Wanted oil leases near Sutherland Springs and Floresville
Classified notice seeking oil leases on lands near Sutherland Springs or between Floresville and Sutherland Springs. Offers small bonus, 12 month terms with privilege to renew. Provide description, price, and terms. Address A594 Light.
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Sutherland Springs
Floresville
Batson
LTT
Tampico
Mex
M. B. de Wolff
Bex
Frank
Travis
Incomplete Classified Ads Highlight Local Offers
A jumble of sale notices lists a grocery business, a lunch counter proposition, a country business for sale, an invention ideas pitch, and a country business stock of groceries with building. Names, addresses, and phone numbers appear amid scattered phrases.
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August Limburger
Bolefad St
W. BR. Whitaker
Phone Crockett
Talbert & Par Ber
Talbert Bldg
Washington, D. C
Gruo- Eeties
Merc Ao
Ac Ee
East Erce
Dainties Curtailed as Shortage Hits Flour and Sugar
London reports a severe shortage of flour and sugar with guidance to economize on food sent to troops. Proposals include replacing sweets with potted meats and soup, offering thirst quenchers, and sending chewing gum and lemonade tablets. Housewives are urged to save, use stock from scraps, and minimize waste.
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London
Ministry of Food
England
Strange Adoptions Show Animals Form Unlikely Bonds
A cat and a female fox terrier swapped litters and cared for each other’s young, a rare cross species adoption. German reports tell of a cat nursing puppies after a dog’s kittens were killed. A sociable cat adopted rabbits and even slept with a chicken, sharing meals and space.
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Halle
Germany
Bids Wanted for Coal by City of San Antonio
Sealed duplicate bids to furnish 200 tons of coal for city departments due 4 p m June 14 1917. Bidders to state coal type mines BTUs ash and moisture. Prices per ton delivered to multiple city locations and weight governing. City retains right to accept or reject bids. Rogers Mahone offers screens and carpentry services.
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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
San Antonio
South Prega
Grove Street
Texas
Sanguinez and Staats
Fred Fries
G. A. Ry
Victoria St
Ray M. Mackey
Low Prices Reflect Perceived Value In Markets
A Farm and Fireside writer argues that charging low prices suggests poor quality while higher prices imply better value. He notes some customers are economical and figure prices closely, requiring judgment to balance price and perceived quality.
Peace Terms Split Over Forever War Endgame
Geneva dispatch notes French press debate on peace conditions after initial Allied offensives. Matin urges perpetual indemnity of three billion dollars and heavy tax measures to crush German economic power. Journal cites Humbert calling for Germany to supply coal iron and workers for twenty-five years.
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Geneva
Paris Matin
M. de Verneuil
France
Germany
Helfferich
Humbert
Not Satisfied Film Tale From Manchester Guardian
A railway carriage scheme led a woman to film her intoxicated husband for proof and public shaming. The husband, calm on screen, sobered only after his brother traced him to a club where he drank his fifteenth cocktail, prompting the brother to confront him.
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Manchester Guardian
Allied line strikes and Hindenburg retreat analyzed
General Sir O M Oore Creagh, a leading English military expert, critiques Hindenburg tactics as retreat driven by counter attacks. He notes allied forces face about 3 million German troops between the Franco Belgian border and Verdun and predicts ongoing German withdrawals and repeated counter strokes as Haig and Nivelle push forward toward Douai and Laon.
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London
von Hindenburg
O’moore Creagh
V. C
England
Hindenburg
Verdun
General Creagh
Haig
Nivelle
Douai
Laon
France
Explosive potential found in Mahua flower in India
The Scientific American notes a breakthrough from Hyderabad revealing that the mahua flower contains acetone in high quantities. This makes it a superior source for acetone, a key cordite ingredient, boosting munitions output for British forces in Mesopotamia.
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India
Scientific American
Britain
Admiralty
Hyderabad
Ordance
Mesopotamia
Parental Boundaries Snap in Dusty Metaphor
The Minneapolis Journal recalls how guardians often forgive until patience wears thin and then lash out, a civil parable about restraint. It muses that worms would err less if they pondered before acting. A separate note explains how sand clay and silt derive from the same source, differing in grain size.
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Minneapolis Journal
All What Women of U. S. Are Doing
London reports in a Daily Express piece that women are now vital to the nation's war effort. The piece notes a potential worker shortage as the Red Cross seeks recruits and six million UK women aged 18 to 60 remain unemployed.
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U. S
London
B. L. Bellingham
Daily Express
Red Cross Society
Violet Markham
United Kingdom
Photographic Mar Vels and Worthington Splash Exposure
Professor Worthington of the Royal Society in London achieved a splash photograph in under three one-millionths of a second using a timed electric spark. The same meeting showcased a photo printing machine producing 2000 to 3000 finished prints per hour on bromide paper, suitable for newspapers and magazines.
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Professor Worthington
Ea Society
London
Fragmented dialogue on proposals and refusals
A truncated exchange echoes a light hearted debate about proposing. Muriel comments that forcing a proposal risks misalignment and advises a quicker acceptance. The fragment ends with a coarse exclamation, reflecting humorous tension.
Italy Fights For The Same Ideal As America
A quotation notes that Italy fights for a shared ideal with America, stressing the value of a worthy cause to inspire combat and perseverance in wartime.
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Italy
America
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