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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1916
Page
17
An article advocates daily hot water with limestone phosphate as internal cleansing to remove toxins from the bowels. It claims this routine improves digestion, breath, headaches, and overall health, arguing bowel cleansing benefits blood and organs more than external baths.
Queen Mary has shown keen interest in women workers by visiting hospitals and homes aiding them. She toured a new hospital for women run by women doctors and a St Pancras mothers’ hospital run by the Duchess of Marlborough’s enterprise. The queen praised the care and management observed.
A British led drive across Kamerun completes the conquest with 15,000 Germans interned in Spanish Guinea. French and British columns storm Garoua after five months siege, aided by a 75mm naval gun. Retired officers note brutal jungle marching and fortress fighting as the last German resistance collapses.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel for bilious, sluggish, and constipated people. It claims the product starts the liver, cleans bowels without griping, and even suits children, with a money back guarantee if results fail.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. It warns of counterfeit syrups, urges asking for a 50 cent bottle, and claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels without griping. It recommends checking the tongue for signs of illness.
An eye witness account describes a fierce four and a half hour battle as Allied forces charged a German position. The unit brought up a company, two machine guns and a mountain gun, took the left flank, and cleared the area amid heavy fire from hidden trenches. Dead included a man shot through the eye. the attackers claimed an impregnable ground was taken and the enemy withdrew after sustaining heavy losses.
The Swiss government warns that any man leaving Switzerland to join a foreign army will be severely punished on return. Frontier guards are ordered to permit no departure without a passport, following reports of volunteers from French speaking cantons crossing into France.
London report notes cookery demonstrations filling saloons of a West End store in place of the usual spring fashion parade. White capped chefs replace mannequins in latex Paris frocks as headlines shift toward culinary displays.
In a Paris interview a wounded veteran describes the worst moment as crawling from a trench to attack the enemy, likening it to diving into cold shallow water. He notes frontline sergeants face high casualty rates while victory often goes to later waves.
Russian refugees from Kovel now under German control report a riot in which starving women and children surrounded the commandant’s house and more than 300 people were arrested.
Petorgrad dispatch reports Finnish financiers devise a plan for a limited mobility company to inaugurate a direct shipping route between Finland and the United States.
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