War Secretary weighs lowering age limit for aviation corps officers
Secretary of War Baker considered reducing the officer candidate age to 19 from 22 to expand access to the aviation corps. The plan would drop the college completion requirement, which some argue unjustly bars capable applicants. Several cases show noncollege candidates excelling yet being declined.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Aviation Corps
War Department
Europe
Army
Germany
Tanlac credited for relief in San Antonio rheumatism cases
A San Antonio gardener Charles Merger reports Tanlac eased years of back pain and rheumatism, allowing better sleep and energy. He praises the medicine and says his wife plans to start taking it. Tanlac is sold by Wagner Drug Co. and E. J. H. Meier under Seese Tanlac.
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Charles Merger
Gardner
North Hackberry Street
San Antonio
Wagner Drug Co
E. J. H. Meier
Seese
Oklahoma Needs 6000 Farm Helpers for Wheat Harvest
Oklahoma farmers will need 6000 out of state workers to harvest this year's wheat, says W G Ashton state labor commissioner. Harvest begins in southern Oklahoma around June 6 and in the north central region around June 8 to 10, with pay of 2 to 2.50 dollars daily plus board.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
W. G. Ashton
Ashton
Kay County
Cimarron River
Texas
Northwest
Canning Demonstrations Planned Across Bexar County
Five approved small canning plants ordered by the Chamber of Commerce will be used first for demonstrations throughout Bexar County and later placed at schoolhouses to conserve surplus garden products. George J. Spark notes the apparatus will arrive in time for demonstrations and later be stationed in communities for ongoing cultivation efforts.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bexar County
George J. Spark
Peoples’ Garden and Conservation Committee
Commission
Russell C. Hill
Real Estate Exchange
W. G. Hand
L. E. Wolfe
William Dobrowolski
W. B. Kerr
Beacon Hill
Farmers urged to use food necessity at state conference
San Antonio delegates led by Edwin Chamberlain D E Colp and W W Collier attended the state food and feed conference in Austin to promote food necessity and encourage farmers to seize available opportunities. The two day meeting was expected to conclude Saturday.
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Kerr Hill
San Antonio
Austin
Edwin Chamberlain
D. E. Colp
W. W. Collier
Texas
Infants of Mexican parentage show record death rate in April
The San Antonio health department reports April vital statistics: 69 Mexican infant deaths under one year versus 19 for all other nationalities. Mexican children aged one to two years tally 32 deaths, while other nationalities total five. Overall resident deaths are listed in the same period.
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San Antonio
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Help
A Missouri reader reports improved health and successful motherhood after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter cites personal health gains and a healthy baby girl, urging others to seek confidential advice from the Lynn, Massachusetts firm.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Poplar Bluff
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Death and birth statistics with Confederate badge design
The report notes 227 total deaths for April in the city, 38 from arrivals of other areas, and a general death rate of 1.688 per thousand. April births total 162 with 97 males and 65 females. Also announced is the design for the official badge of the 1917 United Confederate Veterans reunion in Washington, featuring clasped hands of the four regions.
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Illenss
San Antonio
New Orleans
Mickel
The
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
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