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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1917
Page
8
Readable fragment notes a tense race event with men involved and a Saturday timing. Mentions doom and a ball watch day amid unclear context, suggesting a local pageant or contest with male participants and a looming outcome. Entities include Straw Hats and OWMIvloi as uncertain tags.
San Antonio merchants forecast a final four days of the summer blooming headgear trade, urging harvest and storage for the coming year as the season winds down. The article notes soil and weather cues guiding the harvest, with growers aiming to preserve yields and prepare for the lean period ahead.
A promotional, luridly worded tip promises a lemon based skin whitening lotion. It instructs mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of a whitening fluid, straining, then aging the mixture for months. It claims to remove freckles and blemishes and enhance complexion.
The text fragment references a Saturday event called Women’s Hat Day with mentions of Haverdishers Nuterd and Nut Capitualiton observing choices and dietachery days. It notes miles of pigni¢s, angling, boating on the Huipid, and intimate scenes involving summer men, with Saturday straw being delivered and tolerated.
A church announces free film showings open to all denominations at 7:15 pm with two reels including The Blind Box War. The event is under the Railroad Y. Mr. AL and includes musical numbers and refreshments. Also notes a second social at the Assachetion Building with community games and rates.
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Announcement at Camp Travis details care for sick soldiers in each regiment with a medical officer NCO and four privates at infirmaries. Serious cases go to the camp hospital. Base hospital provides principal aid. changes to rifle and machine gun fire targets and silhouettes introduced. Visitors will be guided to the camp as streets and buildings are marked. smoking rules apply with indoor permitted.
A fragmentary report describes a claim by a group calling itself Crack Camp Organization within the Minefieth division urging national leaders to prepare for a forthcoming contest. It references Maj. Gen. Honey T Allen and several named military and media figures while detailing alleged plans and personnel attached to the effort.
At a cabinet meeting in Madrid on September 18 plans were approved to create two light regiments, a Civilian artillery unit, seven battalions of surrigon artillery, and seven battalions in the Hows OP Neasy division. A Mayan committee spokesperson explained the reforms aim to mobilize resources, not pursue militarism, though details remain unclear.
The ad touts Moneyball taffeta at 2.50 per yard with a two season wear guarantee and redemption option. It promotes 40 inch silks at 1.75 and 2.25 per yard, Georgette crepe at 2.00, plus a broad assortment of fall shades. It warns buyers that cheaper footwear often lacks quality, urging value through durable boots at 10 dollars. Includes catalog cues and second floor placement.
The article notes a Thursday meeting in the Gunter hall to organize wartime library work through the War Recreation Board. It lists attendees from religious, literary, art, scientific, and commercial groups and names organizers, funds, and proposed campaigns to support library services and patriotic activities during the war effort.
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