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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
7
Edward F. Chandler explains a Popular Science concept using four mine groups per field unit with mounted microphones. The closest microphone detects a submarine, guiding which lamp in the luminous annunciator lights as ships pass the field, enabling a synchronized explosive barrage.
Popular old remedy Sage Tea and Sulphur compound restores natural color to faded gray hair. Available in drug stores as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound for about 50 cents. Darkens hair evenly with one to two applications and enhances shine, not a medical treatment.
Berlin reports reveal covert activity by a group dubbed the Three Germans aiming to topple Von Bethmann-Hollweg. Pamphlets and letters attack the chancellor while nationwide papers discuss mounting war debts and underground opposition amid broad Prussian distrust.
In a New York Globe tale a shy wooer pressures a hesitant lover. A sudden knock at the front door interrupts their moment, forcing a choice between truth and deception as the pair linger in the parlor.
The Cossack provinces pledge no tribute to the empire and each man is liable for military service. They consistently form a strong element in the Russian army.
Austrian observers credit Brusiloff and Count Keller with bold new Russian cavalry methods. Cossacks ride to near trenches, dismount to form living barricades, then infantry advances in multiple waves. They also cross rivers using naked-swimming scouts and reed stealth rafts to disrupt Austro German lines.
An ad promotes Jad Salts as a remedy for kidney strain from meat. It claims uric acid from meat overworks kidneys and offers four ounces daily in water to flush and normalize kidney function, neutralize urine acidity, and prevent bladder irritation.
A description of crossing rivers in warfare notes many bridges are built by infantry to attack defensive lines, with dashes over narrow crossings and limited use across wide rivers where engineers rely on pontoon bridges. It emphasizes the limitations and methods used to project forces across water courses.
A big corporation seeks an energetic hustler not for an easy job but for vigor enthusiasm and ambition. The ad requires earnest purpose and common sense a good personality and a fair education. Pay is unlimited in theory the top rungs attract scarce capable men while many settle for ten dollars a week.
The article discourages indoor living for heavy individuals and promotes Oil of kerene capsules from Wagner's Drug Store as a weight loss aid. It claims lack of fresh air weakens blood oxygen and reduces vitality, suggesting a 15 to 20 pound excess can be shed in days with this treatment, improving digestion and energy.
A news dispatch notes colors in newly produced goods must be tested by sample before buying for children’s clothes. Portland laundrymen warn of fading colors, while American dye sources shift from imports to coal tar and native dyes like quercitron.
In Stockholm printshop widows display Zorn inspired nude pictures of youth and health, seen without scandal by locals. The piece notes Swedish openness to such art and contrasts it with New York morals, mentioning hotel attendants and bathhouses as largely female staffed.
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