Floral Tribute As Woman Becomes County Treasurer
A bouquet will center the desk in the county treasurer’s office Monday when Mrs. F Li Riley becomes the first woman treasurer in Bexar County. The flowers are a gift from courthouse officers. New county and district officers take oath December 2, with qualification delayed to Monday since December 1 is a Sunday. Three county offices change hands: Riley succeeds P P Hoefgen, J C McNeel becomes commissioner from Precinct 2, and Frank Sommers takes over from Precinct 3 for Commissioner Charles Klaus who did not seek reelection. Oath may be given by a notary or authorized official. bonds filed and swearing in occur Monday.
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F. Li. Riley
Bexar County
Riley
P. P. Hoefgen
J. C. McNeel
Charlen Gutzeit
Frank Sommers
Jacob Klaus
Klaus
Three Die at Post as Pneumonia Claims Fort Sam Victims
Three deaths from pneumonia were reported at Base Hospital Fort Sam Houston Friday morning. The deceased are Private George McClasky of Company A 45th Field Artillery, Grace McClaskey of Erie Pennsylvania nearest kin, Private Jones Mathews of Company A Soc Bu United States Guards, Lenna Mathews of Abbeville Louisiana nearest kin, and Anna K Shirley a nurse who died in hospital Thursday. Her brother John A Shirley of Washington DC was notified.
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Fort Sam Houston
George McClasky
45Th Wield Artillery
Grace McClaskey
Erie
Jones Mathews
Soc Bu
United States Guards
Lenna Mathews
Abbeville
Anna K. Shirley
John A. Shirley
Washington, D. C
Desertion leads to prison terms at Camp Travis trials
Private John Mrazier of Company 62 165th Depot Brigade was sentenced by a general court martial at Camp Travis to 20 years in the United States Disciplinary Barracks Fort Leavenworth for desertion from Camp Travis on July 8 1918 and apprehended September 22 1918 in Beaumont Texas The dishonorable discharge sentence was suspended Also tried were Private John Williams of 412th Labor Battalion who received three years in the Disciplinary Barracks Fort Leavenworth for mutely disobeying a first sergeant and Private Richard Boson of Company 2 165th Depot Brigade who got one year for stealing two shoes valued at 4 50 Both suspensions were noted in the reports.
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John M. Nrazier
165Th Depot Brigade
Camp Travis
United States Disciplinary Barracks
Fort Leavenworth
Beaumont
John Williams
412Th
Richard Boson
Junkers Still in the Saddle in Germany Says Paris
Paris correspondent reports Benes and other observers view Germany's revolution as genuine though mixed with pan German aims. Old bureaucratic power persists, foreign policy unchanged, and propaganda lines from Wolff Agency continue. Analysts warn against rapid postwar terms that could empower new German leadership over eastern Europe.
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John F. Bass
San Antonio Light
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News Co
Paris
Germany
Benes
von Hindenburg
Foreign Office
Interior Department
Alsace
Lorraine
Wolff
France
Great Britaan
Italy
Great Britain
Poland
East Prussia
Courland
Bohemia
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Europe
Dr. Solf
Gerany
Czecho-Slavia
Togo - Slavia
Hungary
Rrussia
M. Henes
Influenza cases rise in San Antonio citywide
influenza continues to spread with 92 new cases reported for November 27 and 28, the largest two day total since the outset of the epidemic. mortality remains low with one influenza death on November 25 and three pneumonia deaths on the 20th, officials urge continued precautions to prevent complications and advise care during convalescence.
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San Antonio
Sealth
W. A. King
Would Retain Guards In Texas As War Ends
Governor Hobby states Texas aims to keep as complete National Guard units. Two cavalry brigades and one infantry brigade will not be drafted, awaiting potential federal service. War Department recognizes these units, but the state desires to retain six cavalry regiments and three infantry regiments as intact units. Shirts Made To Order. Johnson, 210 Navarro.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Texas
National Guard
Texas Cavalry
National Guard of
War Department of the United States
Army
Téras National Guard
Pine-Tar-Honey cough remedy advertised to ease cold symptoms
An old advertisement promotes Dr Hell’s Pine-Tar-Honey as a safe economical cough reliever. It claims to loosen phlegm, reduce inflammation, stop cough tickle, and clear air passages for all ages, with prices listed as 30c and $1.20.
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Dr. Hell
Dandruff Cure Claim In Old Newspaper Ad
An advertisement promotes dissolving dandruff with four ounces of ordinary liquid applied at night and rubbed in. It claims morning results, repeated applications destroy all signs, stop itching, and improve hair shine. It notes the product Liquidarvon is available at drugstores and inexpensive.
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Viquidarvon
Avid
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Hair Color
A historic home remedy for gray hair uses Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound. A downtown druggist notes it darkens hair naturally and evenly when applied with a sponge or brush, fading gray strands after one or two uses without claiming medical cure.
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Wyeth
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Laird Schober Hallahan
Pineas & Tobias
Geo. W. Bakler
Louis XV
F. L. Riley
Depot Brigade
Leavenworth
Junkers
Genta
Unaratetu Agriculturist
Frank Bros
America
Koppenheimer
Galveston
Fex
Zayalla
Johnson
Navarro
Ady
Dr. Bell
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