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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1918
Page
4
After three weeks of ink2euza restrictions San Antonio begins returning to normal Monday with schools theaters and shops reopening. Public health officials praised citizen cooperation as mortality stayed low and the city prepared for anticipated pre Christmas shopping and resumed entertainment.
A period health column urges avoiding crowds and maintaining cleanliness to fend off influenza. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Anuric tablets, hot lemonade, a mustard foot-bath, and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as tonics, with a trial package offer from Buffalo, New York.
Photographs by Gau monk photographers depict a wounded aviator being prepared on a stretcher, loaded into a hospital plane, and placed with head toward the pilot at Kelly Field. Images released locally by Fred Archambault illustrate the transfer process for rapid medical transport.
The health authorities extend social gathering bans with churches remaining closed this Sunday while lodges clubs and societies resume regular meetings. Individuals with coughs should stay home and keep up with hygiene and nutrition as the epidemic wanes.
Epidemic restrictions around San Antonio military camps show slower tightening by civilian authorities. Southern Department reports fewer influenza and pneumonia cases. Camp Travis sees daily new influenza drop from 488 to 0 and pneumonia from 80 to 19 with eleven deaths last week.
The report notes a weekly average of 49 cases previously, with nearly 8000 of 1380 patients discharged from hospitals. Across the site, 11,350 men at Camp Travis suffered influenza to varying degrees, many with pneumonia, and 198 deaths occurred.
The item records visits by Willam Clark, Gottfried, Saunders, and others from cities like Washington, St. Louis, Daylands, Houston, San Diego, Beaumont, Georgetown, San Francisco, Kansas City, Eldorado, Dallas, El Paso, Pasadena, and Griveston. Guests are staying or registering at the Lanier, St Anthony, Gunter, and Menger hotels, with several arrivals confirmed.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Flas as a child laxative with fruity taste. It advises parents to look for the name Cadifornia on the package and claims Wariloxs laxative benefits for the stomach liver and bowels.
Plans approved by the national Women's Council of Defense call for a Thanksgiving service at Brackenridge Park at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day with songs and speeches of patriotism. Mrs. Lee Joseph chairs the local council with Mrs. Hertzberg directing Liberty choruses and Sergt. Herbert Wall of Camp Travis leading the choirs. A separate service for the black community is considered at San Pedro Park.
A wartime notice lists multiple soldiers reassigned or relieved from duty in various units. First Trent and Paul W. Ragusch move between depot brigades and camps for new assignments, with other officers and enlisted personnel returning from leave or transferring to different posts. The report also mentions a hookworm survey plan, a court-martial witness, and several detachment and transfer actions across Camp Travis Fort Snelling Camp Bulls Camp Blantey and related locations.
The United War Work campaign in Fairbanks is launching with a huge Monday luncheon at the St Anthony hotel. Douglas Fairbanks will deliver a personal message from President Wilson, while speakers from the seven allied organizations discuss war relief and campaign methods. A grand parade and multiple speeches follow as San Antonio clubs boost a $200000 quota, aiming for $250000 nationwide.
Army men urged to order shirts and stocks tailored by Johnson the shirt maker at 210 Nagarre Adv for precise fit and durable wear.
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