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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
8
Chicago 400 cabarets shut down as the new ordinance bans singing and dancing where liquor is sold. Thousands of musicians lose work while hotels and restaurants face empty nights. Some venues switch to instrumental entertainment or drop liquor sales to keep music.
Catarrh is described as a blood condition not cured by sprays or douches, risking progression to lungs and consumption. The ad promotes S S S as the remedy that attacks the disease at its source in the blood, claims success in severe cases, and invites readers to consult Swift Specific Co for advice.
The imperial German vice chancellor Friedrich von Payer told the Reichstag committee that Ukrainian leaders formed a safety committee planning to kill German officers. He said Germany entered Ukraine to restore order and secure grain deliveries, while denying direct involvement in Ukrainian politics and blaming Kiev’s Rada for instability. The arrests in the Rada were admitted as a blunder with officials removed and a legal probe ongoing.
A vintage advertisement touts Calotabs as a modern calomel cure. One tablet at bedtime supposedly causes no nausea, with the next morning bringing energy and appetite. Sold in sealed boxes for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
A vintage listing notes a lace and rib bon trimmed garment with cap sleeves offered for one dollar. The item is described as made with cap sleeves and priced at 79 cents in some listings.
The Ukrainian general Skoropadski is proclaimed dictator and hetman by about 7000 peasants seeking order, forming a democratic government that rejects communistic soil ownership. German officials report Kiev under military rule with arrests of top Ukrainian officials including war and interior ministers and the interior minister's wife.
A Berlin report describes Paris defenses using balloonets with dangling wires to disrupt enemy planes. The floating lights blind attackers and the wires sever wings or propellers, forcing raids to shift routes and increasing dangers over railways and rivers.
The Milk Bottle Rescue League forms to lift fallen bottles from ash and cellar floors and return them to the ice box. The New York Milk Conference Board invites tips on any loafing bottles, promising confidential handling to restore usefulness.
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