Germany faces loss of colonies and sea power doubts
Berlin reports the loss of German colonies as a blow to national pride with politicians warning that rebuilding a colonial empire depends on preserving British sea power. Dr Paul Michaelis argues that a revamped colonial policy is essential for Germany’s future, despite internal opposition and wartime setbacks.
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Berlin
Germany
North
South America
Berliner Tageblatt
Paul Michaelis
Great Britain
Self
Ely's Cream Balm Relief for Head Colds and Catarrh
Fragrant antiseptic cream advertised to open clogged nostrils and relieve head colds. A small bottle is claimed to soothe inflamed mucous membranes, clear breathing, and ease hawking and snuffling with instant relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
New Way to Curl Hair Has Many Advantages
A simple method uses Mawid silmerine applied with a clean toothbrush along the full length of hair before rolling in curlers. After three hours the result is natural looking curls. The mixture promises long lasting hold with lively sheen and fluffy volume, with a small amount lasting weeks.
Unusual Air Craft Combines Plane and Gas Bag
A unique aeroplane design uses a large gas bag as the lifting power while the car remains the regulation airplane body with a propeller for motive power. The top image shows the craft in flight and the lower image gives a landing close up of the craft’s car.
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Peller
No clear headline in fragmentary quotation
A fragment praises colonial resistance in Africa under German rule, claiming vigor of the colonies despite superior forces. No identifiable people, places, or events are specified in the readable text.
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Africa
Obituary of Dick Shields 61 Dies at Home Lamberg
Dick Shields 61 died at his Lamberg home on Wednesday afternoon. A Mexico-born farmer, he lived in Bexar county 45 years and is survived by his widow two sons Ruford and Dallas Shields of Bexar county and three daughters Mrs George James, Mrs John Branz of San Antonio and Mrs Ernest Branz of Lincoln Nebraska. Funeral Friday with interment in Lamberg family burial grounds.
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Dick Shields
Lamberg
Mexico
Bexar County
Ruford
Dallas Shields
George James
John Branz
San Antonio
Ernest Branz
Lincoln
Neb
Fort Worth Roswell road drivers push for permanent highway
Farmers and property owners from Fort Worth Texas to Roswell New Mexico form county good roads clubs and back a permanent Fort Worth Roswell road. D E Colp secretary of the Texas Good Roads Association returned from an official log tour praising the enthusiasm and cooperation along the route and predicting a rapid national highway network expansion.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Roswell
New Mexico
Good Roads Clubs
Fort Worth-Roswell Road
D. E. Colp
Texas Good Roads’ Association
San Antonio
Fort Worth-Roswell
Colp
United States
Rich Gold Strike at Atlanta Camp Spotlighted in Idaho
R N Bell Idaho state mine inspector proclaims the Atlanta camp 80 miles from Boise as the richest gold quartz strike in Idaho. The crosscut 60 feet above the main level opens a bananga pay streak 280 feet long at 180 feet depth, sampling over $2000 per ton with cross section results of $200 to $500 per ton. Hand specimens show solid gold bands up to half an inch thick. The find reaches the greatest depth yet on the Atlanta lode, 1000 feet below the highest crest.
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Boise
Idaho
R. N. Bell
Atlanta
Bananga
Atlanta Lode
Dinner honoring generals and Rotary leaders at the Menger
Brigadier General Henry A. Greene and staff hosted an old fashioned beefsteak dinner at the Menger hotel for General Frederick Funston, President George C. Holmgreen, and Secretary Paul Scholz of the San Antonio Rotary Club. The ballroom featured American flags and red American Beauty roses. Numerous officers and officials attended, with no formal program, several speeches, and a long guest list of high ranking military personnel and dignitaries.
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Henry A. Greene
Frederick Funston
George C. Holmgreen
Paul Scholz
San Antonio
E. L. Munson
Arthur T. Conklin
R. A. Pierson
J. W. Flew
R. B. McCoy
T. Ross
W. K. Naylor
Wait C. Johnson
L. E. Hanson
M. D. Welty
M. H. Barnum
S. P. Adams
Hugh A. Drum
Fitzhugh Lee
L. T. Richardson
James T. McCully
Peter Wertz
Fred C. Best
L. W. V. Kennon
John Howard
A. D. C. Sheehy
Julius Penn
H. R. Hil
Carl T. Prestine
Charles H
Rotary Club Leaders Holmgreen and Scholz Named
Holmgreen serves as president and Paul Scholz as secretary of the San Antonio Rotary Club in a leadership designation.
Brownatone Hair Stain Promises Quick Color Change
An advertisement touts Brownatone hair stain as a fast, safe alternative to dyes. It claims gray or faded hair can be instantly tinted to golden to black shades, with long lasting effect and easy brush-on application. Sold by druggists in 25¢ and 1.00 sizes. a trial bottle and booklet available for 10¢. Order direct from Kenton Pharmacal Co. or via listed local retailers.
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Kenton Pharmacal Co
Pike St
Covington
Wayne Ae
San Antonio
Fischer's
Gibbs
Peters! Pharmacy
Wwee Gee
Keene
Army Personnel Moves and Promotions Report
Today’s Army orders list Captain Fred E. Smith assigned to Ninth Infantry and Colonel Abner Pickering to Letterman General Hospital. Officers slated for promotion examination after January 1 include John E. Stephens Merrill Wright Smith and Charles H. Martin with others named. several resignations and leaves are noted for First Lieutenant George Be Cauley Captain Joseph H. Toulous James P. Askin Arthur B. Dayton.
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Fred E. Smith
Ninth Infantry
Abner Pickering
Eleventh Infantry
Letterman General Hospital
Field Artillery
Purga
Leroy
Sas
John E. Stephens
Ae . Merrill
Wright Smith
Charles H. Martin
George C. Saffarans
Charles G. French
Matthais N. Rowle
John
Walter Wanderwel completes long San Antonio stopover
German traveler Walter Wanderwel arrives in San Antonio after a 25 000 mile wager tour across continents. Time-keeper Fritz Glubert accompanies him as he tours the U S lecturing German societies while war delays continue. Wanderwel plans a New York to San Francisco trip with detours through San Diego and San Antonio. His wife traveled about 4000 miles and they stay at the Traveler's Hotel.
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Walter Wanderwel
San Antonio
Fritz Glubert
Herr “Wanderwel
Continents
Europe
North Africa
South America
United States
New York
San Francisco
San Diego
Union
Can't copyright Shakespeare in films, says E H Sothern
E H Sothern in The Craftsman explains that without a sole rights film license a Shakespeare play can be copied by many, harming the original producer. He argues films must use exclusive plays and notes regret over passing up beloved Shakespeare works to avoid financial risk.
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E. H. Sothern
Craftsman
Wrecking of Wateree Recalled in Memphis Salvage Tale
Washington reports compare the recent sinking of the U S S Memphis off San Domingo with the 1868 loss of the U S S Wateree off Peru. The Wateree, later turned hotel in Peru, was wrecked by a quake wave and burned years later. The Memphis salvage is described as beyond repair, fit only for junk.
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Washington
D. C
Memphis
San Domingo
U. S. S. Wateree
Peru
James H. Gilles
Wateree
Arico
America
United States
Dry Cleaning Is Play For Women
Advice promotes home dry cleaning using solvite and gasoline to clean ribbons silks satins laces and many garments. Instructions claim no fading shrinking or pressing needed and warn to dry clean outdoors or away from flame due to gasoline.
British Seek New Fuel For Motors
Consul General Skinner reports Britain is pursuing gasoline substitutes due to wartime shortages. Inventors develop a British product requiring foreign ingredients, controlled by the London and Provincial Licensed Vehicle Workers union with 2000 cabs under its supervision. An initial 100000 gallon order proved satisfactory, followed by a 5 million gallon order at about 37 cents a gallon versus 73 cents for gasoline.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Department of Commerce
Skinner
London
London and Provincial Licensed Vehicle Workers
Substitutes to Petrol Threaten Postwar Market
A London petroleum merchant reports on a 50 50 mix of petrol and secret chemicals forming an oil like lamp fuel. The substitute starts the car on petrol then runs on the mix, cheaper than petrol, potentially sustaining demand after the war despite a possible government tax.
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London
Block System Shows Up On North Rail Route
A traveler jokes with a porter about the block system on the railway as the train encounters bumps and stops. The porter boasts of a vast block system, claiming blocks occur a mile back and even predict blocks by cow and alligator as the journey continues south.
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Britain
Michaelis
Salonica
Quint
Fort Seruces
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Fort Worth-Roswell Highway
General Greene
General Funston
Rotary Club
Holmgreen
City
Shakespeare
Shel Oske
Tae Big sRe
England
U. S
the Emmet Bank
W. Commerce St
Waco Cotton Palace
All Point
Katy
Alamo Plaza
FOX
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