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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1918
Page
11
A White Paper reports British prisoners from Kut faced a brutal desert march to Bagdad and beyond. Of 2680 at Kut, 1306 died and 449 untraced amid heat, hunger, abuse by Arab guards, and scant Turkish aid.
General Townshend arrives in London with his daughter Audrey after years apart during the war. He previously faced capture and imprisonment by the Turks while the couple were separated. The reunion follows unpublished photographs and signals hopeful peace negotiations.
Manufacturers' Note argues Nuxated Iron used by Dr. MacAlpine is a well known remedy not secret. It claims to avoid teeth staining and stomach upset unlike older iron products and promises complete satisfaction with money back if not effective. Distributed in the city by H. Wagner and associates.
A contemporary account recounts mass suffering and starvation as Kut prisoners and their guards endured a brutal retreat. Nearly 8000 British and Indian captives disappeared or died, with only a fraction surviving to reach a desert village near Aleppo. The piece notes vast suffering on the march and vows future illumination of this crime's full scope.
The document notes large sums paid to the United States Treasury in 2017 from predator control programs in the Western region. It cites the Department of Agriculture and the Biological Survey pursuing wolves coyotes and other predators to protect cattle sheep and horses. It mentions hundreds of thousands of dollars spent and campaigns to reduce available food sources.
Canada trains crippled soldiers in automobile mechanics to aid reeducation and self support. Programs run across provinces with courses in driving and maintenance. many trainees are steered into other industrial channels to balance demand. Canada, Britain, and the U S. all emphasize motor trades for wounded servicemen.
Disabled soldiers in Vancouver and western Canada receive free or funded courses in automobile and mechanical trades. The University of Saskatchewan and the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary offer thorough programs for war cripples aimed at placing them in skilled work, including a student with a lost arm preparing to run a small flour and grist mill in the Peace River district.
An article extols a liquid silmerine as a harmless, fast-acting hair straightener and wave creator. It claims it smooths curls overnight, doubles as hat dressing, and is non greasy. The piece also discusses wartime rehabilitation programs teaching motor mechanics to injured soldiers in Britain and abroad, highlighting schooling in Roehampton and European programs.
The narrator describes mangled war zones in France where miles of color coded wires lay across weed filled trenches and shell holes. He warns that careless exploration risks entangling feet while workers salvage at Tours navigate the aftermath.
A vintage advertisement touts olive tablets as a path to youth by cleansing the liver and bowels. It claims nine tenths of illnesses come from poor digestion and urges readers to try the product with Ve??eral oil mixture and a physician’s endorsement.
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