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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1918
Page
7
A compact discussion of how advertising material is labeled literature and how classifications of summer resort fiction vary. The fragment hints at literary taxonomy and the quirks of genre naming without providing concrete events or names.
Reports recount the sinking of two Hun boats with heavy losses in six months. British content reaches port after six days on U boats. Capt. David Evans, rescued from the Penistone off Nantucket, and crew of the San Jose are accounted for, with Evans to be released by authorities.
Dodson's Liver Tone marketed as a safe, vegetable liquid to replace calomel for liver support. Ad claims calomel harms bowels and bones and promises no salivation, appealing to both children and adults with a risk free bottle at low cost.
Telegraphing the Mandary operation details, a French advance between the Oise and the Aisne is noted for taking 2200 prisoners in two days of fighting. Staff officers and a battalion commander are among the captured, with notably light Allied losses as artillery bombardment roars across the front.
Two rival Liberian governments agree to form a coalition council with each side represented by three members. Disputes over the presidency between the cadets backed Vorvash and the socialist MN government reveal deeper ideological rifts as they seek to reconstruct the army and prosecute the war.
Dispatches describe German forces falling back to the north of the Aisne between Soissons and Rheims amid difficult woods and rain. Allied pressure continues along the Oise and Aisne with British advances and prisoners taken as German resistance holds on the hills north of Avion. American and Czech troops engage on broader fronts including Vladivostok and Ussuri as new transports arrive.
London reports significant French advances between the Oise and the Aisne as German forces pull back. The update, issued by The Philadelphia Public Ledger via Times Service, notes cautious optimism amid ongoing battles and strategic repositioning.
Reported gains describe Mangin's youth army reaching high ground north of the Aisne. Allied forces push from Monteney to Vingré and Palloise, with German lines along the Aisne near Soissons at risk. Air fighting intensifies as forces near Lassigny and Audigny are boxed, signaling a major offensive shift.
Washington report warns a labor shortage in war industries may hit factory output and army supply. Department of Labor states 900,000 skilled workers and unemployed labor are near depletion, urging nonwar employers to release workers for war production to prevent military shortfalls.
Aug 20 report notes a survey to collect family expenses in food clothing housing fuel and other items to aid government adjustments and help housewives judge real value. The data builds on June 15 price levels and aims to show an 8 per cent increase.
Twenty one members of the San Antonio Auto Trades Association plan to close all gasoline stations, quick service shops, and some stores at 7 p.m each night to conserve gasoline. The move aims to reduce night sales and save lighting, heating, and manpower, with full city adoption expected before the new rule takes effect next Monday night.
A home lotion recipe mixes juice from two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint of freckle sunburn and tan remover. Applied daily to face neck arms and hands it promises clearer softer skin and disappearance of freckles and tan.
Clem says an army regulation requires every service member to pay debts or face court martial with hard labor and discharge. He urges that debt collection for enlisted and officers be handled by the commanding officer under whom they serve as moratorium concerns loom.
La Creole Hair Dressing is advertised as a color restorer not dye, claiming to gradually darken gray or faded hair while leaving the scalp unstained. It promises a dark, soft, lustrous look and is applied by brushing. Sold by drug stores or mail order from Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co., Memphis, Tennessee.
Proclamation by the President requires every male resident aged 21 to 31 to register on Saturday August 24 at the Local Board Office in the City National Bank Building Commerce and Navarro Streets. Registration area includes Bexar County outside San Antonio city limits.
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