Cold Weather Triggers Eight Alarms For City Fire Dept
Eight fire alarms were sounded between 3 40 p m Monday afternoon and 10 a m Tuesday morning as cold weather fires caused about 150 dollars in damage. The worst blaze was at Charles Rees’s home 219 West Myrtle Street with about 100 dollars loss. An oil stove explosion at Osborn Smith’s 2617 Main Avenue caused around 20 dollars damage. A car fire from a back fire did minor damage in the 200 block of Camden Street. A chimney fire occurred at 310 North Pine Monday afternoon. Electric wires at Main Avenue and Dewey Place sparked briefly Monday night but were contained. A false alarm from a box at North San Marcos and Ruiz streets occurred Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rees
Myrtle -Street
Osborn Smith
Main Avenue
Camden Street
North Pine Street
Main‘ Avenue
Dewey Place
San Marcos
Ruiz Street
Black-Draught Featured By Kentucky Woman In Liver Relief
A Kentucky resident praises Thedford's Black-Draught as the best liver medicine for indigestion sour stomach and bitter taste. The testimonial claims it cures sick headaches and keeps bowels open with two doses weekly, noting the product's 70 years of use in relieving bilious symptoms and prompting proper liver function.
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Nancy
Corn Waddle
Thedford
Simple home made Pinex cough syrup claim
An ad claims a quick to prepare cough syrup using 24% Pinex and syrup to produce two pints. It praises Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract effective for coughs bronchitis croup and asthma and promises satisfaction or refund.
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Gou
The
Pines Co
T. Wayne
Ind
Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine Teething Aid
Teething relief product claim for infants known as Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine promises stomach and bowel upset relief. Directions implied by older advertising text suggest usage guidance appears on the package.
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GROVE
Family Dinner Plans At Camp Travis Headquarters
Plan titled Family Dinner at Camp Travis Department Training School gathers Army XY headquarters leaders and their families for a large Thanksgiving event. Dr A B Nichols will preside with Dr Tra andrith as speaker. Lt. Jon Viewrd of the French Army attends. Organizing committee includes Nichols Wekford and Moody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Department
Army
Department
Camp Travis
A.B. Nichols
Tra Andrith
Tamdrith
Luieutenant
Jon Viewrd
Dh. Nichols
J. J. Wekford
Planent
J.B. Moody
Troop Train Service
Reliable Kidney Treatment Promoted by Kilmer Swamp Root
Doctors and patients have long noted Kilmer Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidney liver and bladder support. The ad claims it strengthens organ function and asks readers to try a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co with a mention of The San Antonio Daily Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. X
San Antonio Daily Light
Reliable Hair Care Method Promises Damaged Hair Help
An editorial style tip promotes careful washing with a fine shampoo to prevent hair troubles. It details dissolving a spoonful of Carthrox in hot water to make a full shampoo liquid that removes dandruff oil and dirt. The rinse yields clean soft taut hair with natural color and added fluff.
Americans Who Died Abroad Rest in Scattered French Cemeteries
Special Cable from Raymone G. Carroll reports Col C C Viexce heads Graves Registration Service as plans aim to concentrate graves in central memorial cemeteries in France. About 56,000 American graves are recorded across valleys from the Meuse to the Vosges with a proposal to honor the dead with shafts listing names and allow pilgrimages, while exhumation and repatriation are deemed impossible.
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Raymone G. Carroll
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
France
Swiss
Finglish Channel
Col. C. C. Viexce
Philadelphia
Stanley L. Murckleston
Wau Kesha
Wis
Homer
McCormick
Wilbur K. Smith
Washington
E.W. Easterday
Springfield
Jil
Charles J. Lennox
Pottersville
Wrank B. Stewart
Butte
Mont
Charles W. Starr
Verge B. Ekins
Stove
Utah
Meuse
Auncre
Nancy
Paul
Tnnnevill
Chateau 'Thierry
Montdidier
Vosges
Tadio
Aroun
Amiens
America
Red Cross
Gove
Poe
Crayey Registration Service
Soldiers’ Cemetery
Salvation Army
Buried Under Seed at Texrefining Plant
A Texrefining Company worker, Jerry Green, was suffocated beneath cot tonseed in a seed house at Ne avin street. An inquest is led by Justice Fisk as colleagues dug him free after the seed pile collapsed. Green lived at Dignawity and Frank streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Green
Texrefining Company
Neavin Street
Justice Fisk
Green
George Law
Lieutenant H R Allen Dies in France at 22
Private turned officer in the Fourth Infantry, Lieutenant Hol eombe R Allen, was killed in France on October 7 while crossing the Marne with General Pershing’s troops. He was commended by a French general for bravery and is survived by his parents, four brothers, and one sister.
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Hol Eoimbe R. Allen
Fourth Infantry
Robert T. Allen
San Pedro Avenue
Benth
France
Allen
United States
Pershing
Marne
San Antonio
Tee Brothers
Robert A. AL Jen
Agulat Coenot
ROTC
Leland Stanford University
Howard
Lloyd Damron
St. Louis
influenza cases rise in Monday report
Monday reports show 14 new influenza cases, the highest since the epidemic weeks ago, with four deaths from pneumonia following influenza. The U S health office notes more pneumonia cases and rising physician demand for sedatives in flu treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Health Office
United States Health Office
Sham Battle At Brooks Field Plans For Saturday Morning
A realistic sham battle with artillery cavalry and infantry on Brooks Field Saturday at 10 am features air observations from airplanes and balloons. Units include Battery E 2nd Field Artillery and elements from the 5th Cavalry 3rd Infantry plus an observation balloon from Camp John Wise with potential parachute jumps. Notables such as Major General Dekpsey Cabell and Col. I. Silman attend the event planning in a joint modern warfare demonstration.
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Brooks Field
Dekpsey C. Cabell
Southern Department
Joh Th. Brooks
Brooks Wield
Tieutenants
G. P. Shath
Graver Rees
Tleas
Detosey
Cabell
Silman
Stth Infantry
Ws8th
Cal
Influenza Death Toll Sets Record in Texas October
Austin reports October deaths from influenza and pneumonia surged to 2907, with influenza responsible for about six percent. The October toll doubled any prior month, and overall October deaths reached 8896 across all causes, while tuberculosis remains the leading killer in the yearly Texas statistics.
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Austin
Tex
Exas Bureau of Viral Statistics
TNIT
Jammiry
Infienza
Home remedy for catarrh deafness and head noises
An old newspaper notice promotes a home treatment for catarrh and ear distress. It claims people with catarrh deafness or head noises may find relief using a logged double strength drug and a simple home preparation. The text urges readers to share the prescription with others to prevent potential deafness.
Control Over Women Loses None of City Police Powers Says Mayor
Mayor Bell stated the city will not abandon its fight against vice and will increase fines on women arrested for vice. He said the health and safety of soldiers at Camp Travis remain the priority and that habeas corpus cases will be contested. District Attorney McAskill outlined steps to keep women detained for treatment while pursuing rapid appellate action.
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San Antonio
Bell
de Rosey GC. Cabell
Live Oak Farm
Dell
Camp Travis
Hudsday
Court of Criminal Appeals
Sam New ‘Ton
District Attorney's Office
George M.thurmond
Austin
AL McAshill
Supreme Court
McAskill
Dudge
Morty-fifth District Court
Heath
Quharantine
Dudge Miner
Stader
Seventythird District Court
Linen and dining sets sale prices listed
The ad lists linen finish napkins at 2.25 with 18 by 18 inch size and 1.95 per dozen. Tablet sets priced at 10.50 for 13 pieces, 9.00 per set, plus 14.25 for 13-piece table sets. Other table sets priced at 12.50 per set, 3.50 for 7-piece sets, and 3.15 per set.
Court decisions do not block police from enforcing city vice laws
A fragment notes that despite court rulings a police force may still arrest and charge women under city ordinances for vice offenses. The text implies limited legal protection against police actions in treating or handling women in quarantine contexts.
Gunter Menger St Anthony Lodging Notes and Cavalry School Update
Local notices list guests staying at the St Anthony Gunter and Menger hotels with names such as Koy Breg Datlaw and A J Waugh Trading. A Cavalry Officers’ Reading at Leon Springs continues until December 8 after telegrams from the War Department confirm not being called to federal service, with instruction completion assured.
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Koy Breg
Datlaw
St. Anthony
Io Kirktind
Guesur
Lawler
A. van Dresar
Crowther
Gunter
von T. M. Hovle
Beaumont
The
Menger
Nivhalann
Dallas
Wat St Anthony
A. J. Waugh
Ganter
BOF
Pelee
Houston
KF. Bryant
Joplin
G. Ls. Bassett
St Anthony GG
Slenart
Lanter
Louis Pachman
New York
P.M. Parker
Tulsa
Durfield
St. Jouts
Cash
Kingsbury
Fs. Jaegsl
Moulton
Tox
Walter Clark
Temmote
Ntay
Cavalry
Leon
Springs
War Department
Southern Department
Texas Natio and Guard
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Cure Popular
Readers learn of Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound a ready to use mix for darkening gray or faded hair. The article notes its popularity and ease of application with a soft brush, producing darker color and a more youthful appearance. It emphasizes cosmetic use only, not medical benefits.
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Gerandmother
Wyett
Wyeth
Sisterhood praised for epidemic nurse service in Kerrville
A Kerrville note thanks the Sisterhood of the Incarnate Word for sending trained nurses during the Spanish flu epidemic. The letter, from Th CL Ged die of Kerrville, commends the nurses and the use of Our Lady of Guadalupe school as a city emergency hospital. It also cites Rev Father Kemper and the Mary John mother general in admiration of the help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qaayor
Kerrville
Jeans
Our Lady of Cuadalupe
Father
Kemper
CL Geddie
Motte
Mary
Sisters Sacrificing and Devotion Save Many in Hospital Service
The article honors nuns and nurses at a hospital for daytime and night care that saved many patients from illness and danger. Major General Delusey and Cabell commend hospital leadership. a soldier1s death is noted with minimal detail, Lt Lindsey found dead at Fort Rio.
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Palmer
Pai
Heath
Mart
San Fot
Delusey
Cabell
Southern Department
Jand Cok Fal
Wnellan
Iis
Paso Hospital
Beth Eed
Mother Suneeler
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Ecu Co
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