as a letter condemns women’s hat plumes funded by eastern capitalists. It cites songbird slaughter, vivisection, and church fashion as moral harms while contrasting with Rosa Bonheur’s life and career. The piece blends fashion critique with Bonheur’s memories and anecdotal court life.

Dullett Chicago Academy of Sciences Man of God

Boy’s Playmate Killed by Dog in Bowie County Incident

Charles Brooks of Bowie County recounts a dog attack that killed a boy who approached the animal. The canine sprang and bit the boy’s hand, then mauled him fatally. Bystander Lucretia Hillman from Jaccharownty tended to a nearby woman as the scene unfolded.

Rey Charles Brooks Bowie Shelton Bey Brooks

Crapes and Crepon Fashion and Weave Weights

The article explains crape and crepon fabrics, detailing warp and weft twisting to create a crape surface. It notes the broken light texture, softer reflection, and color absorption, with Oriental crapes in silk or silk-cotton blends and mourning crape produced by stiffened gauze.

N. Y. Herald

Portable Bureau Trunk Combines Dressing Case and Trunk

An English portable bureau trunk offers front opening trays with bottom access without removing upper sections. The design prevents contents from tumbling and keeps dresses flat during travel. It notes hotel use, avoiding unpacking, and promotes packing efficiency. Also cautions about washing and maintaining lace to prevent yellowing and decay.

Tevek

How to Convert Rare Stesk Remnant Into Tidait

Domestic economy item advises converting leftover meat into a loaf. Chop meat add ham crumbs milk egg parsley onion juice, season with salt and pepper. Bake in a buttered paper parcel 25 minutes, uncover, serve with horseradish sauce or tomato sauce.

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