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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1911

Page

5

Large Army Band to Play Sousa and Classics July 3 4

The amalgamated band of 350 army musicians will perform at the park on July 3 and 4 featuring Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever and a mix of classics from Lucia to Carmen. Led by Herman Tratner Jr the program promises fireworks and medleys plus large scale pieces and a record order of fifty full band scores.

Casey Jones Ball Park Herman Tratner, Jr Thirteenth Infantry Band Opera Mirror John Phillip Sousa Press Club

Stable Fourth of July Concert With Army Band And Fireworks

A Mesquite program features Sousa Semper Fidelis performed by an army band of 350 with a trumpet corps of 80. The closing Stars and Stripes will involve artillery, infantry, buglers, engineers, and other troops. Fireworks include two flag pieces, George Washington, and a dramatic flag unfurling as the silk banner rises to the new south sky.

Fort Sam Houston Gregory Sousa Corps of Engineers George Washington

Digestit Offers Quick Digestive Relief From Indigestion

Advertises Digestit as a new medicine to relieve indigestion dyspepsia sour stomach heartburn and gas. Promises money back if not benefited and offers a free 50 cent package by writing to Digestit Co. Jackson Mississippi for an order to a local druggist.

Jackson Miss

Profit in Its Garbage: Columbus Reduction Plant Profits

Irwin S. Osborn, engineer in charge of Columbus municipal garbage disposal, explains at a City club luncheon that garbage can be profitably reduced to fertilizer and grease. He cites a plant that handles 40 tons daily, yielding 5 tons of fertilizer at 19 dollars per ton and 1 ton of grease at 100 dollars per ton, for a total value of 150 dollars against a 90 dollar cost per day.

Coates House Irwin S. Osborn Columbus, O Kansas City Star Osborn Columbus

Two 91 year olds race to attend each other’s funerals

Emmet dispatch describes a race between two men aged ninety-one to see who can attend the other's funeral first. James Campbell, of the town, follows life rules including smoke and chew and drink, while David Wadsworth of Richmond stays with rules to avoid oke and also chews and drinks. The contest draws local interest as both men remain neck and neck.

Emmet New York Herald James Campbell Chew David Wadsworth Richmond

Women at Hempstead Farm Colony Embrace Recreation

Mrs Belmonts colony in Hempstead L I plans to add tennis courts rowing and barn dances as part of a shift from single gender farm life. The move aims to boost happiness with more recreation while some farmerettes return to town after trying life at the farm.

Brockholt Belmont Farm

Tennis Games Bring Hope to Abandoned Farm Row

A terse line hints at tennis games and girls inviting companionship as loneliness fades on a manless farm suggesting a new social order emerging along the river.

What is horsepower and engine power explained

A Chicago Record Herald discussion explains horsepower as a rate of doing work equal to 33 000 foot pounds per minute or 5656 per second. It compares engine capacity to kilowatts and horsepower, and notes a 150 pound man can reach about a horsepower in short spurts while a horse can exceed it briefly.

Metropolitan Chicago Record Herald

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