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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
9
Verse from Nell Brinkley about youth answering duty for country to defend France and England and America. It contrasts beauty and gardens with the call to labor and sacrifice and ends with the line All for my country and Paradise well lost.
The Light plans a salesmanship course for newsboys with the Y M C A and J A Stevenson from the Alexander Hamilton Institute. About 100 boys will be divided into units under a weekly changing merit based officer staff with prizes and distinct uniforms. Boys must have school certificates and good character to join and will receive business lectures at the Y M C A plus pool and gym access.
Miss Marjorie Mangham won the silver cup in the YWCA swimming and diving series in the final contest of the summer on Thursday afternoon. Miss Lottie Kingsbury tied for first before the Thursday event and finished second, with Miss Jean Holland third. the second and third place finishers received association pins. Miss Payne Roberts, the 6 year old water baby, who participated in the exhibitions, was also given an association badge.
Miss Kingsbury hosted contestants and guests after the contest with refreshments. Judges were Miss Catherine McGown Mrs J K Drakeford and Miss Mary Callsen.
A Rome dispatch reports Austrian forces are removing valuables from Trieste to Vienna and other inland locations as they pull back from the area.
A simple two lemon juice plus three ounces of orchard white creates a quarter pint skin lotion. Strain to remove pulp and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to soften brighten and even skin tone.
The United States announces public auctions of timber lands and surface of segregated coal and asphalt lands belonging to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations in eastern Oklahoma. Dates run October 15 to October 31 1917 with bids by mail or in person and various payment terms.
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports persistent but unconfirmed rumors that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company steamer Desna has been torpedoed. The Desna, 11,483 tons, was built in 1912.
A young subaltern, son of a general, delivers a message to the gunners for his father. The major, in a foul mood, asks what Tet mother says, prompting a sharp reply about what the mother would say. Boston Tran.
Kendall County Fair in Boerne Texas reports a record crowd with San Antonio Day. Highlights include the Kendall County Stakes a 250 purse relay and a goat shear ing and broncho riding contests. Fort Sam Houston authorities plan a field meet shipping 40 horses with half grand stand receipts to Red Cross.
An excerpt notes widespread fear of snakes and insects in rural life, calling superstition a major factor. It cites actual snake bite deaths in the U S as extremely rare, warns against dangerous remedies like whiskey, and debunks myths about so called deadly reptiles and pests.
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