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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
4
Amsterdam reports ongoing German evacuation of the Belgian coast with lines downed and fires lit at Kunokke near the border. Washington notes Zeebrugge and Ostend port evacuations will affect the submarine war and base defenses, while U boats and countermeasures shape a waning toll and shifting tactics.
A home remedy recaps squeezing two lemons and mixing with three ounces of Orchard White to create a lotion for the face neck arms and hands. The mix promises to fade freckles sunburn tan and wind burn while whitening and softening the skin at little cost. The ad notes lemons are available from grocers and Orchard White from drug stores.
A British admiralty board arrived in the United States and was greeted with naval honors. Admiral Benson met the visitors and escorted them to Washington for talks with U S officials. The discussions focus on joint efforts to defeat Germany and safeguard troop transports. A young American eagle briefly touched the ship’s radio aerial, seen as a favorable omen.
An advertisement for Groves Baby Bowel Medicine asserts it corrects stomach and bowel troubles in teething infants. It emphasizes harmless use and directs readers to the bottle for instructions.
The Hochi Shimbun in Tokio hails a California court ruling allowing American-born Japanese to own land despite alien land laws. It calls the law unjust and discriminatory, urges appeal to higher courts, and urges steps toward naturalization rights while praising Japanese Americans’ contributions to the United States.
A large shell factory complex at Gordon L and the Gilles homeing company plant in Port Amboy N D suffered extensive fire and explosions Friday and Saturday. Thomas A Gillespie president of the corporation said 700 buildings of the TA Gilles housing camp were destroyed but the power house traffic system stores and magazines were little damaged. A full survey by company officials and U S army authorities followed the incident.
An old marketing note extols a homemade cough syrup using 2 1/4 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or substitutes. It claims rapid relief for bronchitis croup whooping cough and asthma, praising Pinex as a pine extract solution from The Pinex Co. and urging readers to ask their druggist for 21/2 ounces.
An advertisement for a cough remedy by Buckman Laboratory Philadelphia promotes a non habit forming tonic. It claims long term use with twenty years of successful use and bottles available at druggists nationwide.
In Society Tuesday Night Miss Louise Elizabeth Berry marries Lieut. Frederick Goodhue Kendall at Laurel Heights Methodist Church at seven. Chow Chows meet at :30 in the club rooms. Wednesday Civic Department of Woman's Club holds first meeting of the season at 3 o'clock. The San Antonio Musical Club presents Maurine Dye Wilbanks with the Kelly Field trio in concert at Main Avenue High School Auditorium Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Proceeds go to the Red Cross hospital at Seuilly near Paris. Wilbanks, a San Antonio native, has sung for troops since returning south. The trio includes Abraham Srankel, Edwin I. Tout, and John Riseon. The program features Verdi Aida selections and Debussy. Local society notes follow with club offices, Red Cross work, guest visitors, and upcoming meetings.
Pittsburgh report cites an instruction plan to train 2000 women to teach crafts to disabled soldiers in hospitals, using Carnegie Institute of Technology. courses cover basketry weaving metal work chair caning wooden toys and black printing with prior art aptitude required. Also wedding at Y Building and denouncement of peace moves by Samuel Gompers amid relaxed photo rules at Camp Travis for amateur photography with limits on military subjects.
An ad touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a private, in home remedy to turn gray or streaked hair into a dark, even shade with no visible signs of treatment. It claims to stop dandruff and shedding and offers a bottle for purchase at drug stores or by mail from Van Vliet Mansfield Drug Co. Memphis, Tenn.
The camp eases rules for amateur photographers who must still submit photos to the camp censor. The change permits friends of soldiers to take photographs without the stricter rules, though those photographers must comply with the censor submission.
An old ad proclaims Sloan's Liniment eases external aches and stiffness without rubbing. It highlights penetration and soothing relief for back pains and strains and urges asking a druggist for the product priced at 20, 60, or 1.20 dollars.
A local panel examines photographers who take on paid assignments, discussing regulatory limits and ethical considerations for commercial work. The discussion centers on standards, licensing, and the impact on artistic practice in the community.
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