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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1918

Page

5

Land for returning soldiers urged to offer grazing farms

Landowners in Texas urged to provide grazing lands suitable for returning service men. Lands must include adjacent crop land, be irrigable or cultivable with minimal cost, and be connected to irrigation. Final Texas report due Nov 15 for congressional submission. Commerce officials to attend Southern Land Congress in Savannah.

Clinton Kearney Arhey Sailor Texas Hen Campbell Congress J. F Haile Chamber of Commerce J. H. Kirkpatricki Savannah Gao Southernland Congress Lane

Say Fruit Too High Profiteering Complaints Reach Carrington

Complaints reach food administrator John B. Carrington about high fruit prices on retail stands. Accusers claim fruit dealers buy oranges at 12 to 14 dollars a box and sell at 25 to 80 dollars with single oranges at 10 to 15 cents. Carrington sought guidance from E A Peden, Texas federal food administrator, who urged vigorous prosecution and possible closure if profiteering is proven. An investigation began Friday due to influenza driven demand for oranges and lemons.

Carrington John B. Carrington E. A. Peden Texas Peden

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Restorative Remedy

An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel. It claims to cleanse a sluggish liver and bowels by morning without causing salivation or illness, with a money back guarantee and child friendly taste.

Dodson Edson

Baptist Institute to be taught by noted specialists

The third annual Bible Institute and Training School for Baptists of San Antonio and Southwest Texas will be held at Cavalry Baptist Church from November 24 to 29. Noted teachers include Dr. N. C. Dargen, Dr. J. M. Price, Miss A. L. Williams, Dr. E. Madry, Miss Faith McCormick, and William D. Phillips. Services run 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with 7:15 luncheon. certificates awarded on completion.

Bible Institute and Baptists of San Antonio Southwest Texas Baptist General Convention of Texas Cavalry Baptist Church Texas Fred $. Hall Baptist Headquarters Gibbs Building N. C. Dargen Nashville Tenn J. M. Price Mort Worth A. L. Williams Atlanta E. Madry Austin Faith McCormick Dallas William DP. Phillips J. P. Smith E. F E. Walker Hen Overton W. W. Ellison C.T. Jordan Fred 8. Hall Alfred Brown W. A. Gardiner Fred

Election and notices mix in San Antonio brief

The chamber of commerce election set for December 10 will choose a president two vice presidents and five directors to replace expiring terms with two more directors to fill army service vacancies. Nominating committee members are listed. Other items include a crap game raid, pay vouchers for election workers, declarations of naturalization filings, and local business ads.

Chamber of Commerce Epenaebenrte Ll. B. Clegg Morris Stern Charles 8. Diehl Edward W. Knox A. J. Castanola

King’s Regulations Emphasize Proper Army Food

The article notes King's Regulations require officers to ensure meals are properly provided and kitchens inspected daily. It describes garrison kitchens run by a sergeant chef and unit chiefs, while field kitchens form improvised setups with kettles and trench methods, including field ovens and clay layers to bake bread and roast joints.

France Ish Cen ‘Ters Ifrance

What Is Rheumatism Why Suffer From It

An old newspaper blurb explains rheumatism as blood saturated with uric acid poison and urges deeper treatment than salves. It touts S S S blood purifier as a long trusted, purely vegetable remedy promising to purge rheumatic poisons and restore health, with free physician advice from Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.

Swift Specific Swift Laboratory Atlanta,Ga

Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Darker Hair

An ad-like passage touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use product. Dampen a sponge and apply strand by strand to hair to darken gray hair by morning. It is described as a cosmetic not a medicine and claims to make hair glossy and youthful looking.

Wyeth

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