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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1898

Page

7

Race for County Attorney in Kerr County

The Sunday Light notes a county attorney race with incumbent facing a strong challenger. It extols Bart Dewitt as a self-made figure from poverty, while Tim Cahill handles much of the prosecutions. The piece references Dewitt’s legislative service, salaries, and questions about duties of the county attorney and legal adviser roles.

Wiile Bart Dew Bexar County Tim Cavill Cahill Faruy Ana Vaelslale

Dont Be a Firebrand or a Dynamite Womb

Direct admonitions urge restraint and virtue for a young reader. It warns against disrespect, bullying, injuring others, exaggeration, crude acts, laziness, neglect of studies, gossip, vulgar behavior, and disrespect toward religion. Emphasizes honesty, gentleness, and steady reading as core traits of a good citizen.

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Pain Balm Endorsed By Ubis Country Doctor

A local doctor endorses a proprietary medicine from Afeyer Bros. Drug Co. for a boy with a severely injured hand. He reports rapid relief after applying Canterbury's Pain Balm, noting it stopped the pain and swelling. The product is sold by all druggists and drinkers are advised to seek the balms from trusted outlets.

Ubis PB. J. Sern Afeyer Bros Dru Co T Lewis Lea Cantaberlain

Hospitality as a Virtue in San Antonio Society

The article argues hospitality is rare among the wealthy of San Antonio and urges temperate, intimate dinners over showy entertainments. It critiques snobbery and penuriousness, urges true hospitality through simple, heartfelt gatherings at home, and warns against pompous banquets driven by wealth.

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Moody and the Sinters Ba Mystery

Readers glimpse a fragmented tale from the Tadies' Wee Journal about Moody in an evangelist setting. The text shows a questioning exchange on sin and perfection, mentioning a caller and a wife, with unclear chronology and several garbled phrases.

Fragmented 19th Century Guide To Facial Features

A long, unreadable passage analyzes facial features and character, citing W. Planer on reading a person from thumb and chin. It then shifts to a probate notice for Lilian V. Daughtrey, detailing administration in Bexar County with publication requirements and court dates.

Alexander the Great Celebrates Vast Persian Wedding

A dubious tale recounts Alexander the Great arranging a legendary mass wedding in Persia. He allegedly wed Sta Stella, linking 100 Persian officers to 100 noble ladies and 10,000 Greek youths to 10,000 Asiatic brides, then staged a grand festival with lofty palaces and ceremonial rites.

Alexander the Pitt Alexander Persia Darius Staflea Dhia Jane Poly Vane Alexander She Groat Stalira

Woman's discovery cures cough with new remedy

A Shelby, North Carolina testimonial claims a woman endured seven years of illness and three months of hacking cough before Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption relieved her symptoms. After two bottles she slept through the night and was cured, per W C Hamelnk & Co. who sent trial bottles to F Kalter & Son’s drug store.

Dr. King Meg Luther Butz W. Cc. Hamienlek & Co Shelby, N. G F. Kalter & Son

Hat prank sparks memory of strict desk rule

A Scottish university professor warned that hats and canes left on desks would be destroyed. A student later retrieved the professor’s hat from the classroom, then returned it to the desk to mock the professor who tried to hide his smile. The incident ended with the professor in a foul temper.

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Flawed Charity and Corruption in Public Life

A harsh critique of Christian hypocrisy and political graft. Citizens are urged to confront bribery, party machines, and incompetent military camps, demanding accountability for negligence and the mishandling of sanitary conditions and funds. The piece laments entrenched power, calls for reform, and warns that money dominates elections and public service.

Water Lovers of Liberty

Misconduct Debate: Army Medical Department Duties Defined

The article argues for clear definitions of duties and responsibilities of the surgeon-general and designated officers in the army medical and relief departments. It emphasizes the need to outline control over hospitals depots ships and auxiliary medical posts amid ongoing criticism of the departments' conduct.

Ala Ail Medical Dstrivuliny

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