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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1885

Page

2

City Waterworks Ownership Debate Gains Ground

Alderman Mackey declares the city should own the waterworks as residents push for public ownership. The page notes fires in San Antonio, debates over water pressure, and calls for better infrastructure funding. It also covers charity for Galveston and a critique of railroad tax grievances in Floresville. A Washington special discusses likely coinage policy shifts affecting silver interests.

Tur Mackey San Antonio Fourth Ward Hose Company Wilson County San Antonio and Aransas Pass Floresville A. G. Pickett, Jr

Texas Harbor and Railroad Bets Amid San Antonio Debate

SAN ANTONIO readers face calls to adopt Fort Worth’s energy to spur the Kansas City and Aransas Pass Railroad and harbor improvements. Discussions reference Galveston relief, Victoria slaughterhouses sale, and Sabine Pass to Aransas Pass as key Texas hubs.

Kansas City Aransas Pass San Antonio Manana Fort Worth Victoria Continental Meat Company Texas Southwest Laredo Times Brazos Santiago Sabine Pass East Texas Galveston Central Sabine Rio Grande

Liquors Tea Coffee and Cocoa Affect Digestion

Dr W Roberts notes liquors tea coffee and cocoa slow chemical digestion while wines slow peptic digestion but boost stomach activity. Tea paralyzes saliva. strong tea tannin injures digestion. Evokes patent notices and ads for Emerson prices and Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as malaria prevention and tonic. A Texas recovery tale praises King s New Discovery for consumption with pills.

W. Roberts England I. Seals Bellaire Ohio Warner Tippecanee Texas Paris J. E. Corley Dr. King A. Dress

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