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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1907
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Emerson, a leader in his profession, and references rain on the 22nd day. Names and details are garbled. core hint points to Emerson leading in a bicycle event during a rainy day with contact notes.
Private individual offers rich farming lands near Las Vegas New Mexico at bottom prices. Address 1000 Light office.
Partially readable ad notes rich farming lands marketed in America with tract sizes from five to 160 acres. Mentions price around 12 dollars per acre and a partial address listing 1000 Light efice. Readable details are sparse and fragmentary.
320 acres of land near a new town site described as level terrain with sandy soil and a clay subsoil. For further particulars contact H. W. Truax Land Co. room 1 percent Moore Building, San Angelo, Texas.
A series of property transfers are recorded including Artesian Ice Co to W A Petts for a lot on Ninth Street by the San Antonio river valued at 4000 dollars. McElroy to Really Investment Co for multiple lots in Louise Place for 8400 dollars. Vandross to Bergmann for lot 17 block 15 new city block 814 on Quincy Street for 1100 dollars. Schutz and Fincham with Ramon and Rosa de Torrez for lot 59 block A city block 2419 near El Paso Street. Witching of Oklahoma City to South Presa Development Co for Villa Rosy add. Galli transfers and Mission San Juan properties. Stebbins to Abes for lot 4 block 2 Laurel Heights at 5250 dollars. Montez to Guevara for int 33 block 2 new city block 2459 on San Patricio Street at 150 dollars. Stribling to Wood for lot 7 block 2 East Locust Street. Guing to Street for 50 acres of Alenes survey 20. Cleveland family to Cleveland heirs for land along Uilea Street near San Pedro ditch for 175 dollars. Holland to Boles for multiple lots in district 2 block 2 now city block 137 at 3100 dollars. Stafford to Hurst for undivided interests and lot on North Flores Street near Main Avenue at 400 dollars. Roberts to Fletcher and Fletcher to G Hurst for block A area near Pine Street at 50 dollars. Various other transfers including Int in old city blocks and streets totaling modest sums.
A Philadelphia Prose depicts a country post mistress accused of secret correspondence with a young man. The tale notes she no longer uses postal cards, while a storekeeper expresses doubt and curiosity about the situation.
A quirky weather note cites John Peterman of Butler, claiming hornets act as prognosticators. High nests signal winter when placed aloft, ground nests in snow imply protection from cold, corn husks foretell mild weather, and a Nashvile Spirit poem echoes idle riches fantasies.
Ty Torvey agents Germania Fire Insurance Company of New York announce representation for readine companies worldwide with coverage exceeding eighty million dollars. The office is at Navarro and Crackett Streets, offering hire, marine, tornado, plate glass, and other lines.
Physicians warn that public telephony booths may be incubators for harmful bacteria. They describe booths as poorly ventilated crowded spaces where sunlight and fresh air rarely reach interiors. Calls repeatedly expose users to pathog ens, as no air purification or sanitization measures are in place.
In Clyning Wales an old cottage once two country tiverns bears a 50 year oldest sycamore on its roof. A seedling from a neighboring church yard has grown a tree that rests near a wall slab above an entrance. Roots travel inside the walls and into the earth below, with care by local observers and a medical firm noted at the end.
A fragment describes parcels from a 431000 acre land grant near Las Vegas New Mexico with fertile soil and ample rainfall. It claims abundant water and desirable climate and offers a free trip to purchasers. The notice mentions a private party and a light office.
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