Kelly Field Soldier Says Home Folks Keep Him From Loneliness
A Kelly Field letter shows the Home Folks plan of The Light helps army boys. The writer thanks folks who located relatives and notes he will not be lonesome since he can visit many friends. The piece highlights how towns across the country have connected with service members and boosted morale.
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Kelly
Kelly Field
Jlowesome Soldier Boys
Glen Walls
N. Y
Glen Malls
San Antonio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Cal
Home Folks column offers to connect soldiers with hometowns
A World War I era Home Folks column invites soldiers from camps and other states to write letters. It promises to locate former residents of their home towns and notify them when replies arrive. The list of unanswered names includes San Francisco, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, London, and many U.S. towns, with scattered misspellings in the OCR.
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San Francisco
Cal
Philadelphia
Salt Lake Cistle
Wash
Englaund
Chattanas
Tenn
Walker County
Ge Louis
Peoria
Maines
Iowa
Billings
Ind
Malden
Wallace
Idaho
New York City
Baltimore
Omaha
Neb
Toston Oor
Boston
Lima
N. Y
Manton
Mt Marienne Islands
Broadwie
N.Y
Bellfonte
Lewiston
Mount Vernon
Personal mentions at hotels and a FTC charge headline
A string of guest registrations at the Menger Gunter Lanier and other hotels lists names from Gregory Mimira and Port Arthur. A Federal Trade Commission complaint alleges unfair competition by the American Tobacco Company over resale price maintenance with hearings set for June 13. The clipping ends with a literary quip about marriage.
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Joseph Po Green
Gregory
St. Anthony
Lo Hawkes
Mimira
Menger
Uie Gyeate
Gunter
SLO
Wooa Minas
Mies W. CL Minas
George Minnis
Marfna
Aen
Dallay
Ners
Wasittington
DD. C
American Tobacco Company
Federal Trade Commission On
Musterole White Ointment Provides Fast Pain Relief
Musterole is a white ointment made from oil of mustard and other ingredients. It replaces mustard plasters without blistering and offers relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches chest congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago and bruises. Available in 30c 60c and hospital size $2.50.
Malaria Campaign Underway At Camp Travis Area
Washington announces a $5000 appropriation to the public health service for malaria control around San Antonio cantonments. City and county governments with military authorities plan cooperative mosquito breeding elimination, Salado river areas, and extra-cantonment zones tied to Camp Travis. Major work includes clearing aquatic vegetation, extending the Camp Travis swimming pool, fly control, and efforts to push malaria proofing through October amid two pneumonia deaths of soldiers.
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San Antonio
United States Public Health Service
Washington
Maj. C. I .Gardner
Camp Travis
Salxdo
Sliiti
Public Health Service
TE County and Public Health Service
Ito Ulse
Camp Travis Constomiment
Eugene Ruehler
M. RR. C
Salado
Maj
Gardner
Buehrer
Elily
Camp Trav
P. S. Halloran
Cammy Travis
Buehler
Finley to lead Red Cross mission to the Holy Land
Dr John H Finley president of New York State University is named head of the American Red Cross Commission bound for Palestine. The mission aims to relieve distress among Holy Land residents and Finley will join the group soon as they travel to the region.
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John H.finley
New York State University
American Red Cross Commission
Holy Land
Finley
Palestine
Army camp myths and the coward and irritable heart stories
Readers see through sensational Army camp tales about cowards and irritable hearts. Experts, including Lieut Col Hilloran, say the coward claim lacks proof while the irritable heart risk remains limited to overtrained athletes and can improve with proper exercise. Camp Travis has no confirmed irritable hearts yet.
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Plos
Tel+ Jovan
Ninetieth Division
Travis Wan
Liceutenant
Hillloran
Goward
Sana
Camp Travis
Rheims Archbishop Mourns His Exile
Cardinal Lucani of Rheims speaks from a Paris cell about forced exile by military orders. He resists being called a refugee, insisting he wished to stay to witness for the cathedral and protest the enemy’s crimes. He denies reports of a wireless station or weapons at the basilica. The piece notes a South African dam project to support 10,000 people.
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Lucan
Rheims
Paris
Cardiat
Eit
Tan
Basilica
New York
Pimes
South Africa
San Antonio Stores Win Extended Evening Hours
Announcement under A. Peden authority as federal food administrator for Texas grants San Antonio stores extended closing hours. Mayor Bell and John B. Carrington requested relief for grocery meat markets and food shops. Wholesale and manufacturing plants must close by 6 p.m. daily, general retail by 6 20 p.m. with Wednesday and Saturday nights exempt from these limits.
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A. Peden
Texas
San Antonio
Mr. Peden
Bell
John B. Carrington
Vorth
Caterix
Soldier Trade
Inuet Cloge
Feneral
Peden
Stores close early spark clerks’ food woes
Protests state general retail clerks cannot eat with salaries, while stores shut at 6 30 pm leaving no supper options. Soldiers request an extra open night beyond Saturday to patronize local shops as a remedy. notices also mention Irish potato growers meeting at Wharton and Wagle Lake to stabilize prices and consumption.
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Solders
Tug
Carrington
Peden
Wharton
Wagle Lake
Alb Ssn
Attonio
For Itching Torture Remedy Zemo
Zemo offered as a reliable 9 antiseptic liquid to stop itching and clear skin. It treats acne eczema and rashes, with minor blemishes often fading overnight. The product is safe for tender skin, non greasy, and costs 35 cents for a large bottle from The K W Rose Co in Cleveland Ohio.
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Costa
K. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Appointed Aide H S Sanborn Joins US Army Staff
Capt H S Sanborn, former Canadian expeditionary force officer who served in France with British and American units, is named aide-de-camp to Maj Gen John W Hinckman. He has been an instructor at Camp Stanley third officers training school and hails from Washington. Clarkson remains as major general's aide.
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H. S. Sanborn
France
John W. Hinckman
Sanborn
Third Officers Training School
Camp Stanley
Washington
First Expeditionary Force
Artillery, Infantry and Engineers Corps
United States Army
H H. S. Clarkson
Capac
Ford Goes Direct in Air Program Bid
Washington April 23 Henry Ford was eliminated from consideration for the aircraft administrator post when he told President Wilson he could not accept the appointment under the circumstances. The position had not been officially offered and Ford's name had been mentioned in connection with it.
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Ford
Washington, DC
Henry Ford
Wilson
Randall Kleforth Dies After Auto Crash in San Antonio
Randall Kleforth aged 29 died shortly after being struck by a vehicle at the River Avenue and Josephine Street intersection Monday night. The driver, J B Peacock 44, was booked on negligent homicide. Kleforth, a New Orleans native residing in San Antonio five years, worked for his brother Ward Kleforth, and is survived by another brother Hubert and two sisters Deborah and Mary. His body was sent to New Orleans for burial after services at Baylor Hospital and Riehe Undertaking.
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Randall Kleforth
Josephine Street
River Avenue
J. B. Peacock
West Dewey Place
Central Police
Axleforth
Mr. Peacock
Baylor Hospital
Riehe Undertaking Establishment
Peacock
Kleforth
New Orleans
Lin
San Antonio
Dward Wleforth
Hubert
Deborah
Mary Wkleforth
New Orlerns
Unexplored Canada and a 1658 silver coin chest
Vancouver Province notes belief that 30 percent of Canada remains undiscovered and hints at oil bearing regions in the Mackenzie basin. Indian reports speak of vast untrodden Yukon areas and a long untouched Mackenzie Mountains. Londonderry residents boast rare coin collections, highlighted by W M Lindh with a silver chest dated 1658 worth about 290 years.
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Canada
Mackenzie River
Vancouver
Yukon
Macskenzie
Londonderry
W M. Lindh
Chaplin Skip San Antonio Engagement For Liberty Loan
Charlie Chaplin will not appear in San Antonio on Friday to support the Third Liberty Loan. His health deteriorated during a grueling tour with four towns daily, rapid travel, and intense strain. Physicians ordered rest and he is 28, with draft plans soon. he is expected to finish several film projects before military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Chaplin
San Antonio
Chaplin
South
Cheplin
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