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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1918
Page
3
A fragment from The Public Ledger summarizes German and Austrian press urging resilience. General Von Freytag Loringhoven argues not to show weakness while Germany seeks to boost morale and preserve front strength despite four years of war. The piece blends commentary with wartime rhetoric and parries defeatist sentiment.
A claimant states he recovered hair growth after near baldness using an old Indian savant’s recipe. He invites readers to request the true recipe free by writing to a New York address, BB-119, Station PF, John 11, Brittain. Noted as an extraordinary claim with a call for correspondence.
The piece reports discomfiture of Germans in Spanish zones with natives amused by diminishing German swagger. Allied victories in France reduce German propaganda gains. Germans have eased pressures on France but may hinder return to zones. Some former German merchants now with rebels, aiding in anti French and English campaigns.
Dispatches from Pardue Norway report an imminent clash near wares seen by passengers aboard the first steamer from Archingel. Germans reportedly head toward Petchenga from Haaresjeen while Entente forces build a rail line from Petchenga to Saltijaryel to meet them halfway.
The Tuesday Evening Social Guild of the Catholic Women's Association hosts an evening by the club from 7 80 to 10. Mrs Ira C Ogden leaves for her parents Alpine ranch for summer after bidding farewell to Captain Ogden overseas. Miss Carrie Hicks chairs the entertainment with young women of the club assisting and chaperoned by a slate of hostesses. Cornelia Vaughan hosts a rock garden dance Monday for guests including Frances Yokkins and Ken Dilworth. The Vaughan home features a roof garden, pergola, and Country Club orchestra. about sixty five guests attend.
A scrambled mix of wartime commentary recounts Admiral von Tirpitz and others doubting American troop mobility, while Holtzendorff argues submarines cannot effectively target disembarking transports. The piece references U boat strategy, convoy timing, and scattered quotes about naval war aims amid Allied troop movements and political notices from San Antonio.
British report describes a German submarine trapped by four trawlers and a supporting airship. Nets or sweeps formed loops to entangle the sub, which was then subjected to high explosives attached by the trailing vessels. The crew reportedly chose death over capture as oil patches marked the sea surface.
An old fashioned guide touts cocoanut oil as a superior shampoo. It warns against common soaps and shampoos that dry the scalp and brittle hair, recommending a small amount of oil with water to cleanse hair and scalp, leaving hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage, at a low cost.
A historical beauty tip explains making shampoo from Canthrax by dissolving a teaspoonful in hot water to create a full rinseable shampoo. It promises easy application, dissolves dandruff and oil, and leaves hair fluffy, fast drying, and easy to style.
A capacity crowd at the Majestic Theatre welcomed the Kelly Field Players as they presented Kick In a melodrama of the New York underworld. The performance featured professional and talented amateur actors with strong female roles and an enthusiastic audience applauded the show throughout aided by the Vinewood orchestra.
A Chicago firm of tailors claims possession of the largest American flag in existence. They report the banner is half a block wide and about a block long, adorning the workshop building with its size and patriotic display.
The Schober Ice and Brewing Co on Josephine Street will dismantle its plant and offer for sale immediate delivery of ice making machines boilers bottles bottling machinery storage tanks pumps steam drums and other appliances. For prices and particulars contact BE Q Rox 871 or call Travis 5382.
San Antonio soldiers and families will gain protection as the Square Deal Association executive committee meets at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday afternoon. Five business-line committees will present price pledges and 24 complaints from soldiers about overcharges will be heard. A policy bans further patronage of repeat overchargers after three convictions. Cards for member stores will be placed in windows and readers will learn which establishments joined. The War Service publication will feature only Square Deal members and drop third party ads. Forty-one restaurant men seek membership amid broad applications.
A Paris newspaper recounts a French wedding supper with an American couple. Soldiers’ gentle gesture and roses define a bloodless victory for United States image abroad. The piece argues American manners boost morale and ally rapport more than battlefield gains.
Harry Lauder the Sentech comedian has announced his candidacy for Parliament in the next general election from Loudon. He plans to run against Rossey McDonald and Philip Snowden both Laborites with pacifist leanings and pledges to smash the pacified by a spirited committee. Delaware Punch anew better than ever.
Charles J LeSturgeon a Civil War veteran and longtime San Antonio resident died suddenly Monday at his son Bert LeSturgeon’s home in Medina City from apoplexy. He was 70s with a Texas City Hall engineer past, survived by widow five children and eleven grandchildren. Funeral at Ludwig parlors Wednesday at 4 pm with military G A R honors. interment in National Cemetery.
Stockholm reports Jewish workers in Warsaw stunned by the sudden disappearance of 19 members of the executive committee of the Jewish trades union. The missing men, linked with Zionist and Socialist groups, are believed to be detained in a broad purge affecting Jews across Poland Germany and Austria.
The Budapest official statistics show 47 births and 2017 deaths in a one month period. Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung reports hunger riots at Wilson and Pardubitz with soldiers firing on the mobs.
The Hague dispatch notes a severe cholera outbreak in Petrograd amid famine and starvation. Overcrowded hospitals report rising cases and deaths are not yet high. Measures like boiled water stations exist, but widespread ignorance and food shortages fuel distress.
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