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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
10
Brig. Gen. George H. Estes will be placed in temporary command of the Eighteenth Division, according to information received from Washington. No official notification of his coming has yet been received.
The text claims Sensapersa rebuilds weakened nerves and revitalizes exhausted cells. It promises to enrich blood, aid digestion, stimulate appetite, and improve sleep, restoring vigor and energy to a jaded system.
Camp Travis staff report lack of information on who will command the camp as Major General arrives to oversee a division. Infantry units prepare under rapid promotions while 2800 recruits are processed in a single day, part of 5000 drafted men sent this week. Maj. Luther Hoffman credits an efficient reception system for handling the influx without delay as transfers to the 5th and 6th Infantry continue smoothly.
An organization is organized under Col Josephus Cecil. One thousand men will transfer from the brigade to the division on Saturday, five hundred to the S5th and five hundred to the Soth.
Division Manager George W. Simmons leads three Texas Red Cross conferences in Galveston Dallas and San Antonio to discuss assignment rulings chapter issues and district concerns. San Antonio hosts September 17 18 with delegates from Austin Tarredo Corpus Christi El Paso and southwest chapters expected to attend.
Dr Judd lectures on teaching nationalism and civics at the joint county institute. Visiting teachers to be entertained at Community House Friday night with a soldier-teacher program and a 6000 Negro soldiers chorus planned at Camp Cravis if weather permits. The institute, attended by about 1800 from nineteen counties, votes to become a permanent, annual event with a General Education Committee to meet next year.
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce asks restoration of homeseekers rates on railroads to attract settlers to farms as part of a southwest campaign. A message to Director General McAdoo requests earlier restoration of rates compatible with War Department troop movements. The board praised Maj. W. B. Tuttle upon his military service resignation and urged fare accommodations for less than carload shipments and deferred payment bonds. The president and secretary were directed to petition the railroad administration and United States Chamber of Commerce for relief.
Tickets for a two performance minstrel show by Camp Travis Negro troops at downtown Majestic Theater are selling fast. Reservations available at Majestic box office or Rotary Club office at St Anthony Hotel. The program features Houndhead Henry, Strawberry Pete, and a jubilee choir finale, with proceeds funding a recreational hall for Camp Travis troops.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle, vegetable remedy to replace dangerous calomel. It claims calomel causes salivation, bone damage, and sickness, while Liver Tone promises a clear morning, regular bowels, and restored vigor, suitable for children and backed by a money back guarantee.
An article touts a home treatment combining oatmeal and Derwillo to improve complexion overnight. It features May Edna Wilder and others sharing dramatic skin transformations, claiming the remedy erases freckles, wrinkles, rough skin, and discoloration from sun exposure. The makers guarantee noticeable results after one application or money back.
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