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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1897
Page
10
A New York Sunday Journal item describes a seller and buyer examining 1898 and 1897 wheels and parts. They find no functional differences in frames tires rims handlebars or pedals, noting the only distinction is fifty dollars in price.
A jumbled paste of quotes and captions from various sources including Sunday World and Indianapolis Journal. Snippets cover marriage ideals women quotes and elderly humor about life and daily routines with scattered attributions like Atlanta Constitution and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A garbled OCR passage presents a dialog about a Bible verse and a person named Wigley Fee or Wigley, suggesting Timely Expenditures and an impression of spending evenings at a location abbreviated EO in a dated, unclear transcript.
A distorted OCR fragment mentions a pastor and a reference to Chicago with unclear context. No clear events, dates, or proper names are reliably readable for a full summary.
The article contrasts high theater profits with declining actor wages amid a shifting pay scale. It cites figures for London and New York stars, noting Patti, Montague, and Abbey management among earners. royalties for major works reach tens of thousands weekly, while average authors see far smaller returns.
A controversial plan envisions Sehcome and two horses tow a walking device before a display pace aiming to beat a two minute mile. Proponents claim wind assistance could shave seconds, while critics warn the feat would blur sport integrity and risk safety for runners and horses.
A garbled excerpt discusses health habits like cold baths and fear of effort, then shifts to street safety habits. It references Mayor Harris of Chicago and contrasts personal effort in exercise with relying on others for results, suggesting mixed views on self-reliance and public safety.
William B Powell, newly appointed Protestant to Haiti, is described as a 50-year-old colored educator and former principal of colored schools in Bordentown New Jersey. Born in Troy New York in 1847, he served in the U S Navy during the Civil War era and later taught Freedmen’s schools in Virginia before leading colored schools in Camden and Bordentown. He previously declined several government postings and replaces Anary Mo Smythe, a white appointee, in the Haiti post.
Twenty thousand educators from district schools to university presidents will gather in Milwaukee for the National Educational Congress. Three days of sessions in the Exposition Building feature general talks and special meetings with prominent educators. A Wisconsin exhibit on teacher training and athletic programs will be shown. After the convention delegates travel at reduced rail rates to various destinations, while a later note mentions a rich English collector of military uniform buttons.
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