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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1885

Page

2

Promotion Defeated in Waco and McLennan County

The report notes defeat of promotion efforts at Waco and in McLennan County by a handsome margin, with speakers Coke and Mills cited for speaking to good effect. It mentions Knights of Labor gaining ground against railroads in a recent strike and urges arbitration as fair. It references Prohibitionists in Ohio challenging Governor Hoadley to a joint discussion, promising political theater if accepted.

Prommition Waco McLennan County Messrs. Coke and Mills Tax Knights of Labor Ohio Hoadley Leonard Texas East Railroads Hague Philadelphia Holland Scheldam Amesterdam

Postmaster Newcomn and Texas economic commentary

The text critiques Postmaster Newcomn's remarks amid Democratic rivals and notes Texas business declines in Galveston with interior competition. It discusses prohibition and narcotics links, railroad leadership changes in Mexico, dry goods trade revival signals, immigration info gaps, and Dutch workers’ frugal, contented industry amid limited pay.

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Old-Time Classified Fragments and Remedies Advertised

A collage of 1884 era notices and product claims includes a claim of weekly earnings for a Dutch family, jokes about burglars, praise for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and various patent medicines, water rates, rental ads, and medical cures for piles and blood diseases with distributor names and locations.

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