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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
6
Governor Unbby appointed R A Hubbard of New Boston to the State AmIshway Commission succeeding T I McLean. A special election is set for February 22 to fill four resignations including Stanley Beard Barry Winhey Seth Mousteny M Pitpatrici and Joseph Nichols, with details pending.
New insignia and ribbons outline for American service members wounded in the war. Ribbons on the right breast indicate blood shed with one ribbon per wound date. Additional badges cover aviators observers aeronauts field clerks interpreters and various corps. Mexican campaign badge also prescribed for those in that theater.
A historical advertisement speaks to women about aging and cosmetics. It promotes hair restorers and cosmetics as ways to maintain a youthful appearance, noting societal pressures on women to look younger. The copy blends dubious health claims with marketing urgencies aimed at female readers.
Yan At is not a dye but a toilet preparation that gradually restores natural color. It does not stain the scalp or wash out, and it does not interfere with washing or waving the hair. Keeps hair glossy and healthy. Bold by seed druggists with money back guarantees price 7
Tobey Willama, a noted American actress recently at the Imperial Theater in St. Louis, reveals a home formula to darken gray hair. The mix uses bay run, Barbo Compound, glycerine, and water, applied twice weekly to gain a darker shade without staining or greasiness, claimed to age the user 20 years.
Fragmentary text lists various vehicle categories such as motor trucks motor care and motor ambulances or motorcycles with unclear context or complete sentence structure making it impossible to determine a specific event or notice.
Ten persons, seven women and three men, arrested in an anti vice sweep in San Antonio were fined in the Corporation Court. Fines ranged up to fifty dollars, with three women each fined fifty and two white hotel workers also fined fifty. Vagrancy fines of two dollars and one hundred dollars for two men reported. Some suspects questioned about liquor sales and manners of obtaining liquor amid new city ordinances.
An old listing from a supply company promotes corn meal wheat flour oats and pork and beans with prices such as 91.50 per dozen and canned tomatoes at a dollar per dozen. It markets goods as “everything gold at the lowest possible,” mentions a curry package and a variety of staples, and notes there are no lenders.
Ad copy announces Mrs Antoinette Punk chairing a Liberty Loan event in San Antonio. She will deliver an address on the Hana Crisis at 7 p m Wednesday in Travis High School auditorium. Verbal cues urge a large audience and praise for her speaking ability.
Mentho Laxene or buy it from any well stocked drugstore, 21-2 oz bottles. Take ten drops, or mix with simple sugar syrup made by dissolving sugar in boiling water. A pint of cordial syrup can be made easily and used for winter. Claimed to be free from harmful drugs and effective for cold, catarrh, cough, and bronchitis. Blackburn Product Co Dayton Ohio guarantees or money back.
A committee led by Antonia Price condemns egg profiteering and urges reduced consumption amid peak costs. They note price shifts for colt storage eggs, reference a federal memo on penalties for hoarding and related purchases, and investigate the cause of price increases across markets in Texas.
A choking draft details penalties for hoarding wheat and rye flour and for selling flour in excess of requirements. It cites a fine up to $10,000 or two years, with enforcement against dealers who stockpile or exceed limits. It notes flour and meal sale ratios and hourly committee meetings to adjust prices and control supplies.
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