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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1918
Page
14
A lengthy sales listing promotes Qur Red Star Tubes built thick with vulcanization and patch fusion for reliability, claiming 10 percent above cheap tubes. It markets Ford bumpers, headlights, tool sets, tires, and a wide range of auto parts with prices, emphasizing handmade quality, durability, and delivery.
South Dakota State College president Uy K. Perisha says college girls will be trained to teach agriculture and support war service. He notes faculty are shifting, and young women are being prepared for the widening field of extension work amid wartime needs.
The Children’s Jewel Fund led by the Duchess of Marlborough mobilizes women across Britain to donate jewelry for war relief. Jewelry from pearls to diamonds flood headquarters, with an estimated $54,000 value and far more in pieces. Five thousand volunteers are needed to manage donations and operations as the effort expands nationwide.
A garbled 1920s style notice urges women of the city to attend Red Cross sewing and manufacturing rooms, requesting attendance and participation. It references chapter regulations, membership, and a push to keep war work steady, with invitations to wives of men to assist and wear aprons.
An emergency appeal from the Belgium relief committee asks Americans to donate warm clothing, shoes, blankets, and bedding for Belgians and French refugees. The San Antonio chapter will collect and ship items March 18 to 25, with a warehouse to be secured for storage before Belgium week ends.
Mrs A Dixon, Brooklyns famed nurse, promotes a home hair dye using Orlex powder. Dissolve in water, apply to hair, and comb through. Box claims no silver or harmful metals and a $100,009 gold bond guarantee.
The deepest well in the world, extending beyond 7,300 feet, was drilled near Clarksburg, West Virginia by Hope Natural Gas Company under state geologist T. C. White. The record exceeds the prior Silesian depth and surpasses many high mountains and major canyons in depth, with ongoing drilling and promising prospects for further depth. Temperature readings show 152 degrees Fahrenheit at 7,000 feet, rising slowly with depth, indicating cooler crustal regions at the surface in this area.
The Mia county book drive progresses favorably as Luling leads in purchases. County Manager Jordan estimates the quota. books are sent to Gladys Mackey Josephine Gaskin and Rosamand Champion, with all items sold in three days and funds sent to Washington. Also, Eulilio Gutierrez joins Almazan after switching sides with the convenants amid border unrest.
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