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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
10
Scattered OCR text mentions troops, battleships, artillery, and alleged casualties. Named items include New York, Meera, Ver Rakpilal, and dates or locations like Port Crockett. Overall content is garbled, with references to a battle, regiments, and medical casualties amid unclear chronology.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal remedy for catarrh and its vague feminine ailments. It cites reform advertisements and a testimonial from Mrs. Albert Muet of South Manchester, praising improved digestion, appetite, and strength after using Peruna. The copy markets Peruna as a forty five year standard remedy for catarrh in all forms.
Publication of a War Department telegram allegedly authorizing a progressive 50 percent discharge prompted division headquarters to bar news dissemination. Officials disputed the accuracy while confirming demobilization plans were being handled at higher levels. The department aims to control information during the demobilization period.
A general court martial at Camp Travis sentenced Kle Ba Chak NU Compo Woth Weil Heigale Welwate Victor Haw 80h Company Dowok Hei wade aul Vsion Wy Maxey Tet Company GS Desot Brigade to twenty five years each for mutiny and other charges. Sentences were adjusted by the reviewing authority with some confinement and honorably discharged status, and several men received related sentences or reduced terms. The verdict followed a clash with military police during a disturbance at the depot brigade. A sergeant and a private were wounded and hospitalized as the case unfolded.
The piece urges vigilance as influenza cases rise with cold weather. It promotes preventive measures, including nasal application of a medicated solution and strict hygiene, claiming prior epidemics showed success with this method. It notes affordable supplies are available locally and reports many residents used the approach during recent danger.
An active new year plan and officer election are planned at the Real Estate Board meeting to be held at the Gunter Hotel. President Widlace Hogers is expected to announce several items and associations will discuss reconstruction era topics and local commerce.
The text promotes Cascarets as a liver and bowel cleanser claiming they remove bile poisoning and promote gentle cleansing. It oddly touts benefits for adults and children, including relief from headaches coated tongue bad breath and constipation.
A garbled page fragment includes an amateur dandruff remedy promising dramatic scalp relief and a police report noting burglary and theft arrests. Names such as Detectives Toadtool and White appear with a mention of the Try This cautionary ad and a Mission phone number. Also referenced are a painter’s daughter search and a grand ball by a musicians society with a benefit.
An ad fragment touts a remedy for catarrhal deafness, claiming quick relief from head noises and nasal congestion. It suggests mixing a double strength preparation with water and sugar, to be taken as a table spoonful four times daily, noting low cost and pleasant taste.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no coherent events or identifiable names. Unable to determine a concrete news item.
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