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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1918

Page

2

Victorious French Heroes Receive Liberators In Alsace Lorraine

Reporter Paul Ayres Rockwell describes joyous welcomes as French troops advance through Metz Pfalsbourg Saverne and nearby towns. Inhabitants cheer treat and embrace soldiers while German residents ponder departure and the region hails the deliverers amid decorated towns and revived French symbols.

Alsace-Lorraine Paul Ayres Rockwell San Antonis Chicago St Nay Diense Rhine Jackal France Metz Strasburg Rance Pfalsbourg Saverne Hansi

Court martial ordered for Fort Sam Houston trials

A general court martial for Fort Sam Houston has been ordered to try as may appear before it. The court includes Colonels Van Deusen Slocum Ferguson Carr Stokes Sheller Arnold Reaner Anding and Glover with First Lieutenant Edwards and Major Thaw cited for promotion to lieutenant colonel in a separate item. The report blends military and civilian news from New York with anecdotal quotes about hospital and presidential access.

Fort Sam Houston George W. van Deusen 4Th Field Artillery H. J. Slocum 11Th Cavalry Henry T. Ferguson 12Nd Infantry Daniel J. Carr W. F. Stokes Corps of Engineers J. BE. Sheller 14Th Cavalry Samuel GB. Arnold Sth Cavalry Robert J. Reaner Q. AE CL Sheldon W.anding 3Rd Infantry Frederick I. Shoyder 44Th “Field Artillery Francis W. Glover Cavalry M. CL Advicea Bree

Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing

An old advertisement promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, natural alternative to calomel. It claims calomel seizes bones and sickens users with nausea while Dodson’s Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels, improves mood and energy, and is harmless for adults and children. The tone emphasizes a money back guarantee and widespread use.

Dodson

Head of Woman's War Service Legion President Portrait

The Marchioness of Londonderry, president of the Women's War Service Legion, has led efforts supplying cooks, motor drivers, and other aid to the war. She is married to the seventh Marquess and is the daughter of the first Viscount Chaplin, with a fondness for sport and dogs as shown in the accompanying photograph.

Marchioness Londonderry Women's War Service Legion Chaplin

W A D O O Says No Other Reason For His Resignations

In Chattenauga, Tenn, William Gibbs Meade cites no other reason for his resignations. He says he spoke frankly to the American people and President Wilson, stressing he has acted honestly and would not misrepresent facts. He departs for Saulsbury, N. McAdoo soon follows.

W’adoo Chattenauga Tenn William Gibbs Meade Otte Birmingham Ala Wilson Poyan Dom America Mra Peretary McAdoo Saulsbury

Dover Narrowly Escaped Destruction by Dover Monitor Blaze

A wartime report from Dover recounts a near catastrophe as the harbor braced for a Belgian offensive. The monitor Glatten caught fire and Admiral Keyes ordered air sirens to clear streets before the destroyer Broke torpedoed and sunk the vessel, saving the town. Amsterdam reports Austria's Archduke Charles suffering brown mental low mood and former empress Zita distressed by his health.

London Dover Degervitie Keyes Broke Charles ix Amsterdam

Bear Hunt in Park Sparks Thanksgiving Chaos

In New York Central Park an impromptu bear hunt amuses and injures. An assistant keeper collapses from heart disease, a patrolman loses part of his calf, and a soldier loses part of a thumb as the bear charges a car and is finally captured and returned to the zoo, where the cub had served as the Twenty second United States Infantry mascot.

New York Central Park Zoo Bron Uy Twenty Second United States Infantry Ion Niele

Spain Approves League of Nations Formation

Madrid November 20Spain’s both chambers have approved in principle the proposition for formation of a League of Nations and will name a Spanish representative in the organization. The government will soon introduce a bill repatriating Spanish subjects who fought under Allied forces.

Spain League of Nations Martrid Fings

Personal notes from the London Times theater of minds

The text surveys the London Times personals column as a curious war era mirror. It cites humorous, pointed, sometimes rueful ads about leave, love, boredom in war work, and eccentric requests. It notes figures such as William Dean Howells and Wharton as imagined sources of fiction amid readable fragments.

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Complexion Miracle in a Single Night Says Woman

New York testimony from Mae Edna Wilder claims dramatic skin improvement after a single application of a simple oatmeal and derwille remedy. She describes faded freckles, rough neck skin, and tanning fading, with a money-back guarantee and widespread pharmacist endorsement.

New York Mae Edna Wilder Hays

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