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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1917
Page
9
Hog cholera reported near Luling Texas threatens local pork supply. County Demonstrator John G. Drake and an extension department representative from Texas A&M College drive hogs toward safety and test herd health amid spreading illness.
An odd ad fragment cites a product named LAXASAVE BIO MOMS INT Vablets with a claim of four hours of care. It mentions H. W. GIOVISH and a boxed phrase on each container. The text is garbled but reads like a promotional block for a health supplement.
The Overseas Edition of Trench and Camp debuts in San Antonio with twelve pages eight local and four general features. It opens with a Cesare cartoon, a Crashy rookie, and Calhoun art, plus a heartfelt letter to soldiers overseas from Helen Cahill. The issue includes soldiers insurance explainer by Lt Lowery, camp news, sport gossip, and Christmas greetings for service members, with marked copies sent to national leaders.
Mrs Len Perks of 200 East Central Worth Texas reports severe stomach gas pain dizziness and nerve distress until taking Tanlas. After one bottle she claims eating normally resumed and she gained strength sleeping well and feeling healthier. Tanlas sold in San Antonio by Wagner's drug store and Meier's Pharmacy via a special representative.
American troops in France abandon the wire-brimmed campaign hat for fatigue headgear modeled on the French design. The new hat is made from sewn cloth pieces with ear flaps and folds to pocket size. It is lighter, comfortable, and easier to use under field conditions though some officers push for full abandonment for trench service.
The article notes a penny shortage after wartime price changes. Theaters offer 1 8 percent premiums for pennies and raise ticket prices. some cigar stores use one cent slips. Banks struggle to supply coins. shipments from the New Orleans mint limited. Amusement taxes push up costs, provoking price shifts and debate over passenger and vendor charges. The mint and banks work to rebuild supply.
Washington November 7 A hunger strike by Alice Paul the national chairman of the Woman's Party leads the push for votes for women. Paul serving seven months for picketing the White House remains steadfast threatening to starve herself until fellow suffragists receive better treatment. Hospital diet and forced feeding concerns surface as officials await her decision.
About 100 members of the Signal Corps from Company K Sigil Vorps Unni Travis are to attend a twenty week training program at Texas A and M for telegraph and radio operations. They will receive room board medical and dental care and $20 weekly stipend with potential $30 total aid. The course covers laboratory work electrical theory and signaling with six hours weekly lecture and twenty hours weekly practical work plus Saturday hikes and maneuvers.
A promotional note touts Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative aiding digestion. It claims readers can enjoy indulgence without consequences by taking a spoonful before bed, and urges getting the product from druggists, with an address cited for "Dr. Caldwell" in Washington Street.
Reports detail new radio work training at a military school with a two week period and a requirement of 480 operating hours over ten weeks. A plan for a Secret Props project with a $2,000 appropriation is noted, citing Prof Kelly Millen of Howard University as a key figure.
An incident at a hotel in El Paso on November 7 led to a body being found, and authorities in Austin and El Paso are coordinating as they pursue a further probe into the case. A suspect remains under investigation as officials await additional details.
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