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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1918
Page
10
A humorous survey of artist temperaments through anecdotes about Jascha Heifetz, Paderewski, Etheli Ginskie, Kubelik, Maud Powell, Eugéne Ysaye, and Fritz Kreisler. The piece links habits, wardrobe, routines, and personal lives to artistic temperament and focus.
The advertisement promotes Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey for a tight cold. It claims the balm loosens phlegm, eases inflammation, and relieves chest tightness with soothing ingredients. Available in 30c, 60c and $1.20 bottles.
The Eldorado field in Butler County Kansas led Mid-Continent output in 1917 and is expected to grow in 1918. A US Geological Survey and Kansas State Survey joint report notes oil pools follow anticlinal folds with main production on the Stapleton sand concentrated on east and southeast slopes. The Wilson and Robinson domes host separate local pools with initial wells yielding over 1000 barrels daily.
Fort Smith Arkansas lieutenant Wendell Robertson writes home about David Putnam’s death in a September air battle with German fighters. He recounts the opening day of the offensive, his own combat, and Putnam’s crash after a heroic attempt to outmaneuver opposing planes. He notes further patrols over the lines and describes life at the aerodrome behind the front.
Mrs M T Van Wart of Lewiston Oregon writes that Mentho Taxene mixed with syrup in home preparation rapidly cured her husband of a stubborn cough and helped her own winter asthma. She notes two boys also found relief and praises the product sold by druggists in 2 ounce bottles to make a pint.
A World War I style dispatch recounts a squadron’s brutal dogfight north of Verdun. Five planes patrol push into Pfalz craft, three fall, one pilot’s narrow escape with an explosive hit on his wing. A humorous aside notes Wu Ting-Fang’s visit to Chicago and a joke about mustaches.
A broad warning notes the influenza outbreak spreading globally and urging strengthening health. The ad touts Tanlac as the premier tonic to boost resistance, backed by authorities and widespread testimonials, with laxative tablets included in each bottle. Wagner's Drug Store and Meier's Pharmacy in San Antonio distribute Tanlac.
A wartime telegram style quip recalls a camp cook and a captain scolding about soup that tastes like dishwater. The exchange, playful and clipped, captures military banter and slang of the period.
The Ameri can-Scandinavian Review notes South Jutlanders seek intellectual stimulus from Denmark and authorities block lectures and actors from crossing the border. German authorities and local officials prevent Danish thought from crossing into South Jutland, restricting lectures and performances and even travel of notable Norwegians and Danes.
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