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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1918
Page
2
The piece questions a US leather shortage despite slaughtering five million more cows and calves in five years and 70 percent higher hide imports. It notes no global shortage per authorities, but FTC hints hide storage and price gouging by chief raw hide dealers, doubling cattle cost increases.
The piece argues for a $50,000,000 federal loan to U S farmers to fund food crop production, noting lack of details on security and repayment. It urges government aid to expand credit through land banks and reserves, while warning against farmers bearing all risk if crops fail due to weather or pests.
Governor Hobby proposes a ten mile prohibition near army camps a move likely to pass in a strongly anti prohibition Legislature. The piece argues San Antonio and Bexar county oppose further bans while the pro motion fights to block Ferguson from the ballot and notes wider political turmoil and public corruption questions across the state.
The text argues that prepared and debt free farmers can seize gains in feed and food crops under current conditions, while noting they are a minority and most production still depends on those who struggle to obtain financing. It calls for careful, nonpolitical study of the financial problem intensified by the war.
A reflective essay notes widespread discontent across society with causes from ambitions and money to jobs and politics. It surveys unrest in protests, strikes, and tariff debates, suggesting a cycle of remedies like tariffs and trust-busting that fail to sustain long term calm.
A杂 excerpt from editorials noting a military man in the White House would struggle with odds and praising a bookish historian while Count von Hertling resists claims of German guilt, signaling doubt about how far German ingenuity can go.
Readers recall that the Food Controller cannot guarantee supplies and widespread rationing may be preceded by brief meat tea and margarine restrictions. The piece urges patience, warns of possible shortages, and argues that disciplined consumption could ensure fair distribution across classes during the war era.
A March week at the Majestic Theater features Miss Ruth St Denis spotlighted for her rhythmical dances, with Miss Margaret Poomis and other acts by Kosiloff Morgan dancers. The program includes Charlie Howard and Joe Tawle’s comedy, June Courthope’s slice of life, and lively numbers by Shaw Campbell Jeddie Mack and the Jordan Girls, plus Royal Theater acts and a Viola Dawn photoplay.
Herbert Brenon’s screen version of Trupert Hughes’s best work is shown today and Tuesday at the Empire Theater. Brenon is praised for cinematic life like scenes and a painterly use of camera to depict metropolitan life with power and tenderness. The Garden of Allah, adaptation of Robert Maitch en’s novel, screens for three days at the Grand Opera House.
The Light notes letters intended for publication must state writers names, anonymous signatures are rejected, and typewritten or stamped signatures are treated as anonymous. Publication does not imply publishers endorsement of the contents or policy.
A reader proposes rents be based on assessed property value and state limits, arguing current tax rises spur unjust rent hikes. The author urges rent control parity between landlord and tenant and cites economic strains from taxes and shortages.
A fragmented 1918 style column lampoons wartime policy figures, labor, inflation, and public life. It mentions Senator Penrose, Mr. Ford, shipyard labor, German spies, and various social observations in a brisk, irreverent voice.
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