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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1918

Page

7

Theater sketches promise hearty laughs in the series

The program features a sketch titled Messenger or C2 0. yy by Mulane and Bdeson, praised for its clever pairing. Also on offer are Taking Whings by Desuen Hittan, Uits af dag by AL Noda, Solitaire with six comedy songs, The Baxley and Porter song, and The House of Goll as the feature.

Mulane Bdeson Ndeson Desuen Hittan AL Noda Tepauring Baxley and Porter

Photoplay previews at Princess Theatre with dual acts and comedy

Emmy Weblen leads a varied program at the Princess Theater featuring The Three Aitkens, a lively novelty act from the Aickens, and the comedy After the Ball. Also on bill are Filling a Disappointment and Moore and White singing and dancing. Constance Tabnidge stars in the photoplay Nice Jesson. Engineers at Work on Highway reports Texas county surveys for State Highway No. 2 from Tarworthy to Seguin with local bond funding and state aid. The Travelers' Cigar Shop on Ave. C promotes preferred cigar brands.

Three Aitkens Princess Princess Theater Threw Aickens Adams Thor Donald Dunn Moore and White Constance Tabnidge Nice Jesson Lockhart Tex Tarwouri Segatn Taling Gimadulupe Harwood Houston San Antonio

Blindness of Divorce at Grand Begins Today

The Grand presents The Blindness of Divorce a three day run showcasing graphic divorce evils. The film notes that during hard panic years divorce filings fall as people face tighter conditions. Investigators observe fewer suits as economic strain reduces willingness to litigate and couples strive to endure.

Grand the Grand TSR Pea Wateen

To Have Perfect Skin Throughout the Summer

A dubious advertorial touts mercorized wax as a cure for sun damage and tan removal. It claims the wax absorbs scorch marks and blackheads while unclogging pores, promising a clear, soft complexion with nightly applications and washing off in the morning. The piece touts benefits for freckle and blotch removal.

San Antonio Public Health Clinic Expands Civilian Vaccinations

Public Health Service clinics in San Antonio, run with city help, broaden immunization efforts beyond food handlers to all civilians. Since November more than 20,000 typhoid and 11,000 smallpox vaccines have been administered, with clinics now operating in city hall and school buildings to reach residents who may lack access. Major Gardner reports total inoculations and emphasizes free, voluntary service for every citizen.

San Antonio Maj. CG. W. Gardner United States Public Health Service Ely Major Gardner Warriets Aleefas Tomes Gardner San Anetonia

War Department to Build Ships at Existing Yards

Washington sources say the War Department plans rapid ship building using Shipping Board yards on the West Coast at Everett and a Wilmington yard. Four to eight ships may be produced soon, including a possible 10 000 ton concrete vessel, with Quartermaster General Goethals leading the program and an official public announcement expected shortly.

Washington, D.C War Department Shipping Board Vad Everett Wasi Wilmington Ivc Baker Goethals Inl

Veterans of several wars to entertain at Fort Sam

A Civil War veteran a Spanish War veteran a Frenchman and a Belgian will give talks at the Red Cross convalescent home near the base hospital Fort Sam Houston Sunday afternoon. The program is part of a series of entertainments for soldiers in convalescent homes Major General Clem retired drummer boy of Shiloh Charles Barnes Alexandre Hlouffras Henri Bovay and others organize the event Madame Jouffray and Madame Thelavy assisted by singing the girl daughter of Bovay and Rebecca Moxs participated previously.

Red Cross Fort Sam Houston Dotn T. Clem US 8 Shilo Charles Barnes Alexandre Hlouffras Verdan Henri Bovay Madame Jouffray Madame Tlevay Rebecca Moxs Mr. Barnes

Lord Lansdowne Pleads for Peace Parleys Again

In a London letter Lord Lansdowne urges renewed peace talks while warning the war drains nations of power and life. He cites Wilson and the need for groundwork for negotiations, noting vast casualties and declining birth rates as tolls of the conflict. The piece also mentions early US women enlisting in coast guard clerical duties.

London Dansdowne Partiernister Brutre Wilson Han Lord Lansdowne Eyes of Wich England Wales

Peper Initebes Sre Into A New Pa Ner Hex For Cigaretics

A fragment notes a plan or proposal involving a new paper or partnership related to cigarettes. The readable text hints at a project or device linking paper and tobacco products, possibly a branding or manufacturing note, but details are unclear.

Peper Initebes Sre Cigaretics

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