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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1900
Page
14
The city council approves an amendment to section 21 of chapter 29 revise d criminal ordinances, banning slaughter pens or houses within city limits without consent. The Union slaughter house at the stock yards is exempt from new permission requirements. Repeals sections 22 and 23 of the same chapter. Approved November 24, 1900.
Official notice of an ordinance amending Section 14 of Chapter 48 to prescribe sidewalk widths in San Antonio. The plan specifies four feet on streets under 30 feet, 30 percent or 40 percent street occupation on wider streets, with grass setbacks and exclusions where widths are fixed by prior ordinance. Approved November 24 1900 by the assistant city clerk.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad and connections in Arkansas and Texas arrange sale of excursion tickets at about one fare round trip. Tickets valid December 20 21 22, return within 30 days. Through coaches via Memphis or New Orleans from Arkansas Texas to accommodate travelers. Details from T H Kingsley Dallas Agt A R Smith Little Rock Ark Max Baumgarten Memphis Agt.
An advertisement extols electric bitters for stomach liver and kidney troubles and general weakness. Quoting J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana the copy claims new strength and appetite with guaranteed relief. Sold for 50 cents at Wag ner Co and F Kalteyer Sons drug stores. Also notes Queen and Crescent Route Excursion sales from Texas to southern states December 20 21 22 1900 with luxury trains and Pullman cars.
The Texas Pride from City Brewery gains popularity during quail season. Described as a fine beverage made from the best ingredients and refined by years of experience, it enhances meals including game meals.
The notice urges buyers to contact MO. T. HAMBLETON & CO. for ground floor bargains and reliable service. Office location listed at the Daily Light building.
The secretary of the Business Men's club asks about half the city's manufacturers to supply details on their plants for a large publication to be printed by the Southern Pacific railroad and distributed nationwide. Information requested includes industry type articles made year established capital employed number of employees and plant locations to showcase San Antonio.
Whitfield & Co of Chicago promote Chamberlains Cough Remedy as effective for la grippe and claim it prevents pneumonia. They note the product gives prompt recovery and counteracts pneumonia tendency. Available for sale by all druggists.
Letters from across the United States seek climate hotel and boarding house rates and investment opportunities. The club replies fully and sends printed material on the city and surroundings. Officers believe intelligent measures could raise the population to 100 090 in ten years and pledge to explore every option to achieve that goal.
The college reports the largest enrollment this year with merit and progressiveness cited as keys to prosperity. It also boasts the state’s largest faculty of expert teachers among similar schools and promises better facilities. For catalogue write Shafer and Downey box 1129.
Northern visitors have called at the Business Men's club seeking permanent location in the city. The secretary outlines opportunities in cotton and woolen mills cold storage tanneries and truck farming to attract investment rather than profits from hogs poultry or figs.
Don’t wait for prices to rise again, secure bargains in city property farms or ranches by contacting MO T. Hambleton & Co. at the Daily Light building corner Losoya and Crockett streets.
Judge Kroeger presided yesterday in corporation court. Alfredo Martinez and Ed Brown were fined $3 each for offenses. Bessie Lavne was fined $5 for drunk and disorderly conduct. Chavez was also charged with drunk and disorderly. a case for abusive language was dismissed.
Pending settlement of the tele phone strike, all orders left with the A D T Messenger office 523 East Houston Street will receive prompt attention. Nassau text notes 11 4 1f.
CAPT DRUSE S COLLECTIONS Chief of Police W D Druse collected 336.26 in November distributed to recorder fines pound fees plaza market fees and office of the deputy collector of customs Port of San Antonio on November 6 1900. Notice that merchandise seized unclaimed will be sold December 21 1900 at 11 o clock in front of the United States Marshal's office San Antonio including meseal opals Mexican hats shoes cigars cigarettes sample liquors and advertising matter.
Fragments indicate a pending settlement involving the telegraph messenger office at 523 East Houston Street and nearby properties. Details are unclear but the notice references official action and required resolution.
Weekly Sporting Review reports duck shooting at peak, with G A Stowers and I N Rothwell bagging 450 ducks in four days near Rockport. Ed Nalle nets 267 ducks, and a large crowd on the S A & A P line bags 360 quail. Other hunts include red fox, deer, and early Adirondack private preserves.
Forest and Stream details a Chinese improvised gun with a flash pan and incense punk, noting its unreliability and limited use in bird hunting. It then covers Chinese hunting methods using traps nets and pits for partridge and grouse, and chronicles bears leopards and tigers in North China, plus royal hunting traditions from Mongol and Ming eras and the Manchu dynasty.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach disorders and liver and bowel regulation. Priced at 25 cents, available at all druggists.
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