Anxiously Waiting Regulars and San Antonio War Aims
War Department pledges to keep San Antonio clean around camps and to curb liquor affecting soldiers. City officials and residents unite to support efforts, while recognizing wartime duties and the value of every man in service, front or rear.
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Theetty
San Antonio
Tiler
Furshey
War Department
Wes
Gil Smodnenehy
Makgor Aearten Business
Berks
Beanet
Fea
Tamager
A Good Soldier Amid War Letters Examined
A wartime letter from a dedicated soldier praises active service and the ethos of the profession. It contrasts fleeting excitement with the steady, required apprenticeship of soldiering, stressing duty, sacrifice, and the inner drive to serve and defend. The piece highlights idealism, perseverance, and the enduring value of trained service.
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von Laitting
Sinsell
Syurk
Women on the farms and the labor question
The article argues that American farm labor scarcity could push women into farming, noting many women already work in fields in cotton and cereals. It discusses international examples, urges balanced female participation, and warns against excessive SOS measures while supporting practical farm labor strategies. It highlights possible temporary female employment as Allied nations intensify production and stresses maintaining health and farm stability.
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America
Hippeal
Middle West
France
England
Germany
United States
Women Enter Agricultural Studies At State Schools
The article notes rising applications from women to several state agricultural schools seeking serious study in agriculture and poultry raising. It argues women can handle profitable farm tasks, even if field work is not a typical female domain, and contrasts rural life with urban apartment living as unsuitable for such students.
Kansas boards of administration a new government model
The state adopts a business like run of state affairs under the Kansas board of administration aiming to remove politics from management. A state manager heads a coordinating team, promising efficiency and tax savings. Writings note the shift mirrors the city manager concept and touts potential democratic improvements. A wartime aside mentions Salvation Army workers and seed testing for the 1917 corn crop amid military planning.
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Kansas
Kassar
Texas
Kansas Board of Administration
Mansas
Kansas City Star
Woman's Land Army of America
Anyother
Confusing Old News Clippings on Calendars and Starvation Rumors
The piece cites German newspapers claiming Americans starve in town and mocks stock market panic as a holiday with no trading. It discusses Gregorian calendar reforms, Clavius, and the adoption of the Gregorian system, noting dates around 1761 and 1782 as referenced in old sources. It blends commentary on calendars with a tangential note on Washington’s birthday and parliamentary actions.
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Stockhohn
Wall Street
New York Herald
Itusda
Alneo
Papal
Clavius
Wotandotiel
Gregory Xtii
Uma
New York
Readers letter about publication policy and anonymity
A letter to The Light All discusses publication policy and writer anonymity, noting names will not be published and unsigned notes will be forwarded to the communications office. The text mentions signatures and a stamped item and asserts that printing a letter does not imply endorsement.
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Avonyimbus Communications
Tyvenpilten Aignatulres
Thare Wade
Status of Judge Anderson and war policy concerns
Letter to the editors arguing Judge Anderson remained de facto district judge while vacancy and resignation questions linger. Discusses constitutional duties, possible remedies, and governor appointment plus a broader wartime call to unite, eradicate corruption, and support democracy through temperance and disciplined homefront effort. JOHN L. DONOVAN, Quartermaster Corps, Army.
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Bexar
Anderson
Ivy Succes
Judas
Atergon
Letter from Fort Sam Houston veteran on temperance and reform
A reader from Fort Sam Houston Texas recounts wartime conditions and hospital care highlighting temperance impacts. He urges stricter laws to protect soldiers, criticizes federal mis ruling, and calls for action against conspirators while noting national disasters and wartime anxieties shaping public policy debates.
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Uanp Travis
Kelly Wield
National Army
Hayibe
Washington
United States
Armorica
Old-timer General Urges Discipline Among Doughboys
In France on Feb 15 a veteran brigadier general tours trenches to enforce orderly conduct. He learns a young private, with nineteen years in service, keeps his belt on a telephone wire. The general warns that if veterans tolerate such acts, younger soldiers will imitate. The old guard vows to prevent repeats.
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France
Cuba
Philippines
Bean
Kelly
Vast Patchwork of Snippets from Wartime Era
A collage of stray lines on prices, politics, weather, and social commentaries. The cut‑and‑paste notes mention buckling water rates, packers and the cheese market, Bolshevik talk, election riffs, and humor about church, buses, and daily life amid wartime concerns. Contains fragmented quips, headlines, and quatrains without cohesive narrative.
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Plains
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