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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1916
Page
6
Soldiers of the Illinois brigade press through a hot Texas sun as they settle into camp near Wilson Street. First Illinois infantry rests easily while Seventh arrives and erects shelter tents. Officers ensure acclimation and care for blisters, with focus on comfortable shoes and light khaki uniforms.
New York women organize the National Patriotic Relief Committee to aid dependents of soldiers and non-combatants. Maude Wetmore named national chairwoman and Gertrude Robinson-Smith state chairwoman push employment and temporary work. Red Cross aid coordinated. Brigade drills underway as regiments prepare at camp with tents and marching practice. The Seventh camp amid rain, Texas troops adjust to field life. brick red uniforms unify the brigade.
A fragment notes Grove's Tasteless Cholera Tonic, once common as a general tonic, claimed to share the well known tonic properties of quinine and iron. The reference compares it to Grove's General Tonic.
New Orleans July 4 progressives press J M Parker to call a convention to complete the party ticket Parker replies he lacks power to summon another gathering He notes Georgia Progressives and others have urged similar action after Roosevelt declined the nomination
The Rockdale county fair in Rockdale Texas opened for a two day festival marking its ninth annual event. A preparedness parade was planned as one of the fair's featured attractions.
The article urges housewives on farms to rely on their own judgment and consult experienced female neighbors before calling a doctor, especially for female ailments. It promotes asking someone who has used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to learn from their experience.
Tuesday night features the Top o' the Town dansant with guests such as Charles Carr and party, Dr and Mrs E W De Pew, Frank Bristow West, Miss Bessie Barnes, and others. We also note a Southern dinner concert at the Menger and flag raising at Collins Gardens. plus a sugar sale, fresh eggs, and butter at Nichols Grocery Co with low prices.
Amusements at the Strand Theater feature Amusements De Wolf Hopper in A Good Samaritan with Fay Tincher in Mr Goode the Samaratin. The Keystone comedy His Hereafter and The Two U Clock Train also join the program. At the Princess a Fourth of July bill shows The Nation’s Peril with espionage intrigue and aerial torpedo invention. The Nation’s Peril repeats Wednesday.
The Vermont infantry regiment under Colonel Tra L. Reeves arrives in Megle Pass on four trains and camps north of the border ready to train. The Second Kansas Infantry of about 1050 men, led by Colonel F. R. Hoisington, arrives at Eagle Pass with band and machine gun company, settling on a hilltop north of the city.
Revenue cutter Comanche ran aground on a sand bar in Corpus Christi Bay while en route to the city for Independence Day. Efforts to refloat the vessel continued into the night, delaying arrival for the celebration.
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