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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
6
A chronic catarrh article claims a herbal tonic eases sinus congestion and bad breath, noting improved appetite and taste. It describes discomfort from mucus, suggests dietary shifts and routine ear checks, and promotes the remedy as a safe alternative to medicines.
A vintage ad touts Wyeths Sige and Sulphur Compound for turning gray hair to a natural dark shade. It claims easy application with a sponge or brush, dampened and drawn through hair to produce darker, fuller, younger-looking locks. The product is marketed as a safe toilet remedy not for medical use.
Rotary club members plan to raise a service flag at the city headquarters in San Antonio area, featuring sixteen stars for members in service, with three larger stars honoring major pen grals. Loring president, J Wrath Davis and Lon Wright named to buy the flags, as committees discuss boy projects and Rotary night at Wan-der Park.
A collage of local notices, dances, lectures, auctions, and sales crowds the page. Willett orchestra and Richter's coffee cake promos mix with ads for clothing, jewelry, and loans. A public meeting on civic planning and an accidental shooting near South Presa Street are briefly noted amid routines of shop specials and Friday night entertainments.
Vintage ad copy promotes a lemon juice based skin whitening formula. It details mixing juice from two lemons with a quarter pint of a skin softener, then straining to remove pulp. The text urges careful application to face neck and hands, claiming whitening and softening benefits. It also markets a fragrant salve for ongoing use.
A review of the 17th and 180th brigades of the Ninetieth division is planned at Camp Travis in San Antonio with Postmaster General Burleson presiding. The Oklahoma and Texas brigades will march, with bands playing, as Gen Henry Allen and local officials attend. Burleson also plans inspections of post offices at nearby camps after visiting Kelly Field.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Jesus Altiven Corualy aged 104, at her daughter's home on 202 Jure Street after sixty descendants, with service at a cathedral and burial in San Vernandy Cemetery. Also listed are Eisenhauer, 20, from Bexar County, with funeral details and survivors. and Bath Binones plus other undertakings and arrangements.
The YWCA 4H group pledges support for Western field students with a drive led by Margarette RMU and Invira Slack. They plan to present the fund issue to students at several local colleges and to rally partners on Saturday. Kelly Field hosts a popular housing drive, with ten factors promised to finish by November, while Travis logs the campaign effort.
A long dispatch notes Major Hofmann’s promotion to major first class in the regular army. It states he serves as quartermaster at Camp Drevis, directing arrivals and supplies for several sh divisions. Earlier, he was stationed with the fly regiment at Syracuse New York and moved to Camp Drevis.
Peter Aitelay of Vallas Des Dallas reports Tes Nov 8 death of Kagent Marshall a 20 year Federal rot ere Ht lkakeuptcy for Dus northern Alatiot of réxid in Baltimore hospital after an operation. Marshall a Keeparcican figure known since year 4h as descendant of Chef Lustive Mars hall at United later Siprenic Court.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a Solunteered district guard service during a war, with references to California and a 1808 commission as lieutenant. The remainder is garbled with odd phrases about marriage, travel, and a telephone complaint, lacking coherent facts or names.
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