Preparations All Made for Barbecue Event
Preparations for a barbecue are complete with all tasks finished and ready for attendees. Cleanup, setup, and serving arrangements are in place, ensuring a smooth event.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1919
Page
12
Preparations for a barbecue are complete with all tasks finished and ready for attendees. Cleanup, setup, and serving arrangements are in place, ensuring a smooth event.
An army unit from Fort Sam Houston will parade through Beckenridge to a public barbecue in San Antonio. Women volunteers provide ice cream and drinks, with donations from local businesses to fund the event. Major Burl of the Weather and Colonel Birkshead spearhead plans for music, dancing, and hospitality for soldiers and visiting kin, amid hopes of a lively, all-day welcome Thursday.
Camp Travis prepares for a large discharge of 649 men by next week under a War Department plan. About 504 from 18 field artillery and 111th trench mortar units, with 102 from various groups, will be sent home or reassigned. The process includes a phased release through Saturday and ongoing record completion, with public events and community dances planned for discharged soldiers at the Community House and related venues.
A vintage advertisement extols Desipded Foods and varied dishes while promoting Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy after meals. The copy touts digestion relief, reduced fullness, and overall well being, linking the product to appetite and stomach comfort.
An advertisement touts an Extra-Special Sale of smocks with reference to various designs and colors. It mentions items such as Trouville and Sports Cloth styles, with prices around 4. Explain features like embroidered flowers, pockets, and available sizes. The noisy copy includes multiple misspellings and garbled phrases.
Congressman Carlos Hee urged strong action against Bolshevism at a Wednesday union luncheon in Ban Antonin Views Chub. He warned against the spread of Bolshevik doctrine in the United States, arguing for vigilance and the defense of democracy, liberty, and the rights of the individual. He urged leaders to unite against subversive agitators and to prepare for upcoming county meetings and civic events in Mineral Wells.
Soldiers at Kelly Wield have laid out several new tennis courts and appeal for donated racquets as relics of former athletics. Citizens may telephone A077 to help. Col A S Morgan, recently reassigned, is relieved of duty and will report to a new station, with the- Southern Department confirming the telegram.
Washington officials plan to survey a San Antonio site to decide if the $6,000 warehouse project will advance under the JMG plan. Col. A Mu Quins and Col. George McConnell from the director of storage office will visit Fort Sam Houston to review grounds and make recommendations. They and Maj. Chamberlain, appointed regional contracting official, prepare to oversee border area improvements tied to a $2.5 million War Department program. The effort will require many officers and civilian supervisors as construction proceeds at multiple stations.
A notice warns consumers to demand genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bearing the safety Bayer Cross. Fraudulent tablets were circulated mixed with talcum powder. Verify the Bayer Cross on both pack and tablet and discard any unverified products. The warning emphasizes checking the cross and proper packaging to avoid fake aspirin.
A misspelled ad fragment touts Danderine as a cure for falling hair and dandruff. It claims hair roots shrink and shed stops after applying the product to the scalp, urging readers to buy by mail for a few cents and rub it in for results.
An old health note urges drinking a glass of hot water with a pinch of limestone each morning before breakfast. It claims this flushes waste, cleanses pores, and prevents toxins from entering the blood, promoting splendid health.
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