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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
1
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Two automobiles were reported stolen on Thursday and Friday. One belonged to Lieutenant Jt Shwfro, another to Max Henrich, both five passenger and relatively new. A burglary attempt and prowlers were noted at multiple addresses in the city as police investigated the missing vehicles and break in incidents.
Receipts show balloon school equipment prepared at Durango and Telalty Parents for training of military aeronauts starting November first under instructor H. S. Cole. The program moved from St. Louis to San Antonio due to climatic issues, with operation previously begun July in St. Louis. Students arriving here in the first part of next week will begin training.
A vintage advertisement extols a product for expectant mothers emphasizing natural abdominal expansion easing delivery. It claims the remedy prevents painful breast changes and reduces postnatal distress, urging women to obtain a bottle from local pharmacists and request a booklet. The ad credits The Bradford Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
San Antonio plans a pledge drive next week to gather signatures for Hoover pledge cards. Mra Roy Campbell of the San Antonio Chamber for Food Coalition announces mobilization, with women canvassing and four squads starting Monday.
An Omaha style plea runs in The Light seeking a Spanish or Argentine acquaintance of a Nuckolls County soldier stationed near San Antonio. Soldiers from various camps request home-town pen pals to share civilian company and letters naming name, organization, station, and home town for possible prints. The notice spurred multiple responses from troops at Kelly Field Fort Sam Houston and nearby depots, with residents offering to connect servicemen to relatives and supporters.
Advert says thousands suffer stomach woes and indigestion. Olive Tablets by Dr Edward Oliva claim to soothe liver and bowels, improve digestion with a vegetable blend. Take one at bedtime for fast relief, 25c per box. All druggists.
Readers respond to requests from Addison Woodward of Bayonne stationed at Camp Stanley for marked copies and news from home. The Light distributes Home Folks letters to connect soldiers with civilians in Grand Rapids Danville Rome Hartford New Haven and San Antonio. Civilians are urged to write to Home Folks at The Light with their town and unit details to assist soldiers in easing their stay.
William Baltexer 64 died Friday at 2 25 a clock at 1% Essex Street He was born in Germany and lived in the United States for 40 years, first in Kansas then Texas before settling in San Antonio thirty years ago Survived by widow son Walter Katteyer and two cousins William Z Katteyer a druggist and Charles Kalteyer all of San Antonio Funeral Saturday at 4 from his residence with services by Simmering Lodge No 2 Hermann Bons burial at Alamo Mayson cemetery Ravenstappenberks Ruben Slapnenbeck 26 died at his mother's home 130 Avant Street Native of San Antonio survived by mother two brothers and three sisters Funeral held Thursday at 4 from Thicke Undertakers with burial in the Germanimonous cemetery
A wartime camp officer recounts a recruit who admitted he never worked a day before enlisting. Capt J Perry Moore questions the claim as the man boasts of five or six horses at home and offers to trade a useful perk for work. The captain notes that the man has been kept in training, not labor, and the scene exposes a curious labor stance in the army.
SUFFRAGE leader Miss Mana Younger of California and National Woman's Party officials discuss a November 16 suffrage event. Miss Younger, a longtime advocate, has been in Washington meeting congress members to push a federal amendment for women's rights. Mrs Wolfe addressed a suffrage gathering at Mrs Rena Maverick Green's home, arguing constitutional action is needed to secure voting rights for women.
A boy fell from a housetop on Cedar Street Thursday afternoon. He slipped while clearing waves and crinches, sustaining a fractured brow and possible internal injuries. He was transported by ambulance to the local hospital for treatment.
Report indicates a proposed resettlement of Black Americans from federal camps to Southern sites under Guiney Travis. The plan aims to distribute detainees evenly among sixteen national camps rather than concentrate them in a single location. The first movement is scheduled for Monday, with some doubt remaining about timing.
A home remedy touts a method to remove dandruff by applying four ounces of ordinary lye to moisten the scalp at night and massaging gently. The maker claims most dandruff disappears by morning with continued sequential applications, stopping itching and improving scalp appearance and texture. The cure is advertised as inexpensive and available at drug stores.
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