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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
1
Pledges to the Red Cross fund are due by October first with many paid early while others remain unpaid. Fourth and final payments were due next Tuesday, and delay triggers additional arrears. Prompt payment is urged to avoid hindering Red Cross work.
Mae Edna Wilder promotes a home oatmeal Derwillo formula claiming dramatic skin improvements in 12 hours. Testimonials from Miss O C and Mrs G V praise clearer, smoother complexions, reduced wrinkles, and vanished blemishes, with a money refund guarantee if no improvement.
An interview with J Willis Sprague of the Department of Labor explains the Community Labor Board functions as legislative within its locality. The board can interpret essential employment and refer cases to draft boards but cannot draft labor itself. It operates under the War Policies Board with local conditions guiding rulings.
The War Camp Community Service Board, at its semi monthly meeting at the Travis Club, approved immediate enlargement of the Community House behind the Alamo. Upgrades include a heating plant, doubled barber and bath facilities, a larger cafe, extended dormitory beds, and a doubled recreation platform, costing about 12 000 dollars from the New York office. A committee was named to study extending services to Kelly Field boys in South San Antonio.
Reclamation division asks San Antonio women to mend and darn 20000 pairs of socks at the central Red Cross workroom Wolff & Marx auditorium Monday morning. Bring darning eggs scissors and thimbles to help save government funds through wartime clothing repairs. A notice speaks of community effort and recalls home front.
A compact catalog style notice lists Washer Bros offerings including Wolf’s Wrap Put Ce at 3.95 and 5.95 oxfords, 6.95 washer bros shoes, 10 value shoes, dress pumps 4.95, men’s full dress pumps 9, and golf shoes 36.45, with various prices such as 6 and 7.50. The ad highlights military officer footwear and dress shoes with multiple price points.
A catalog-like listing shows prices for multiple waists ranging from 5.95 to 27.50 and serge dresses for women and misses. The text emphasizes size selections and garments offered under the Women’s and Misses’ category.
A Mexican boy working as chauffeur for A P Grocery heated a stalled car by burning paper under the carburetor at 111 Avenue B. The blaze damaged the auto, leaking gas and oil, and firemen used chemicals to control it. Separate fire damage occurred at a vacant dwelling on the 1400 block of South Hackberry Street. Fire department upgrades include oxygen self rescuers, with tests planned at Central Station.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a universal remedy for nose, throat, and lung ailments including catarrh croup coughs colds and sore throat. The pocket inhaler and complete outfit are sold at druggists with a money back guarantee and lifelong inhaler life. Md.
A pulmotor, described as the most modern, was installed at the central fire station in Sa Antonio. It arrived Thursday afternoon and was placed in immediate service. Fire Chief Goetz Priday stated it benefits the public, noting responders will answer alarms as usual, even if the user cannot reach a standard alert.
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