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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1907
Page
14
London July 19. In the throes of a growing sherry boom pleasure seeking Americans arrive in earnest. Managements of leading hotels note a marked increase in sherry consumption during social events. At the Serer and Cecil this year more sherry has been sold than previously observed.
Readers note a trend driven by American visitors toward a new soda cult, replacing claret with pale light sherry in clubs and hotels. Prominent patrons endorse the sherivanni-soda craze, while American bark proprietors report dwindling takings and growing unease.
A garbled OCR piece satirizes Americanization of Shakespeare and modern theater, imagining Edison and Sothern as adapters for Hamlet. It parodies stage business with President and various characters, includes mock dialogue about poison, and notes a pineapple pipe origin tale and class commentary on translation and performance.
A press rifle trophy funded by the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and the National Rifle Association will be awarded at Camp Perry Ohio on August 22 to the newspaper represented by the winner, not the individual. The prize includes an engraved inscription on the trophy, plus an individual award, life membership in the NRA, and cash prizes. A preliminary team selection will be held at Camp Perry with trials for places on the U.S. team to compete in the international Palma Trophy event, involving shoot-offs at 800 and 1000 yards and a test of overall aggregate scores.
Mortimer L. Selilis, a New York banker, notes Kentucky will send a team to the National Matches for the fifth time. Capt Jackson Morris of the International Revenue Bureau in Washington has been granted leave to drill the Kentucky National Guard for the tournament. Kansas will compete for state representation, with 122 named militia members mostly qualified. The fifteen top scorers from practice will represent their regiments in the state competition, to be held in Kansas City from July 7 to 13.
Theodrore Roosevelt, wife of the president, allegedly plans to ban corsets and other feminine attire as part of a reform drive. Critics note the move would affect a major industry while supporters cite health concerns and legacy.
A San Antonio reader claims Down's Kidney Pills restored health amid kidney pain and fever. She reports relief from severe headaches and kidney issues after using the product, praising the pills as effective and recommending them to others.
Paris marks the Bastille fall with guns, parades, and huge crowds across streets and parks. The celebration features flags, public halls, and performances as veterans of cuirassiers and Scots Grays gather for a reunion. New York hosts French national day events with citywide displays and street activity.
The article describes French dragoon celebrations in Anitea and New Orleans with fetes, concerts, and fireworks for Bastille Day. It notes a grand ball by the Societe Quinitarze Tailet, patriotic displays in Quebec and Mexico City, and widespread Allied and French observances overshadowing other events. It also includes medical ad copy for a royal cure and a patent medicine claim from Mills theatre.
In Germantown a woman scolds a Workman installing a window fixture. The worker replies with patient admonition and a gentle rebuke as the exchange grows heated. A barking dog and startled bystanders add chaos to the scene in a tense urban moment.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Silanes and the Cobmnai and hints at a real kay and win. The readable parts are too garbled to identify a clear event, person, or place for a factual summary.
fragmentary text describes a business or product named The Useful Smile and mentions Dr. Harwell and Company in Room 7, Rodter Riltinn, with scattered names and phrases. The readable bits suggest a catalog or notice related to people, possibly a salon or medical listing, but details are obscured.
Columbus Georgia joins a vast expansion as Central of Georgia eyes a Gulf Coast route and new connections north to Columbus and beyond. The project spans several lines, including the Apalachicola line to Georgia, with coal traffic and power plant ventures tied to Panamanian port access and new industrial growth along the Chattahoochee corridor.
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