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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1898
Page
8
The Sunday Light advertises a sale of watches, diamonds, jewelry, silverware at half price. It claims newly acquired forfeited pledges and also lists guns, revolvers, sewing machines, and musical goods. It offers loans and emphasizes saving money by buying.
San Antonio civil jury listings for May and June 1893 show multiple cases across dates May 30 to June 3. Names include Cowan versus Aquila Life Insurance, Rebersex v San Antonio Gusca, State of Texas v Camp, and many others against firms and individuals. Judge None listed. Local address 122 Soledad Street.
Mr W W Locke just returned from Dimimlet county's Venezuela ranch after a two week survey. He reports two historic rains filling creeks and rivers and flooding the area. He observed abundant wildlife and deer while noting plans to stock the ranch with cattle soon.
Washington May 21 officials expect a further delay in the Cuban invasion. Army leaders argue for action but a June move now seems unlikely as roads into Cuba will become impassable with the rainy season. A report from Lieut Rowan supports delay, noting the interior would be inaccessible and artillery or cavalry too heavy to move.
The article discusses a proposed timed operation to move troops to ports, land in Cuba, coordinate with insurgents, and begin a campaign to drive the Spanish from Cuba. Secretary Alger's advisers dispute feasibility, questioning whether an adequately equipped army can be assembled, landed, and coordinated in time before climate and other factors hinder the effort.
The Elks and the T. B. Avs prepare for a charity game at San Pedro park as Capt Harry Skinner’s team drills, with shirts and waists advertised at Wolf & Marx's Morndes and Wallt & Marx's. The event and sales promos appear in the same market notices.
At the Ivy Sn elalelubh meeting the amusement committee presented a lengthy report outlining monthly entertainments for the rest of the year. The inaugural event is a hop with a limited number of attendees.
An invitation-only gala at Riverside Park is planned for Saturday July 4 with men’s negligee shirts priced at 39 cents. The notice lists frugal prices on groceries and household goods, plus a recital by Miss Bury Housing’s class and local business notes.
An old advertisement touts Breathine Bitters as a universal remedy for grippe like symptoms. It claims the tonic targets the liver stomach and kidneys to restore vitality, promising prompt relief or a price refund. Sold by F Kalteyer and Son drug store for 50 cents per bottle.
Col A Y Walton, a large rancher south of the San Jus Mission, filed a complaint with Mayor Callaghan over city outfall sewer water contaminating the river above his farm. He says his cattle drank the polluted water until he provided them with well water, and other Walton ranch neighbors report similar water concerns as many residents dig new wells for pure water.
Historical ad fragment touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. Cited price is 21 cents per bottle with a dated 3-27-lyr-eod marker.
Advertisement offering Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness caused by catarrh. Claims inflammation of the Eustachian tube blocks hearing and promises a cure by constitutional remedies. Includes offer of $100 reward for sin? erse of deafness and mentions mail order circular.
Lieutenant Hatch operates a recruiting station at 218 East Houston Street for cavalry and infantry enlistments. The facility houses recruits awaiting assignment, conducts rigid physical exams, and plans to draft 18 to 35 year olds with higher wartime salaries.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a father warning Emma about dangers as a tension-filled scene unfolds with mention of Arthur arriving and a plan to break an engagement. The garbled text suggests a historical or dramatized narration with misheard phrases.
A fragment shows Misa Podge addressing a gentleman arranging private theatricals. The dialogue reveals tensions over payment and casting with mentions of Miss Cadge and AL Tate. The exchange hints at a conflict about a role and performance terms.
A garbled OCR line shows a speaker claiming not to be learned yet noting ancestors educated in different branches. The fragmentary text includes quotes and stray punctuation, lacking clear context or identified names or events.
Jamey T. Tursett age about 38 of San Antonio died last Tuesday after an illness requiring surgical operation. He was longtime undertaker and funeral director with firm Sheer & Burnett. He leaves a wife Kate Rovblus and a young son. He was active in many local clubs and served as city sexton. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
Special wire dispatch reports the monitor Dewey, the navy's most powerful ship, ordered from San Francisco to Manila to reinforce Dewey. It carries two twelve and five ton med gy guns and a battery of smaller weapons. Reinforcements arrive as the administration notes ample ammunition and ships ready for emergencies.
The ad claims a vegetable Merbine cures sluggish liver and related symptoms such as constipation biliousness jaundice indigestion and back pain. It purports to regulate the liver purify the blood and restore happiness with quick results, offering free trial bottles via EB Reuss and C Scheas.
Private telegrams report the murder of W. J. Bowen brother of Cotulla Ledger editor in Cau Texas. The telegrams say Bowen was assassinated last night in Cotulla near the International and Great Northern railway south of Santattonio, stirring great excitement in the city.
The undersigned announces that on the tenth day of May 1998 he was appointed assignee of Charles Klaus under a general deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors. Klaus’s creditors are asked to present their claims as provided by law. Jan J. B. Fugitt, Assignee.
Multiple regional matches list Aussien Blues with International Reds at East End and Male True Blues against Sunset Sports at Oz Sap grounds. Other games feature San Pefiro park teams, plus New Zouave Company officers elected in a wartime style roster. County notices discuss white cap rumors, mill workers warned against employing minorities, and upcoming county court canalization meeting in Pleasanton on the fourth Monday in June 898. local figures report trouble from whitecaps and potential judicial announcements by Judge Walling.
Tomorrow night at 3 20 oclock the meeting at Scholz s hall to form the City Baseball league will be held. All city clubs will be represented and committees formed to draft the schedule attend to park matters teams and related duties.
In Uvalde Texas on May 21 the local boys edged Brackette with a late surge in the sixth inning drawing a crowd of hundreds. After the game a grand ball and supper were hosted by the boys. Ladies shipped cakes to the Uvalde cavalry camp in Austin. Miss Isabel Holdsworth planned a visit home. J D Wills and Miss Grey Cox wed on the 18th. The literary society met amid poor attendance due to threatening weather. The Methodist protracted meeting closed Tuesday.
Special wire from St. Louis reports the United States government ordered National Baking Co to produce 610000 pounds of army bread. The loafs bear the slogan Remember that Matie in large letters. Ogden bakery may split the work among National bakeries to speed production, with Captain Duval directing shipments to army posts nationwide.
John Deyla of 298 Mullen Street, an employee at the Texas Shoe factory, accidentally cut his eye yesterday while cutting leather. His attention wandered, a sharp tool slipped, and the pupil was slashed out, the eye fell on his desk. he was otherwise uninjured.
The excerpt reproduces a poem praising Uncle Sam and lampooning John Bull, with lines about friendship between Britain and the United States and calls for unity. It references a forthcoming volume by Sydor-Taylor containing political poems from multiple American papers and European publications, priced at a dollar, with advance orders noted.
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