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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1917

Page

8

Army of Experts 10 Ad In Air Warfare

An army of skilled workers from many trades is mobilized by the aviation section of the Signal Corps for service in France. The drive centers on keeping planes ready and in tune, with roles from suit makers to armorers, electricians to carpenters. Applicants must be physically fit and under thirty.

Army OF Experts Washington, D. C Aviation Sec Signal Corps France Giles Gervive

The Easiest Way To End Dandruff

An old remedy claims to dissolve dandruff with four ounces of plain acven mixed into a solution applied at night. By morning most dandruff vanishes and itching stops, with three or four more applications completing the cure. The remedy, sold as Ucuida, is inexpensive and available at drug stores.

Ucuida Atv

Lockhart residents seek civil service post master exam

In Luckhar t Texas Lex Nov 9 Lockhart residents plan to take the civil service examination in San Marcos on November 14 to compete for the post master position left vacant since Joseph Burleson resigned. The examiner is currently unknown but may be Marcos under the Wilson order certifying one candidate.

Lockhart Lex Mors Vana Hosen Sin Marens Joseph Burleson Marcos Wilson

Automobile fashion show Saturday to feature local drivers

Jeff hosts an automobile fashion show Saturday in the top area airs. Mrs. Harclay, Mrs. Clarkson, Miss Bell and Mrs. Craig Adams, Rotary Club entrants, will ride a Hudson speedster an Oldsmobile roadster and a Peerless roadster respectively, showcasing car styles and color in the event.

Jeff Sairs Seat Barclay Josephine Bell Herbert Slayden Giarkwon Craig Adams Rotary Club Harclay Clarkson Miss Bell

Life on Mars Would Present Many Queer Sensations

A garbled 19th century essay outlines Mars as a frigid, dazzling world where mean annual temperatures hover about 40 degrees below zero and daylight shifts with long Martian days. It describes Martian skies with bright Venus and Earth alongside, two moons Phobos and Deimos, and suggests a future visitor would experience strange stellar alignments and peculiar moon phases while imagining Martian inhabitants.

Mars Garrats T. Seeviss Earth We Earth Ovelie Imateu Siode Tosa Pacific Plunge Venus Jupiter Salyer Mora Mapa Phosbos Mose Protos Dalmas Mara Phobos Atlantic Ocean Deimos Ag Mars

Rob Show Case Theft At Persian Dry Goods Store

An upright display case at Persia's Dry Goods Store on 44 Dolorose Street was pried open twice in two weeks, with silk shirts and ties stolen. A five passenger Maxwell car was reported stolen downtown Friday morning, returned later. A Mord automobile theft on Thursday afternoon and another car reported stolen on Broadway were noted, with limited details.

Persia Dolorose Street Bibla Maxwell Ava Ino Poker Pune

Great Crisis Awaited by Young Women in Pregnancy Era

Fragmentary 19th century notice describes mothers-to-be awaiting a great crisis and medical guidance. References to confinement, arrangements, and “Mother Priel” era guidance hint at Victorian era birth anxieties, with fragmented lines mentioning pregnancies, nurseries, and guidance from travel regulator groups. The text is garbled but centers on expectant women, maternal care, and looming crisis preparations.

Catarrh Remedy Promoted From England

An old fashioned home remedy from England is offered for catarrh and related troubles. The ad prescribes mixing peppermint, hot water, and sugar to be taken by spoonful several times daily to relieve headaches, nasal congestion, and breathing difficulties. It claims quick relief and low cost.

England

Novices Arrive for Shriners Initiation Parade

Novices gathered for the Ali Temple of Shriners initiation in San Antonio. Guards with rifles escorted candidates from the Rio Grande area, many in sunbonnets, barchems, or ivory-white attire. The event will feature a desert pilgrimage ceremony at 6 pm, with meals served from 1 pm onward, as the largest class in Temple history proceeds.

Ely George HH. Winsor Rio Granda Wiley Ferm Ali Temple of Shriners Hans Aluafae Temple Texas Alvatars San Antonio Satannta

Kelly Field trains construction units for practical teaming

Kelly Field organizes mixed construction squadrons under the United States Flying Corps to train workers for building and maintenance duties while saving government funds. The plan assigns plumbers painters carpenters clerks foremen and skilled trades to construction squadrons, supply and repair units, and service squadrons, with only a small fraction likely to fly.

Welly Field Kelly States Flying Corps Ito Truviciss Ters hAutteurs

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