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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
2
The speaker condemns the poor quality gasoline flooding the market and rising prices. He urges Congress to act and calls for a government inspection system to guarantee relief for consumers and automobile manufacturers against inferior fuel. He notes engines fouled by dirty gasoline and the need for reliable standards.
As liquor bans push Americans toward tea, imports surge. The National City Bank of New York reports 151 million pounds imported in 1918, up from 103 million the prior year, with prices averaging 20.4 cents a pound and total spend near 31 million dollars. Per capita consumption climbs from 0.5 pound in 1830 to about 1.89 pounds today.
The article outlines world tea production and consumption, noting the United States and other nations totals, and explains that global output exceeds a billion pounds with major producers including Japan, China, India, and Ceylon. It discusses tea’s economic impact, motivations for rising use during prohibition, and tea’s stimulant properties and potential shift from alcohol.
The article argues that abolishing the wartime allied shipping financial and commercial pool could harm postwar reconstruction. It urges retaining inter allied control during readjustment to prevent chaotic competition and to manage distribution, feeding and equipping nations until they can operate independently.
The San Antonio Public Service Company seeks court approval to raise fares by forty percent amid wartime costs. In Cleveland the Cleveland Railway Company profits from five cent rides and may cut back to four and a half or four cents after January first. Officials note wartime wage boosts and discuss transfers while influenza spreads, and the Carnegie daughter reportedly to marry with a fortune around 200 million dollars.
A fragment from Montreal Daily Star argues that threats of a federal investigation can deter food pirates and improve efficiency, noting the promise of backed authority in policing the fruit meat and restaurant trade amid highway robbery concerns.
In 1916 to 1918 wage earners face rising costs with fixed incomes as cases show. Mr Brown, a bookkeeper, struggles to keep his family in their 1916 standard despite rent hikes and food price surges. Mrs Smith tracks 1916 to 1918 expenses, revealing a growing deficit and tighter budgets as meat and milk prices climb under wartime controls.
A collage of quoted lines and snippets mocks postwar policy, inflation, censorship, and social trends. It mentions Mayor and public figures in a whimsical, unnamed era, touching on tariffs, prices, wages, alcohol, and political cartoons. The piece reflects a satirical, fragmented view of society and politics.
The Mie superintendent advised the young special constable on duty about the whistle handcuffs and truncheon. The constable asked about carrying physical force and received a restrained answer, showing focus on proper procedure.
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