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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1897
Page
1
A brief catalog line from the San Antonio Light imprint describes the paper’s office location at 10 percent East Commerce and its post office registration as a recent state matter.
A local promotional fragment touts Munyon's Rheumatism Cure claiming scientific basis and universal cures. It quotes Prof Stunyon of Michigan medicine authority and lists HL Speer of Dal Tex Bay as a seller offering sample bottles and seeking readers to write to Prof Munyon in Philadelphia for advice.
A discussion argues that clothing and undergarments reflect inner character. Observers like washers, sailors, and phrenologists alike claim outer neatness mirrors inner order, with care of outer garments revealing attitude toward reputation and cleanliness.
A preachy exhortation condemns washing only outwardly, condemning public airing of dirt in underwear and home life. It contrasts Pharisee attitudes with inner cleanliness, attacks sensational press coverage of private matters, and urges families to keep untidy garments and private faults out of public view while emphasizing moral reform.
Advertisement claims Buckeye Pile Ointment cures all forms of piles including blind and protruding types without surgery. It touts high success and lists price 60 cents per bottle and 74 cents per tube, sold by EB Reuss and Sehaase.
A downtown real estate circular invites readers to visit 104 East Commerce Street to view rare bargains. Joen T. Hambleton & Co promises entire satisfaction with the delivery of light, and warns readers to notify the circulation department by postal or telephone if unsatisfied.
A fragmented OCR piece critiques local advertising culture and political talk in the Express Gossiper column. It lampoons ad rhetoric, notes pay-as-you-go plans, and references Col. Cuney and local Republicans while criticizing newspaper practices and editorial errors.
An early morning discovery at the Maverick hotel reveals a vellum parchment detailing the benevolent order of the 35. The note warns against impostors seeking wealth, extols democracy, and outlines initiation steps and vows. A block of health and power advertisements follows, including Terbina liver remedy and Van Duzen gasolene engines.
Quail and duck hunting reports from San Antonio to Copano Bay fill this column. Sportsmen bagged 37 quail on a Sunday line and many ducks during recent trips. new game-law details and a defense of market hunters surface amid coastal sport chatter. A notable note praises the Chesapeake Bay water dog, while a Texas sportsman advocates Chamberlain's remedies for cholera and diarrhea.
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