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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1907
Page
3
Notices advertise furnished rooms at 229 East Crockett and 689 South Presa, LNM. Public requests seek lime and rag supplies, lawnmowers, and tidy office help. A humorous anecdote quotes an army man lamenting rising living costs and a 1804 velvet price from A T Stewart Co.
Private seller lists rich farming lands near Liga Vegas New Mexico at bottom prices. Address provided as 1010 Light Office for contact. Territory offers likely farmland opportunities with low asking price and direct transaction terms.
Cuptee sections quarters or halves of 421000 acre grant offered by private party. Describes fertile soil ample rainfall abundant water and desirable climate. Fran trip. towl purchasers. Address Private Party 1000 Light office.
Special to The Light Boston September 21 delegates from nearly all states and many nations gather for the International Council of Liberal religious thinkers. The congress aims to promote enlightenment, freedom, and tolerance without dogma with leaders from Britain Holland Germany Switzerland Italy France Japan Australia Austria Sweden and the United States. Prominent addresses include Harvard President Eliot and Chief Justice Knowlton. Dr Wright will preside over salons.
A column discusses Poe's tale the Red Death and compares it to a Central American illness called vivera sangre. It notes a red vermillion snake-like mark on cattle and describes how bleeding from the nose, sweating blood, and other signs identify the disease in humans and animals.
In Washington Star style, Broned Gon denies census workers, noting no census exists in Grimson Gulch. The fourfet ponders the residents count while locals question intrusions of notebook questions. The exchange highlights town suspicions of outsiders gathering personal details.
The seventh annual Texas State National Association of Spiritualists convenes in Houston for a three day session with executive meetings lectures and a message service. Officers include President Carrie Mina dale Fort Worth and Secretary Annie J. Quinn Dallas. The gathering features many mediums with demonstrations and an ordination potentially Sunday for Martin Sabrasula of Kobvar as a Spiritualist minister. Masterful work and colonies among Bahamians are noted.
Knight of Bexar to Adolf Holz and many others record transfers from Bexar and Milam counties. Properties include lots and blocks in new city blocks across Hicks avenue Leal street and DuPuy Toftaub lanes, with prices ranging from 47 to 4000 dollars. Transfers involve Edward Willam Reuss, J I Matthews, Annie Blanton, Clara Wire, W H Weiss, Virgle Warrach Jr., P Seidemann and others.
Multiple conveyances recorded across counties detailing vendors lien releases and real estate transfers. Transactions include properties on West Houston Street and Becker Street with values ranging from $150 to $8600, naming parties such as H Bertrand Mrs Bouchard W P Hudgins Harriett Hudgins C F Dubose J H Woore Annie Hirzel Leopold Wilfson Saul Wolfson W B Kelley H B Witte B F Cockrell and others.
Baltimore American reports on Prance's possible reinstitution of the guillotine and the political debate over the death penalty. It notes concerns that only execution may deter certain criminals, while imprisonment lacks terror, offering uncertain hope for pardons or escapes as doctors Warwald & Co advertise medical services.
Properties described as rich farming land in America are advertised at 12 dollars per acre. The brief notice mentions a location with an address line reading 1000 Light offices though the full details are unclear. The fragment suggests a land sale promotion targeting farmers and investors.
Beudder F and Scudder Co advertise as agents for Germania fairs in New York. They claim to represent leading companies worldwide with assets over 40 million dollars. The advisory note lists Navarro and Crockett as associated offices handling Tornado Plate Ginee.
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