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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1918
Page
5
Rates for consecutive insertions and different ad types including situation wanted notices and professional cards. Mentions minimum word charges and one time rate adjustments though text is fragmented and partially illegible.
Jesse L. Taylor a Boone businessman and former sergeant in Colonel Harrison’s unit has decided to rejoin the army. He arrived in San Antonio to seek Harrison’s guidance on where he could be most useful. Taylor served in the Second Cavalry in Cuba and was honorably discharged in 1918 before returning home to run a laundry and other ventures. He aims to serve as a linker in the upcoming conflict after entrusting his business to a friend.
Major General Francis Sh. French commander of the Thirty‑first Division National Guard at Camp Wheeler Macon Georgia is honorably discharged due to physical disability. He will remain temporarily in command until relieved and revert to his regular rank. In related orders Maj. Gen. J Franklin Bell is assigned to command the Western Department and relieve Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray, with Bell serving temporarily at Camp Upton New York and Murray continuing in San Francisco. Other general dispositions are noted.
Lieut W R King and Lieut John W Clark report to department headquarters for duty. A detachment of recruits from Tatchett Fort stock area travels with the detachment, after which Capt Joseph C Minus in charge of reserve officer affairs oversees a one month leave. Lieutenants Frank T Allen and S P Chase accompany motor truck company 349 to Mare Clark and Del Rio to observe the transfer before returning to Fort Houston. Lieut James D fadgar from Itley Was reports to Camp Travis for duty. Corporal Basil T Williams promoted to sergeant of ordnance and Private Benjamin I Hickman to private first class at the request of the Ninetieth division ordnance officers near Sle.
Major George Smith of the Ninety first division, home on leave, said Benton Illinois residents forced German sympathizers to cheer Wilson and salute the flag. Patriots marched dissidents down the main street, while Smith, who had just met his baby son, awaited orders to move a detachment from Camp Travis to Camp Grant in Rockford.
A vintage advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remedy. It claims instant relief from corn ache after applying a drop, then removal with fingers. The copy emphasizes low cost, accessibility at druggists, and a mysterious Cincinnati genius behind the discovery.
A Bristol Connecticut reader reports a Home Folks feature connecting servicemen with civilians from their old towns. Soldiers from Washington to Iowa write seeking kinship with home town folks, asking editors to publish names and stations to forge welcomes and friendships.
The extraordinary session of the Mexican Congress closed with President Carranza planning to enact laws for September deputy elections and the next presidential contest. A separate exchange recaps a patient’s relief inquiry about a stomach ailment and a difficult drink response.
Detectives arrested 191 suspects and recovered stolen property valued at 14 080 during March, per Captain James W. Chrethurs report filed with Police Chief Lancaster. Property recovered and valued included automobiles 1 087 bicycles 1 252 jewelry 1 030 and various articles 1 754. arrests involved theft assault to murder forgery receiving and concealing stolen property and related violations. Transfers were made to county court and other jurisdictions.
A San Antonio Daily Light advertisement extols Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample. It claims widespread relief and lists symptoms such as frequent urination backache and dull complexion while promising further information and letters from grateful users.
An incomplete OCR fragment mentions United States commissioner and juvenile fugitives sent to outside sheriffs and military police. It references The Travelers' Cigar Shop on Avenue G and a soldier who may provide a better account after the front.
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