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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
10
Mrs Sanne Jaynes of Anderson South Carolina suffered an organic displacement with severe pains requiring morphine and possible surgery. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling a healthy baby boy the following year.
Warn of possible local showers Monday night into Tuesday as atmospheric conditions show irregular air pressure and rising heat. Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau notes showers may not occur within the stated window but unsettled, hot weather is likely. Also reports two military deaths and a soldier’s sentence: Private Lige Peacock of the Fourth Depot Brigade is sentenced to months in confinement with pay forfeiture for absence without leave. Private John V. Kloesse of the 26th Company dies of pneumonia at Camp Travis. his father is J. M. Gioso, Shiner Texas.
Red Cross headquarters issues explicit sweater knitting instructions for heavyweight wool to meet local quota. A worker in knitting headquarters spends a full day ripping out sock toes for others to reknit, illustrating the waste caused by not following directions.
The ad promotes Mother's Friend as an external remedy for pregnancy and childbirth, claiming it relaxes and expands the abdomen, reduces pain at delivery, and aids postnatal recovery. It highlights purchase through drug stores and a free motherhood booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co, Atlanta.
Four Camp Travis soldiers were injured Sunday in separate accidents. Private James Melarland was struck by a motorcycle at Avenue and Sixth Street and suffered a head injury. Mand Leader Richard Patine a sidecar occupant also hurt in the same crash. Private Herbert A. Uarlow injured his left knee in a jitney collision at Avenue and Houston, while Private Arthur J. Baisden plunged in the camp pool and hit barbed wire. No serious injuries reported. Swift & Company beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending July 20 averaged 16.43 cents per lb.
In a domestic scene with Helen and Carrie tensions arise over spring clothing and restrained spending as Helen knits for Winifred and debates meals. Carrie’s domineering mood contrasts with Helen’s quiet sacrifice while a child asks for bread. An announcement follows: AL HL Ward seeks the Democratic nomination for Associate Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals, subject to July 27, 1918 primaries.
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