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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1916

Page

7

Banquet in Honor of Senator Sheppard Draws San Antonio Crowd

A Wednesday banquet at the Gunter Hotel honors Senator Morris Sheppard with 1000 to 1500 San Antonians expected. The event, organized by local business groups, praises his work including a $750,000 Fort Sam Houston enlargement bill and plans to boost city terminals and warehouses.

Morris Sheppard Gunter Hotel San Antonio L. B. Clegg Sheppard Clegg Senate Fort Sam Houston Chamber of Commerce The Kirkpatrick Washington George T. Allensworth Jobbers and Manufacturers’ League Committee On James R. Davis Perry J. Lewis Jake Wolff J. H. Savage Martin J. Arnold E. D. Henry William Cassin Albert Kronkosky

Yale 200th Anniversary Pageant Planned at Yale Stadium

San Antonians who graduated from Yale are expected to return for the October 21 celebration marking Yale's 200th anniversary. The centerpiece is a giant pageant featuring 8000 participants staged in Yale Stadium bowl, the venue noted for its vast seating capacity.

Yale Yale Stadium Seace

Rural Don Juan Clarified by Court Talent

London dispatch reports a military tribunal describing a man’s farm work as “engaged chiefly in courting.” The man explains the term as his own spelling of carting, revealing a tongue in cheek defense amid formal proceedings.

London Don Juan

Cuero Rifle Club Formed With Eighteen Founders

Cuero Texas October 14 following a meeting of local shots last night the Cuero Rifle Club was organized with eighteen charter members J J Atkinson elected president P H Breeden vice president F N Clifford secretary W E Graves treasurer James Day executive officer. Application will be made for equipment and preparations set for representatives at the annual rifle shoots, membership expected to reach fifty or more before next meeting.

Cuero Tex Cuero Rifle Club J. J. Atkinson P. H. Breeden F. N. Clifford W. E. Graves James Day

Owl with One Leg Stirs Dinner Mystery in France

A city man visiting France learns of a one legged owl in the garden. He dines on a small game dish the next day and the owl disappears. The landlord explains the owl died by its own hand after the stranger’s gibier dinner.

France M'sieur

Nuxated Iron Promises New Age of Strength and Beauty

An expert advertising feature touts Nuxated Iron or Fer Nuxate as a modern health breakthrough. Physicians quoted claim it builds vitality, treats anemia, and enhances strength, with endorsements from Dr. King and Dr. Sauer. The piece promotes two five grain tablets thrice daily for two weeks and notes a money back guarantee if results fall short while stressing easy absorption and non staining iron.

New York M. Y King America Sauer Schuyler C. Jacques Europe L. Wagner

Pompeii Reborn as Glorious Roman City Again

Pompeii, buried for 1900 years, will be revived with restored houses, theaters, and peristyles. Museums, temples, and the amphitheater will reopen as living Roman life returns, with gladiators, dancers, chariots, and social scenes recreated for visitors.

Pompeii Vesuvius Rome Bay Naples Spinnarola Royal Art Museum Vozzuoli Syracuse Triclinium Strax Mercury Coomans Obellius Eirmus Obellius

Japanese Restaurant Opens at 134 Soledad Street

A new Japanese restaurant debuts at 134 Soledad Street offering modern decor and sanitary facilities. The ad highlights contemporary cuisine and a clean dining environment for patrons seeking authentic and safe dining options.

Soledad St

London Horseflesh Trade Surges Amid Refugee Influx

A London horse butcheric scene expands from none before the war to over twenty shops as Belgian refugees flood the city. Prices for horseflesh compare to beef unaffordability rising. Labor leaders warn of health risks and lowered living standards as concerns grow about diseased horses entering the human food chain.

London Soho Kensington

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