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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1918
Page
3
The German leadership faces rising disaffection as morale sinks across the front. Reports cite stress over war conditions, food shortages, and economic strain, with soldiers and civilians expressing doubt about victory and leadership.
Miss C Deford Hooper of Baltimore describes a painful ringworm outbreak that plagued her face and eyebrows. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she saw daily improvement and complete healing after two boxes, with the ad urging others to try the products and sample offers.
Reports describe German authorities enforcing harsh controls on Polish laborers, restricting wages and rights, while unions face crackdowns. The piece notes intensified surveillance, censorship, and discipline under martial orders as authorities curb strikes and suppress labor organization.
Fragmentary readable bits mention matron and deletions with stray words and quoted phrases, lacking coherent events, names, places, dates, or clear context for a summarized news item.
In a vivid wartime scene amid Paris river activity, wounded soldiers travel aboard hospital boats along the Seine. The dispatch notes rainbow uniforms, hospital voyages, and the contrast with daily life as boats ferry men past riverbanks, with German bombing threats receding in the warm summer evenings.
In a garbled wartime voice, Lloyd George extols a robust tonic promising energy and vigor. The speaker claims “good strong business” with “plenty of push,” suggesting benefits like enhanced digestion, blood richness, and a more energetic heart to help meet stirring times.
Dispatch describes wounded soldiers in pink and baby blue pillowcases among colors and comforts provided by Red Cross and hospital staff. Miss Catherine Hoover of Montclair recalls the stark contrast between grim war and cheerful garments and linens aboard the transport.
Smith College students from various cities including Chicago Worcester and Newark organized war work at home stations. They baked cookies and fudge and supported troops supplying baked goods and assisting in hospital work after Cantigny fighting sent them from Beauvais to aid in medical efforts.
The letters praise a weight loss treatment by Dr. Newman of 280 Fifth Avenue New York Desk K-32. Mrs Bateman reports losing a pound daily and Anna Selamidt recounts gaining ten pounds to reach 188 after starting. The narrator offers pay-when-reduced terms and requests publication of testimonials as proof.
An old cavalry officer explains judging a horse by its color and markings. He notes bright days bring nervous, delicate horses while dark glossy blacks prove hard. Chestnuts are good tempered. rich bays show spirit but fearsome, and dark iron grays are hardy. White stockings and a single white leg signal poor temper. The piece also mentions tests for stamina and enlistment of carrier pigeons by Massel and Boston Army officers.
Incomplete OCR notes mention Boston assembly of special corps and a government plan for a complete communications system linking New England forts. The text also references rice prices and several importers, with unclear context and partial sentences.
A strange ad offers a free trial of a new asthma treatment claiming to relieve difficult breathing and wheezing in all climates and ages. It targets those who have failed inhalers or patent remedies and urges immediate response with no cost.
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