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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
1
A payment of 25 dollars was issued for information leading to finding ta fumer and tuatlogging. The article notes appropriation of funds to meet weekly pay and repairs at a bridge, with mention of liquor sales to soldiers and a South Flores Street location.
Fragmentary text presents health advice claiming strength comes from physical training and stamina. It mentions a “fortress” metaphor, warns of weakened purity, and promotes a secret remedy advertised by Swift Labora. The disjointed lines resemble an old wartime or self help plea urging readers to prepare and invest in claimed cures.
The first performance of Ute Welly Field Minstrels for the Windard orchestra drew a packed house at the Grand. United States, French, and local citizens in San Antonio attended as Kelly Field’s “crackerjack” orchestra and a skilled chorus entertained with songs and dances. Executives and officers from Kelly Field staffed a large cast of soldiers and civilians, with a final program featuring a variety of acts and a lengthy intermission.
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