War Is Over Says San Antonio Snipers Joke
Chicago Herald special correspondent Richard Henry Little mocked the San Antonio attack on the First Illinois infantry at Fort Sam Houston. General Funston called the snipers a fake and warned papers to admit their error. The piece portrays the four Chicago reporters as firing endless volleys without causing casualties.
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Richard Henry Little
Chicago Herald
San Antonio
Chicago
Fort Sam Houston
Mr. Little
the Herald
First Infantry
Ilinois
Houston
Illinois
Riorande
Funston
Mesquite
John Morrison
Ganos
General Funston
Leon Springs
Tan Shed Skin Beauty Cure From Wax and Sax Elite
An aging advertisement touts shedding skin with mercorized wax applied at night to remove surface skin and reveal a whitened sparkling layer. It claims painless removal, gradual absorption, and a tightened appearance, plus a homemade remedy with saxelite in hazel water for an additional lift.
Scenes in Camp of Second Texas at Donna
Report from Donna details the Second Texas infantry camps with Companies A to M including the band and hospital corps. Monotony and heat dominate routines while rations and weather improve after rains. mules are stubborn and a tent move becomes a photo moment. The piece notes grim marching drills and a pending river patrol with eager volunteers.
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Second Texas
Donna
Second Texas Infantry
John L. Bartlett
Hospital Corps
Rio Grande
War Department Focuses On Mobilizing Industries For War
Washington July 22 The War Department intensifies emphasis on mobilizing American industrial resources for war, outlining foreign examples from Russia England France Italy Austria and Germany and detailing powers under the national defense act to compel production and transform plants for arms ammo and related supplies.
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Washington, D. C
Rio Grande
War Department
England
United States
General Staff of the Army
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Austria
House of Commons
Department
Words From Persian Enter English Via London Chronicle
The London Chronicle notes about a dozen English words trace to Persian origin. Common examples include orange gold sash shawl and taf feta along with chess caravan lilac dervish lac emerald indigo azure bazaar jackal musk paradise and scimitar.
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London Chronicle
Persia
All leather pumps and Oxford style shoes offered in multiple sizes
Advertisement offers two styles of footwear in patent leather or vici kid with various strap configurations. Shoes include Mary Jane, 8-strap patent pump, 28-strap high heel, and lace Oxford with gray cloth top in sizes 2 to 8. Buy one pair and add a second same quality pair for 5 cents, with options to choose 2 styles and 2 sizes.
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Nainsook Union
Beach
Middy
Norfolk
Shirt Purchase Offers Same Quality for Five Cents
A brief note states an offer to obtain another shirt of identical quality for five cents. The line implies a simple price deal without further terms or quantities. The reference lacks additional names, places, or dates.
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National Defense Act
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