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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1916
Page
12
A reader recalls a Kansas case where a husband sues his wife for divorce after she searched his pockets in sleep. The tale shifts to a joke about a lawyer’s convincing courtroom speech, yielding a five year sentence for his client.
New York reports 38 infantile paralysis deaths and 150 new cases in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. The epidemic continues, with both fatalities and infections climbing.
Associated Press notes that Britain could lose all timber within three years if the war continues. Prewar sources mostly came from Russia Sweden Germany France Portugal and Spain. Since the conflict began imports have shifted to Norway Sweden and mainly France Portugal with heavy cutting in Britain to meet demand. Only about three million acres remain wooded in the United Kingdom.
The charter for the San Antonio Symphony Society of San Antonio was filed in the State Department. No capital stock. Purpose to promote painting music and other fine arts. Incorporators include Ferdinand Herff R Seebe Ernest Steves G G Watts J G Hornberger and Mrs H P Drought. Economy of material features a construction note about an Arizona smelter stack tapes a knoll and connects with a tunnel at ground level.
Salonica remains a contested field as Allied forces under General Milne occupy the area. Officials say the theater has not yet seen major action but anticipate hard fighting within weeks.
A Texas Bi Centennial Exposition stockholders meeting is set for 4 pm Wednesday at Be dell building headquarters to gauge consensus on proceeding. Decisions may wait 30 to 60 days as all aspects are canvassed. The Committee of 100 held a board meeting Monday to advance matters for Tuesday’s committee session.
The North Carolina Florida Louisiana and Texas naval reserves on a ten days practice cruise aboard the battleship Louisiana return to the Norfolk navy yard and later depart for their homes.
A New York physician describes indigestion as often caused by fermentation in the stomach contents. Wind and acidity irritate the stomach lining. using bisulated magnesia after meals or when symptoms appear stops fermentation, neutralizes acid, and eases discomfort.
The government limits coffee use in Vienna to half a pound per person over four, seizes excess stock, and sets up a district based coffee central. Restaurants and coffee houses are exempt, preserving sidewalk coffee culture while regulating distribution. Coffee cards are non transferable and district bound.
The article outlines a backward reading of Earth’s geological history, describing the rock layers from bottom to top. It names the ages Azoic Eozoic Paleozoic Mesozoic and Cenozoic with subages Cambrian Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous and Tertiary Miocene Pliocene and notes the rise of fishes birds mammals and humans across these eras. It also compares earth’s strata to a torn book and highlights key fossil evidence and evolutionary milestones.
London scenes mix elegance and poverty as coal storage proves difficult in Westminster flats. When a coal cart arrives residents rush out with pails and bags to stockpile coal, highlighting a citywide supply strain affecting rich and poor alike.
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