Wilsons Solution Anti Flu Prevents Spanish Flu Spread
San Antonio reports rapid distribution of Wilsons Solution or Anti Flu, a preventive treatment for Spanish influenza invented by Prof Robert Wilson. Widely endorsed by physicians, the nonpoisonous antiseptic aims to disinfect nose and throat with inhaled vapors. A 35 cent vial lasts about a week, with local druggists seeing high demand and stock difficulties. Local and national distribution plans seek broad usage as the epidemic continues.
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Wilson
South
San Antonio
United States
Robert
Montion
Southern University
Toe. Glicvotui
UD Sie CE McEs Ccu
San Antonio Drug Co
Saloon in London Is Converted Into Modern Baby Depot
Special Correspondence of The San Antonio Light describes Bethnal Green’s 18th century public house transformed into an American Red Cross Welfare Center. The former saloon now serves mothers and babies with sterilized milk, weighing rooms, dispensaries, and nurse visits recorded for social history.
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London
Alice M. Archer
San Antonio Light
Chicago Daily News
England
America
Bethnal Green
American Red Cross Welfare Center
East
Syrup of Figs Childs Laxative Advertisement
Old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children with fruity taste and clear dosing on each bottle. Emphasizes benevolent effects on stomach liver and bowels and urges giving it without fear.
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California
Monument to America Monuments Planned by Italian Group
New York Italians and the newspaper IL Progressa Italo-Americano outline a project to erect a monument to America in New York or Washington as thanks for wartime aid to Italy and support for democracy. A Rome version is also discussed, to be sculpted by a leading Julian artist.
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New York
IL Progressa Italo-Americano
America
Washington
Italy
Rome
KIDDIES OF FRANCE CHEER AS HUNG LEAVE
France’s children celebrate liberation from German occupation as British troops advance, with scenes in Lille Roubaix and depictions of secret schools and forced labor. Reports detail pupils punished, girls deported to farms, and boys and girls defiantly singing against their captors while recalling harsh wartime conditions.
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France
Hung
A. R. Decker
San Antonio
Chicago
Daly News
Bors
Lille
Roubaix
Farma
Gazette Des Ardennes
Tn Ville
Kaverkrant
Kreneh Light Horse
Pineapple Growers Busy in Hawaii During War Effort
Hawaii pineapple growers and packers push war relief by boosting production. 1918 crop tallies about 4.4 million cases valued near 11 million dollars as canneries run near continuously to can fruit in perfect condition. Daily outputs reach thousands of cases per hour and hundreds of thousands per day.
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United States
Hawaiian Islands
New York Herald
Fashion Park Overcoat Sale Near New Store Move
Store clears overstock before moving to Houston and Jefferson Streets. No try-on necessary as remaining coats are discounted to make room for incoming stocks and the new location nearing completion.
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Houston and
Jefferson Sts
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