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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
3
A vintage ad describes Gets-It as a quick corn and callus remover. It claims pain relief within seconds and allows immediate resume of activities. The product is shown as easy to apply with drying action, and is marketed by E. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago Illinois.
Soap and strong alkali ruin hair by drying the scalp and making hair brittle. Use refined coconut oil, mild and greaseless, one or two teaspoonfuls to cleanse hair and scalp. Wet hair, rub in, rinse thoroughly to remove dust dirt and oil, leaving scalp soft and hair silky and easy to manage. Coconut oil is cheap and available at pharmacies for family use.
Miss Kittie Ward hosts at 118 West Myrtle as Woman's Club unveils a forty four star service flag and a single star for Dr. Clara Cook in France. Alfred Duerler sings The Marseillaise. Red Cross gift reaches one hundred dollars from Mrs. Joseph Burton Dibrelt. Zilker and Andrews of San Antonio enter Vassar program opening June 24 after UT graduation.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims the product removes flakes, stops hair loss, and promotes new growth with immediate, dramatic results and a lustrous, healthy look. The copy urges purchase at drug stores for a few cents.
Saturday afternoon at League Park the University of Texas and Camp Travis teams meet to raise funds for the Fort Sam Houston Red Cross. A grand reception at the station will welcome the Texas U team, with Pan-Hellenic and prominent army figures attending to support Camp Travis. R L Cook leads ticket sales at Fort Sam Houston and local aides organize in the city.
The War Department selects Camp Pike Little Rock Ark as the third permanent infantry replacement camp joining Camp Gordon Atlanta and Camp Lee Petersburg. Training centers will also be at Camp Hancock Augusta for machine gun units and Camp Jackson Columbia for artillery replacements. plan calls for 12 battalions per infantry center with six month training. An automatic dough mixer cabinet inventor aims to ease housework with a neater appliance.
Readers ask if letters in Lydia E. Pinkham’s advertisements are genuine. The notes express gratitude for health restored after weeks or months of suffering, encouraging other women to try the remedy based on personal experiences.
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