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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
3
The article analyzes Bolshevik thinking as shifting from anti military to supporting compulsory service. It notes Trotsky's call for a Russian army amid perceived eastern threats and contrasts past westward demobilization with new caution. The piece ponders national honor and Allied aims in Russia.
The article notes the war limiting automobile pleasure use in Europe but boosting its role as a transport vehicle for passengers and freight. It cites Tim Lien predicting auto trucks will capture railroad business, aided by national highways, foreseeing a transcontinental motor truck market for perishable freight and broader freight tasks as costs fall.
The article notes several motor truck lines operating between New York and Philadelphia, handling about 1000 tons daily on a 90 mile route. It highlights growing patronage, express-like rates, and claims of superior service, while predicting eventual trucking competition with railroads and broader adoption in military and urban transport.
A newspaper note describes a father's invention a lightweight full head mask for toddlers learning to walk. The mask covers the head while protecting the face and nose from falls, likened to a baseball catcher’s mask. It is presented as a safety aid alongside items like safety pins and bib protectors.
The piece argues that war time science differentiates hog types by feeding: corn-fed hogs vs refuse-fed hogs, noting corn costs and profits. It contemplates vegetarianism, corn prices, and the economic logic of feeding hogs during conflict, with a reflective verse by James R. Gilmore and a Buffalo Courier stamp.
Telegram from War Department confirms the death of Lieut Thomas Frederick Mooney. He died April 22 in a hospital in England after an airplane accident while serving in the aviation corps. He was 24, a San Antonio native and member of St Marys Church and the Mu Nu club.
The piece humorously riffs on a line about signing prints and a daughter’s happiness. A Boston Transcript quotation notes a mother’s comment on independence though spelling and phrasing are garbled in the OCR.
The Majestic offers The Four Husbands a musical comedietta about a young heiress who toys with suitors then must marry one while all four accompany her on a honeymoon. Maggie Le Clair headlines The Unfair Sex at Princess Theater with an Irish girl role. Other acts include Howard Moore Cooper Three Jolly Boys Watts Hawley All Fun and Cliff Bailey Duo in Scotch pantomime.
The Empire shows The Family Skeleton starring Charles Ray a dramatic contrast to The Hired Man with Sylvia Bremer and Billy Milner in a semi factual tale of a millionaire Billy Bates and his drinking fate. The Grand opens Sunday May 5 with Kaiser Beast of Berlin a Jawel production about the Kaiser’s private life pre World War I and U S entry.
Rupert Julian portrays the Kaiser in a dramatic film about the Lusitania sinking. N de Brusilier plays Capt. von Niegle, commander of the submarine, delivering strong performances. The production carries broad endorsements from patriotic groups and government officials and is praised as a worthy admission.
A letter to The Light argues that tax policy must address land values to fund wartime needs. The writer contends the unearned increment in land values should bear the emergency burden, not private industry, and urges broad citizen reflection. The letter is signed LISADER from Corpus Christi, Texas.
A New York Mail feature praises a cobbler near Washington Square who rents a bench and works long hours. Though poor and unglamorous, he thinks in terms of Greater New York London and Paris and dreams beyond his trade. The piece argues such world minded workers would strengthen America.
A mosaic of short excerpts quotes newspapers from Dallas to Lufkin praising war effort support, women's suffrage views, conservation, and civic duty. Items mention San Antonio trash system influence, Austrian premier resignations, farmers’ hope for cotton stalk paper profits, and Mrs Maribell Allen’s East Texas civic work and war garden leadership.
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