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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1918
Page
11
An Ur- ic ad appeals to readers about kidney and bladder troubles. It cites war danger at home and urges use of Dr. Pierces Anuric tablets with trial packages offered for 10 cents. Testimonials from Dagksboro and Yoakum Texas praise relief and recommend Anuric to sufferers nationwide.
A Texas declaration proclaims saving food as the top priority in wartime effort with repeated emphasis. The statement asserts an acre of cotton can furnish more subsistence than corn, signaling a push toward agricultural production and resource allocation to support the war.
A Washington administrator in Texas outlined wartime policies at a county officials meeting in San Antonio. Speaker Herbert Hoover stressed mobilization, food production, and national unity, praising Allied resolve while warning of shortages. The gathering included county administrators from across the district and local workers, with emphasis on meeting wartime demands and supporting the administration’s plan.
A string of obituaries lists W P Suith an eight year old child obituary for Sophronia Wedding and Vinyl mortuary notices for Henry Stiegler and others. It notes survivors, residence details, and interment plans at City Cemetery No 5 Honey C Stiegler, plus service times and funeral homes involved. The piece ends with ad text from local undertakers and bank notices.
A new cavalry regiment will be formed in the Southern Western theater and stationed at post locations. The sixth organization, about 38 soldiers, will be stationed at Fort Song How Tom, with others assigned to Fort Clark and Del Rio areas. Transfers from national guard units are planned to staff the regiments.
A fragment from a 19th century advertisement touts Calptabs as a refined remedy for colds sore throat and grippe. It claims doctors and druggists praise the preparation for rapid relief and whole-system improvement while noting some patients avoid it due to alleged side effects.
The report lists sergeants and officers including Hat W Yeager and Argueltis Wrightheadquarters of the Mo1 division being ordered to guard duties and reassigned to Port Sil Oklahoma with entries noting temporary command and shifts in responsibilities. It also mentions transfers and potential deployments related to the War Department and Guards units.
A garbled OCR fragment lists military terms, names, and places with scattered references to dates, ranks, and individuals. The readable portions mention Army orders, various personal names, institutions, and locations, but most detail is obscured by distortion and misspellings. The text lacks coherent events or outcomes to summarize.
A breakfast discussion on bran and taste quality led by Chairman Morris Stern examined price interpretations. The meeting endorsed recommendations from the committee on Hartion work while WARC FOOD ADMINISTRATOR spoke on the revision of policies. Agricultural agent W. Ge addressed oat production and Mr Steele spoke to retail butchers about a city record.
Fragmented report details guards patrolling a shifting power struggle in Washington. Ruckman and reform factions clash with officials including Captain Lomape Bekering and General Telemann amid new field postings and strained communications.
A long list of officers and men assigned to Camp Stanley is announced detailing captains first lieutenants second lieutenants and staff roles. The roster includes names such as Wacker Wyant Chives Menderes Hardin Morris and Gallagher among many others with assignments across various company and regiment titles. The notice presents orderly designations and suggests a broad mobilization or unit reorganization with numerous personnel listed and no clear event narrative beyond the appointment notice.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss issue cards scheduled for Saturday and an attorney-related action. Mentions a fixed date by a hired attorney, references to February and a March US context, and disjointed terms around registratinn and polv, with several garbled names and places.
A garbled OCR snippet from a London area page shows unclear names and items. The readable bits reference a place and the phrase ending with Webtiary Hi. The legible content includes stray terms like L656 LOM and various misread words, offering no coherent event.
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