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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
2
The piece urges American readers to feel thankful for spared comforts while acknowledging European suffering. It argues the allied effort and a strengthened khaki line protect home shores, calling for cheerful sacrifices and enduring contentment despite personal trials. It appeals to national fortune and moral duty.
An English inventor creates barbed wire proof fabric and gauntlets claimed to protect wearers from barbed-wire cuts. The Scientific American notes it could revolutionize military uniforms if bulky clothing is avoided and comfort remains. This cloth sits atop nails and barbed wire without causing injury.
The piece describes a revolutionary fabric rumored to resist rain and cold and possibly bullets, with claims it could produce twenty five year suits sold in stores or hardware shops. It ponders long lasting garments and potential need for patching by blacksmiths, noting a shift toward service over style.
The essay portrays Harry Lauder as a Scots entertainer who, after a son died in WWI, devoted his fortune and fame to a political career in Britain. It credits him with uplifting Allied morale while masking deep personal sorrow, calling him a heroic wartime figure.
The piece argues Harry Lauder would boost public morale and psychological resolve in Parliament if elected against pacifist opponents. It praises his wartime influence and asserts his presence would aid Britain’s wartime determination, likening his effect to his stage leadership.
Wartime Pullman fare tax evasion by travelers to resorts is discussed and critiqued as unpatriotic while noting hardships for traveling salesmen. The piece contrasts hoboes and passenger behavior and ends with remarks on Austria's debt and the crown prince's prospects in the Marne conflict.
A lyric fragment hints at a pastoral path that leads nowhere while Corinne Roosevelt Xtobing recounts a tranquil dell and springtime imagery. The remainder reviews Keytesville Missouri as quiet yet unsettled by an anti vice crusade in the Courier, with notes on electric lights and local vice rumors.
A late photograph shows General John J. Pershing commander in France with Major-General James Harbord his former chief of staff now head of the AEF supply service Harbord led the Marines during the Cha ttery Sheuy area battles prior to the current engagement.
An Associated Press report from France notes British soldiers use humor to cope with war's horror. The piece highlights a famous song variant carried in trenches and billets, contrasting it with harsher Grecian tunes, and comments on Atkins's mantelpiece dirge reflecting Cockney wit amid frontline pain.
The Villager notes a mysterious illness named Spanish influenza may not be new and could have afflicted ancient campaigns. References to Moysle in the Memoirs of the Affairs of Scotland mention a strange sickness in Dublin in June 80, with inconsistent symptom reports and uncertain cause.
The text notes a fierce wind blamed for illnesses among the town’s residents, with references to “Kindness” as a label used by locals. It mentions a mysterious ailment prevalent among those with larger girth and hints at a sensationalistic, unclear cause.
The Royal bill features Gordon and Gordon with acrobatic table stunts and quick wit, Morris Moon and company presenting The Wrong Bird, Elizabeth Cutty on violin, Fisher and Gilmore in a rude love act, and Swor and Westbrook in a singing and dancing number. The Princess opens with She Four Seasons a refined singing and dancing act, Billy Knight with trained roosters, Jack Arnold roost, Jack Murphy and Josephine Lockmart in The Laugh Trust, and Bessie Barriscale in The Rose of Paradise.
The Grand presents The Unchastened Woman a modern city life study showing rich and poor, luxury and poverty. It runs three days only ending Tuesday with no other major titles announced for later in the week.
Irregular clippings discuss Prohibition, sugar prices, and a mix of wartime opinions. References include Hindenburg, Cuba sugar, California walnuts, and a proposed 45 year draft age. Notes on politics in Texas, a Katy hold-up, and a pocket phonograph tease safety. A barrage of playful quips and hurried observations.
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