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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
9
A wartime insurance report shows sixty organizations at Camp Travis at 190 percent insured. The camp strength is about 28,000, with total insurance coverage around $190,293,000 and about 24,967 men under government policies. Future daily reports will list organizations with 10 percent insured and the total men insured.
Civilians are urged to write to The Lights Home Folks to connect soldiers from distant states with hometowns. Readers from San Antonio publish their towns to offer hospitality, meeting soldiers, and sharing news. responses arrive from Nashville, Leavenworth, and other cities as efforts continue to match exiled troops with civilian hosts.
A benefit concert presented by the Manihaaraniic Orchestra will be held Monday evening February 18 at Beethoven Mall. Arthur Chomsen will conduct with additional soloists and a variety program. Proceeds go to the Red Cross. tickets will be sold by the entertainment committee led by Aubrey Hin and others.
Senate confirms Col. Monros McFarland chief of staff Southern Department and Col. A. Millar commander of Third Field Artillery for brigadier general rank. Appointments issued but duties and transfer at Fort Sam Houston not yet announced. McFarland, Millar have served in San Antonio about two years. replacements and new staff roles noted. Lucius L. Surfee named chief of staff to succeed McFarland. Believed en route from Mayatt island assignment.
San Antonio public schools report purchases of war savings stamps totaling 18437. Superintendent Charles Meek notes it is a starting amount, with Main Avenue school the top buyer at 1871 and George W. Limelandridge Sick School second with 1624. Other schools across Cameron, Matagorda, and Harris areas contributed varying sums.
An advertisement touts a hair treatment claiming to revive dull or damaged hair. It describes a routine of dampening a cloak with the product, combing through strands, and promises light, fluffy, attractive results while asserting restoration of beauty and health. The copy emphasizes sheen, manageability, and a dramatic transformation.
An OCR fragment lists numerous street and school names with scattered numbers and prices. The text includes items like Svlinol No 72 Houston Street and Behowt No Weal End with various monetary figures and incomplete place names, reflecting damaged data from a municipal record.
The federal inspection that would grade drinking establishments on temperance and cleanliness has been halted and postponed to March. The notice, issued Wednesday, states inspectors will take time to review targets at each establishment. A few places may receive high grades while others fall below, with security measures to prevent disturbances. The death of Mrs. Mathews Wilty, former county resident, is noted with an administrator named for her estate valued at about 40 000 dollars, to be shared by two children after deductions.
WALLINGTON, BA Web. Uaistge, Sawuel Alsehutey of Chicage named arbitrator of the difference. The action concerns wages and hours between five breaking community and their employees, with the case proceeding to settlement.
The Light's Cooking School opens a five day course starting Monday. The program covers kitchen tasks for homemakers, lectures and demonstrations each day, and aims to improve cooking skills, household management, and nutrition with practical tips. The sessions include menus, shortening methods, and healthful meal planning for families.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless remedy to lift corns. It claims four small drops on the corn end pain instantly, enabling removal with fingers. The copy extols a druggist sold bottle costing a few cents and credits a Cincinnati genius for the ether discovery.
Military personnel including Duda Gilespie and Raph Atert Tulventati are listed with duty suspensions and transfers. Maj. Charles Atwood, Maurice A. Golden, Elmer Sargent, and others receive new assignments to fields such as sanitary corps, quarters master, and signal corps. Fort San Vonetan base hospital and various posts are noted. the text records unit movements, training, and administrative orders amid ongoing artillery and infantry duties.
War Secretary commends Black troops at camp after a controversial report compares their treatment to white soldiers. General and medical officials describe the care, rates of sickness, and conduct, noting both praise for the troops and underlying tension over conditions and segregation.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for back pain and fatigue. It claims the oil soaks into the kidneys, revitalizes the body, and wards off future attacks with renewed vigor. Money-back guarantees and claims of genuine product availability are noted.
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