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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary draft style notes reference signal corps assignments and aviation field duty with immediate war service. An Old Standard tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a general strength booster for adults and children.
General T A Waynes, in camp Beauregard office, urged Rapids Parish police jury to suppress liquor sales to soldiers. He said bootleggers supply liquor to the soldiers, hindering training. Jurors took no formal action, and he had urged the city commission similarly.
At the twenty first annual National Live Stock Association convention in Salt Lake City officials urge support for liberty and justice in France. They back General Pershing and call for a porkless day replacing meatless Tuesday with Pryor advocating porkless days and opposing reopening the Juarez packing plant due to risk of land and cattle losses.
The readable text warns of a dangerous area that should be secured. It references a tent show and a May sale as possible context while noting the need for prompt action. The fragmentary nature prevents full clarity on authorities or exact stakes.
Mrs Mamie O Neill of Denver Colorado says after using Tanlac for months she gained eighteen pounds and can eat without pain for the first time since childhood. She reports better sleep energy and strength and recommends the remedy to others. Wagner s Drug Store and Meier s Pharmacy in San Antonio distribute Tanlae via a special representative.
Frank J. Hagenbarth of the National Woolgrowers Association urged a halt to proposed fee increases and forest and grazing rules. He called for a $600,000 appropriation to study meat consumption controls and argued park preservation should precede beef. The convention drew its largest attendance yet.
An examining physician for a life insurance company notes many applicants are rejected due to undetected kidney disease. The ad touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a herbal remedy, stating it helps kidney issues and offers sample bottles by mail.
Petrograd reports in Pravda emphasize whether Trotsky can secure a peace without surrendering power. The government pushes for a constituent assembly or the All Russian Congress while extremists weaken and the German terms threaten revolution survival. Naval forces move to keep order as unrest spreads and Ukrainian troops are disarmed.
Miss Henrietta Szold spoke at the Guntes Hotel urging financial support for the Zionist movement and the realization of a Jewish nation in Palestine. She noted 45 agricultural colonies formed in a generation with broad education and planned a university if wartime disruptions had not occurred.
Miss Szold urges financial aid to restore Palestine banking and aid settlers as Zionist movement expands across schools and streets. She plans to send a commission to Palestine in March to expend the fund and bolster the national dream. Meanwhile General Boardman departs for France as Finland's independence gains note in international dispatches.
Washington report says Mexico may resume talks over exports and corn supply after Luis Cabrera’s departure, with Alberto Pani as a potential mission head. Ambassador Fletcher remains in Washington but takes no action. Unclear plans follow Cabrera’s Buenos Aires arrival and possible border talks revival.
Dispatches report German troops confiscated bronze statues including works by Bibi and Wasitiington in Belgium. Early estimates place war losses at over a billion crones with significant cash looting, reflecting economic depredations by the invaders.
An old advert promises rapid cold relief with Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours for three doses. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headache and feverish symptoms, and cost only a few cents at any drug store.
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