British Army praised for final victory in France
A report notes Marshal Foch and five British army generals visited in Paris to discuss the war effort. The piece emphasizes the British hammer blows from August to November as key to victory, praising their tenacity, calmness, and force amid the Allied advance. A chance railway compartment anecdote follows about a traveler, but the focus remains on war leadership and Franco-British cooperation.
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Jby
Percy Noel
Preciat
Au Antgn
Chicago Daily News
Calence Baily News Co
France
Marshal Foch Tinehold Wid Marshildaig
Agust
Marshal Foch
Ful Peel
Horne
Fenner
Yng
Rawlinson
Bird
Wood
San Antonio Urged as Aerial Mail Route Center
The Chamber of Commerce seeks San Antonio as a stopping point for cross country mail planes with aerial mail delivery routes. John Carrington notes Kelly Field’s repairs and fields, while Otto Praeger outlines facility readiness to expand government air mail services. The plan envisions a coast to coast route with San Antonio favorably placed for immediate aerial freight and motor truck express links.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
John Carrington
Chamber
Otto Praeger
Praeger
Bienosal
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Kelly, Field
Liven
Etvhag
Pedee Tert
Ebosen
Postoffice F. Commerce Department
Chambe
Department
LA CREOLE Hair Dressing Promises Youthful Hair Color
Advert says LA CREOLE Hair Dressing restores gray or faded hair to its natural color without staining or greasiness. Affirms reviews of beauty, ease of use at home by combing or brushing. Sold by druggists or mailed for $1.20 from Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co., Memphis, Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Vleet
Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Bangs to Speak on Lights and Shadows in Valor
John Wendrick Bangs, noted runiorist and lecturer, will discuss Lights and Shadows in the Land of Valor in San Antonio Monday evening. The talk is hosted by the San Antonio branch of the Southern Association of College Women at the Main Avenue High School auditorium.
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John Wendrick Bangs
San Antonio
Main Avenue High School
Mr. Bangs
Southern Association of College Women
Government truck delivery plan eyed for parcel post routes
Mr. Carrington returns from Dallas where he attended a Highway Transportation Commission meeting. The plan would create designated road routes for mail trucks to deliver parcel post packages and farm produce to central markets, aiming to lower costs and boost rural marketing. A successful 1000-route trial netted $400 for the government, prompting road improvements and co operation with local officials. Miller of the chamber plans to join Chicago meetings with highway groups to coordinate support.
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Carsington
Dallas
Highway Transportation Commission
Post Office Department
Pliu
Carrington
Medina
San Antonio
Ry Ti. Miller
Highways Department of the Chamber
Chicago
Highways Industrial Association
American Association of State Highway Officiala
San Antonio Evokes Big Movie Firms To Film Locally
San Antonio invites major motion picture concerns to set up here. Secretary William Tt. Furlong of the Chamber of Commerce highways department returned from New York to pitch the city’s favorable film environment. He said two top producers will likely visit soon to assess local facilities and light conditions. John Carrington cited longer daylight for filming, claiming cheaper production here than in California or Florida.
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San Antonio
United States
William Tt. Furlong
Highways Department
Chamber of Commercce
New York
Chamber of Commerce
California
Florida
John Carrington
Chamber
Sunset Corporation
Vitagraph Company
Reb
J. K. Jerome Once An Actor
J K Jerome, famed as writer today, has varied roles from clerk to schoolmaster to theatrical manager and critic. His early career began as an actor with humorous turns, including portraying a youthful priest as a stage character and assisting an elderly performer.
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Terorme
Jerome
Answers
Londor
Thanksgiving Silver Sale Promises Bargains Tomorrow
Announcing a tomorrow sale of Rogers 1847 silverware with bouillon spoons set of six at 5.25, cocktail forks at 3.75, and 8 inch candle sticks at 3.98. A 26 piece chest of table silver in an attractive wood finish is offered for 11.98 with a near ten year guarantee.
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Sheffield
Rogers
Tof
Piercign
Elderly Priest Actor J B Johnson Struggles with Stage Weight
Jerome seeks authentic priestly feeling for art while J B Johnson worries only about physical exertion. The actress is described as influential, and the scene reveals Johnson’s blunt remark about the actress being the heaviest he has ever supported, highlighting tensions between performance approach and stage difficulty.
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J. B
Johnson
Jerome
Fanny Kemble
New Asthma Cure Offered Free to Sufferers
A promotion proclaims a new home asthma cure available at no cost. It promises to relieve difficult breathing and wheezing for sufferers of various ages and climates, inviting those who failed with inhalers or patent medicines to mail for a free trial today.
Free asthma coupon offer from Prontier Asthma Co
Free trial promote asthma method mailed from Prontier Asthma Co Buffalo New Jersey area. Includes solicitation to request coupon by mail with address at Room 1311 Niagara and Wadeon Bts Buffalo NJ.
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Prontier- Asthma CO
Niagara and Wadeon Bts
Buffalo, N. J
Western Europe in Fear of Bolshevik Epidemic
Special cable reports conservative Western European fear that Bolshevism could spread west from Russia across borders into France and Switzerland. While revolutionary fervor grows, experts note uprisings mirror Russia but others see less danger in democratic nations. French liberals favor a League of Nations to curb discontent and halt Bolshevik influence. News excerpts also cite Dr. Goebel denouncing Germany and supporting the war effort.
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Dy Paul Scott Mowrer
San Antonio Light
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News Co
Paris
France
Europe
Russia
Germany
Switzerland
League of Nations
W. Geobel
Kansas
War Savings Stamp Campaign
Hutchinson
Geebbel
Mr. Goebel
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