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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
8
The city commission approved private sewer line projects to link with municipal mains and refund builders as others hook up. Permits issued for two private runs costing about 350 and just over 500 dollars with refunds per connected user.
A promotional notice urges Miss Freckle-face to try Othine double strength to remove freckles at no cost if unsuccessful. One ounce suffices for even heavy cases, with a money back guarantee if the freckles persist.
The Kegleston and Todd Company gains permission to erect a plant for petroleum products. Tumble Oil will build a five inch double pipeline along the International and Great Northern and San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf lines, linking two plants. Eggleston and Todd to locate a new plant on city outskirts near the San Antonio Gas and Fuel plant. Project cost about 350000. Shift540 funds a loan from State National Bank to buy the city and county jointly required Oak Farm property for a detention hospital.
Lieut. Col. James B. Woenryer arrives at Camp Travis to join the eighteenth division as assistant chief of staff. Col. Arthur M. Shipp also reports for duty with the same division. Infantry regiments are organized into 36th and 85th brigades, machine gun battalions will follow, and artillery units will come from converting existing cavalry regiments. Approximately 4 000 are expected on August 22 and 2 000 more on August 26 as the depot brigade relocates to accommodate incoming troops.
Pupils in the compulsory school must start by September 9 and attend 100 days this year. Attendance runs consecutively under law, with entry for new students at the February term. The 1018-1919 session marks the maximum. prior years required 60 or 80 days.
The ad touts calomel as the universal medicine with Calotabs as a refined form. It claims calomel cleanses the liver, purifies the blood, and boosts Nature’s healing, with one Calotab at bedtime and no dietary restrictions. Calotabs priced at thirty five cents, sold in sealed packages with money-back guarantee.
The city public schools expect a small rise in faculty for the new session. Due to curriculum adjustments Gernigan was removed from the program and German teachers were reassigned to English instruction. The overall teaching staff remains the same in number, while serving more pupils than before.
A district committee led by Thomas W. Griffiths inspects Boy Scout troops in Seguin Cualling Lockhart Maxwell San Marcos and New Braunfels. The San Antonio group reports strong enthusiasm for the forthcoming camp at Fentress from August 27 to September 6 with 70 scouts touring ahead to ready grounds and activities. The main party will depart at 5 pm with a morning meeting at the Y M C A San Antonio.
A large shipment of baseball bats along with chairs and twenty six mo nographs arrived for the Southern Department. Camp Travis may host hundreds of games at once under Army supply control. The Y orders extend to San Antonio firms supplying 20,000,000 sheets of notepaper for free distribution in the camps.
T R Beltran of San Antonio cites the 1917 Mexican constitution as the basis for replies to Britain's protest over taxes and limits on foreign oil property ownership. Article 27 restricts land and mineral rights to Mexicans or Mexican companies unless foreigners become Mexican nationals, prompting debate in international circles amid wartime oil needs.
Marshal Foch sent thanks through Rev. Charles Macfarland for moral and spiritual support from the American people. He praised American generals officers and men and noted their moral and material help had tremendous importance.
Mrs J M Camus of Key West Florida reports five years of back pain irregularities and weakness improved after using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She can now do housework and urges others to seek the remedy from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts with forty years of advice experience.
The Second Texas cavalry based in San Antonio received Federal recognition after an inspection by federal officers. Col Walter Napier reported the unit is at full strength and will enter Federal service. The Sixth Texas cavalry, formed at Dallas, also received recognition and joins the Second brigade.
The Shriners and their all-Shriner band led the Thursday night enlistment drive with Judge W and Fly at the helm. The First Texas cavalry marched, the rally followed the parade on Alamo Plaza, and Fifteen men enlisted as organizers expected more on Friday and Saturday. Judge R I Ward spoke, with Cantain Steele and Maj Charles Barnes among speakers, Mme Petitetore performing solos including Joan of Arc and La Marseillaise.
A number of officers in the medical reserve arrived at Fort Sam Houston Friday morning and were assigned to the department surgeons office. The group includes Captains Claude Callsouth Richard Cant Joseph Dur torn Ga West erhof First Lieutenants Vai Wack William Piers Rupes Herrick Paradis Ross Walk Sefton Oliver Smith and others. Some were bound for the 59th battalion United States Guards and the 60th battalion United States Guards at Fort Bliss. George White dental corps has relief from the base hospital and is ordered to Camp Mabry Austin Texas.
Dodson's Liver Tone claims to replace calomel with a pleasant herbal medicine that cleans the liver and bowels without vomiting or salivation. The ad promises morning relief, improved energy, and a money back guarantee if health goals are not met.
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