German Army Strength Shifts Across World War Fronts
Analysis shows German battalions rose from 1512 in 1914 to 2844 by September 1917, with Western front gains amid Eastern front reductions. Details track deployments at Yser, Verdun, and Russian campaigns, noting transfers and regrouping to sustain Western offensives while reinforcing the East.
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Seek Masonic Degrees in San Antonio Semi annual Reunion
Nearly 260 candidates filed applications for Masonic degrees in the Scottish Rite for the November 6 198 event in San Antonio. Committees expect one of the largest reunions in five years with masons from across the country. Visitors are asked to register at Cathedral with Secretary Mathis. Activities include tours, theater parties, and lunches during the week.
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Unclear fragmentary text on American issue noted
The readable parts discuss a dated bemoaned or debated situation with references to family, price, and a baby. Names and specifics are too garbled to identify a clear event, person, or organization. context remains ambiguous.
Woman credits Tanlac with restoring health near Fort Sam Houston
Mrs. Leng Griffin, living near Fort Sam Houston, says Tanlac rebuilt her strength after a year of illness. She describes relief from back and side pains, improved appetite, weight gain, and renewed ability to work, noting she now feels better than in years. The medicine was sold in San Antonio by Wagner Drug Store and Meier's Pharmacy under a Tanlac representative.
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Fort Sam Houston
Tanlas
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Tanlac Jd
San Antonio
Wagner Drug
Meier
Tanlac
Camp Travis workers to depart as projects wind down
Work at Camp Travis nears completion with carpenters, plumbers, and electricians winding down within four weeks. The cantonnement offices will close and supervision shifts to the camp quartermaster, signaling no new large buildings. No serious injuries reported amid cleanup and finishing tasks despite delayed plumbing.
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Thorne
Clebis
State inquiry costs may exhaust funds for probe
Austin dispatch reports the House inquiry committee may run short on funds to pay accountants and per diem as it plans a November start to probe state departments. Auditors estimate costs vary by scope, with one North Carolina audit cited at three months for twelve auditors and three efficiency experts at salaries cited. Texas plan aims for six weeks to three months, leaving about $20,000 for per diem and travel, a figure critics warn is insufficient.
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Senate
A. L. Douglas
American Audit Company
Newr+ Seans
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Burleson to Visit Austin and San Antonio
Postmaster General A. B. Burleson will soon visit Austin and San Antonio per information from relatives of Thurleson. The trip aims to discuss post office matters and affect several post offices in the region. Elmira K. Burleson, sister of Burleson, says the exact visit dates are not yet known.
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Burleson
San Antonio
Thurleson
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Misa Elmira KK
Rileson
Burteson
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair Restoration
An old remedy from mothers time, Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised as darkening faded gray hair to a natural, glossy hue. A downtown druggist notes it darkens evenly and undetectably, with a dampened sponge used to apply and morning results showing darker, tonier hair after one or two applications.
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Tony
Wyeth
Vendrable Potato Career And Global Impact
The article traces the potato origin to Chile and Peru, its introduction to England via Sir Francis Drake and other figures, and its growth from a curiosity to a staple crop. It notes early varieties, global importance in Germany France Ireland and the United States, yields per acre, and quotes Sir Thomas More on ancestors and potatoes.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Peru
Chie
America
Europe
Spain
Francis Drake
England
Walter Hobign
Gerard
Germany
France
Ireland
United Suite
Acre
T. Quoresbury
Department of Agricultura Wong
Ohio camp speakers face military ban on address to troops
At Chillicothe Ohio on October 23 thousands of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania men heard William Jennings Bryan speak on patriotic lines after permission to address troops at the camp was refused. The former secretary of state also delivered a speech on the courthouse steps two miles from the camp, targeting soldiers. Telegrams to Secretary Baker and General Glehn failed to obtain camp permission. Auction sale notice: Fort Sam Houston will offer nineteen horses on November 1, 1917.
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War Baker
Glehn
Department Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
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