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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1902
Page
8
Cape Cod poet Joseph Crosby Lincoln presents Cape Cod Bal lads a collection of verse recalling the humor and pathos of hardy North Atlantic fisher folk as they sing of sea and sand and rebirth in quaint language.
Miss Sylvia Green daughter of Hetty Green, famed as the richest woman, will become one of the nation’s wealthiest women upon her mother’s death.
The article discusses Stephen Phillips as the author linked to the Homeric poem Ulysses, noting his role and the literary context surrounding the work. It identifies Phillips as the author associated with the title Ulysses in the Homeric tradition.
A promotional claim asserts CACTUS HAIR GROWER AND DANDRUFF CURE can cure dandruff and stop hair loss, attributed to BEXAR DRUG OO. The text presents a product claim with no verified medical endorsement.
The article profiles Mary Johnston author of Audrey noting she spent only three months in school due to frail health. Born in Buchanan Virginia about thirty one years ago, she grew up in Birmingham Alabama and directed family affairs after her mother’s death. Her reading spanned Shakespeare Marlowe Spenser Shelley Keats Browning shaping her vivid imagination. Much writing occurred outdoors with Prisoners of Hope begun in Central Park New York and To Have and to Hold written at a Virginia mountain retreat.
Am Tissian Henary reports that Signora Mayor des Planches, wife of the Italian ambassador, becomes the latest addition to the city's diplomatic circle. The announcement highlights broader engagement with foreign officials and cultural ties in the urban leadership scene.
Second daughter Alice Hay is engaged to James M. Wadsworth Jr., son of Congressman J. W. Wadsworth, from New York's Genesee district. Alice, about 21, tall and athletic, with dark hair, joins sister Helen in marriage prospects. wedding set for next December. James M. Wadsworth Jr. was Yale baseball captain and classmate of Adelbert Hay.
The cruiser Denver nearing completion at Neary & Levy shipyard in Philadelphia will be christened by Miss Roberta Wright, daughter of Denver mayor Robert R. Wright Jr., chosen by unanimous vote of the city aldermen. Also notes New Secretary of the Navy William H A Moody, praised for force and endurance, and resembling the president in temperament. Maverick Clarke advertising engraved cards.
The new Denver mint exterior is finished and hailed as a premier government building. All granite for the six foot walls came from Colorado quarries was cut by Colorado workmen and mounted by Colorado artisans, underscoring local craftsmanship in a national project.
The Rev Dr R Heber Newton, longtime pastor of All Souls Church New York since 1869, will resign to become special preacher to students at Le land Stanford university San Francisco. Known as a leading pulpit orator and writer his liberal views have sparked earlier controversy in his career. Alfonso XIII Spanish king figure noted with plans for appearance May 17.
Naval hero Richmond P. Hobson, famed for the Merrimac incident in Santiago harbor, plans retirement due to deteriorating eyesight. The announcement highlights his long career and notable service with the U.S. Navy.
The visit of M. Santos-Dumont, the daring Brazilian aeronaut, to this country has awakened interest in the big world of flight and air travel. His feats and plans stir curiosity among readers about aviation progress and bold exploration.
American Countess de Spottiswood Mackin received a papal audience in Rome during Pope Leo XIII's jubilee and was sent the pope's skull cap. Only a few Americans have held such honor, with Miss Leary of New York noted as the other American countess created by the pope. The piece also mentions amateur photo finishing by Weirdbenan & Co and a balloon race at the St. Louis exposition with $200,000 in prizes. It then recounts General Nelson A. Miles rising from boyhood enlistment to major general by the Civil War's end.
An old newspaper snippet extols California Restaurant for best meals in the city and Crystal for finest wines liquors cigars and polite treatment. The brief highlights focus on dining quality and courteous service.
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