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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
2
The piece honors fallen American soldiers in France, noting their sacrifices and the grave toll on parents at home. It contrasts public wartime rewards with the quiet heroism of mothers and fathers who endure grief, pledging to remember the families who bear the loss as the nation honors its war dead.
The piece laments how fighting in Trance and the Western Front now touches peaceful American cities and villages. It honors those who have sacrificed, acknowledging only they can truly grasp the cost of the supreme investment in the war.
A San Antonio plan to run a shoe-shining service as a municipal operation is debated as a wartime measure. Proponents argue it serves welfare, while critics fear socialist overreach and improper use of public funds. The piece compares this to federal efforts to curb profiteering in boarding houses and rooming houses during wartime.
The article compares small tractors to horses for farmers with 80 to 160 acres. It argues tractors can replace horse teams, plow and cultivate efficiently, and can be stored idle. Yet it notes barriers: need good roads to trade centers, reliable parts and service nearby, and fuel considerations must be favorable before widespread adoption on small farms.
Navy patrols hunt German submarines off the coast with limited luck while frustration grows among crews and officials. The piece also cites allied gains in three days, Italian air activity over Vienna, and San Antonio’s chain gang, ending with a poem fragment about a Red Cross nurse and a wounded soldier’s perspective from Mrs. Melen Combes.
Letters intended for publication must be signed by the writer Shenama of the writer will not be published unless it is desired. Anonymous communications and typewritten signatures are treated as anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement by the publishers of Che Liga.
A letter to editor Sue Cavaner L Bruin of Laredo reports Professor Isa Alilloxovoeh claiming Austrian defeat in the Jatve offensive with nearly 150,000 casualties. The note credits United States aid and says Italians expect peace and victory in 1919.
A subscriber reports his wife’s sister from Hays County registered there to vote the state and national tickets, but was blocked by a Bexar County election judge. The writer argues rights to vote in the state and national tickets. expert notes absentee law allows voting in home county before leaving but not in another county. More than 100 similar votes were cast in Bexar County before the primary by people planning to be absent.
A letter to the editor argues that city plans to run a shoe shine business echo broader proposals for municipal ventures. The writer mocks a private-sector takeover aim, suggesting instead broader municipal shops and even milk peddling, lampooning price rises and profiteering while praising comfort and luxury in a hypothetical downtown shine parlor.
Washington telegraph explains why consumers should favor lighter meat from drought starved West Texas cattle. Peden reports districts from El Paso to San Angelo face dire conditions with stock slaughtering, shortages of feed, and zero finances, while heavier export meat drives demand for larger carcasses.
Convalescent soldiers on the Mort Warne side ground near Detroit carve wooden toys for Christmas. They produce Noahs Ark replicas, animal figures, dollhouse furniture, and wood posters from war campaigns. Proceeds go to toy numbers under the Junior League supervision to aid recovery and lift morale.
State highway engineer C A Duren returned from a survey of northern and western Texas projects. He reported 60 miles of Highway No 1 from El Paso to Texarkana partially completed with 28 miles on a concrete base and bituminous surface, the rest concrete. He inspected Highway No 4 near Delta and reviews at Sweetwater Vecos Eastland and other points. He predicted Texas will soon boast one of the finest highway systems in the nation.
The Royal showcases The Nation's Peril a tabloid style playlet with patriotic themes from the United States Secret Service and a lineup of vaudeville acts including Mack and Maybelle, Thou Shalt Not Steal, Cecile Trio, Quop Wai, and a feature photoplay A Man's World with Emily Stevens Mansfield and Riddle.
Sergeant Arthur Guy Jimpey stars in Over the Top at the Grand this week. The screen adaptation of Empey’s war experiences faithfully recreates army battles and going over the top. The feature began its run Sunday and plays to large crowds, continuing through the week.
A string of humorous, wary, and political asides reflecting wartime sentiment. Topics range from Congress candidates questioning records, Germany’s national anthem gag, patriotism in cinema, and distrust of elites, to social mores, taxes, and army life anecdotes.
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