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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1885

Page

2

Paper poker chips and ant-borne water clues in Texas dispatch

The article notes paper poker chips that are silent and stackable, local ant bed wells found at 11 to 16 feet in Abilene, and mentions San Antonio Independence Day celebrations. It also covers political worries over leaders, a Blue and Gray reunion figure traveling to Wisconsin, and a Galveston railroad headquarters shift to New Orleans.

Abilene Katz Raymorp Howry Blue and Gray Reunion San Antonio Wisconsin Grand Army Republic Green Bay Washington Southern Pacific System Galveston Harrisburg New Orleans Tts Houston Texas Asher & Oppenheimer

San Antonio health notes and national mix of topics

San Antonio shows a tolerable summer health average and could gain as a health resort with street improvements and sewers. The piece covers Texas Press association events, Prohibition views, Wyoming labor tensions, a successful American yacht win, and critiques of state land leasing and Mallory steamship plans.

San Antonio

Emancipation Echoes Shape Czarist Reform Talk

The article recalls the 1861 emancipation act of the Czars father and notes a proposed new constitution to bolster the crown with the people. It says details are unknown and any forecast of impact is premature, suggesting cautious anticipation of reform.

The Salt Lake Tribune Saints Russia Bradstreets England John H. Traylor T. 8. Bradfield LaGrange

An Array of Patent Remedies Fill a 19th Century Drugstore

An advertisement style passage touts Dr Smoothman for wife’s cold leading to tonic claims of Flostetter's Stomach Bitters for convalescence appetite gain sleep and vigor. It promotes Wild Cherry and Tar cures and Dr Bosanko cough syrup for throat lungs piles and blood purifiers with multiple local sellers listed.

Dr. Smoothman Nimbskull Flostetter Grant Dr. Bosanko H. L. Fowler R. Cohn Iran Hrown Chemical Baltimore

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