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Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era

A seizure of sombreros in San Antonio.

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“A number of sombreros, smuggled over from Mexico, have been seized in San Antonio.”
—Brenham Weekly Banner, November 14, 1879

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