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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
3
The San Antonio Light, founded 1881, features the San Sarge Light and the San Antonio zette, conveying Exclusive Leased Wire Das Report of the Associated Press.
The article argues selecting German war criminals will be hard due to vast guilt across many individuals and ideologies. It criticizes German philosophy and leaders who fueled the war, praises America’s moral resolve, and calls for demobilization paired with continued vigilance to defend humanity. It envisions Germany reversing education to curb militarism and for Europe to learn from Versailles era lessons.
The article describes America’s shift from a civilian nation to a massive wartime force, then rapid demobilization toward civil life. It notes 4,000,000 soldiers, 200,000 immediate discharges, and a plan to demobilize 30,000 daily, emphasizing enduring principles and differing German perceptions.
The piece discusses Versailles and its rich historical associations shaping opinions on hosting a future general peace conference. It notes that past editorial sentiment favored Versailles as an assembly site for wartime terms that led to armistice and broader peace, raising questions about venue criteria and practicality for a new conference.
In a reflection on civilization’s sunrise after the war, the word saved steadies the reader’s heart as poetry from Poe contrasts with the era’s triumphalism. The piece praises American resolve and money-making as essential to aiding Europe, while noting Japan and Germany’s shifting positions and Armenia’s orphans. It ends with excerpts from industrial and editorial voices emphasizing perseverance and completion of needed ventures.
Colonel J. W. McIntosh of the U S Quartermaster Corps heads the subsistence division supplying all subsistence for the Army. The Washington division employs nearly 600 people, not counting many stationed outside the Capital.
London dispatch reports Madeira facing severe food shortages as a single monthly steamer limits imports due to wartime disruption. Thousands of wine casks and handicrafts await shipment while industry stalls, leaving residents unable to earn income amid near total food shortfalls.
The Grand resumes shows today with Watch Your Step a music heavy revue featuring thirty four featured performers led by Margaret Severn Winifred Anglin Edythe Chappelle Patricia Baker James Hume Charles Udell Bobby Harrington Vincent Moore and Billy Clarke The production touts fashion forward costumes by Helen Dryden and marks the second show following the influenza ban lift at the venue.
Film at the Jewel today showcases Bound in Morocco with Yous Fairbanks in a lively late century photoplay set in Africa. Pauline Crrely stars alongside Frank Campeau as the supporting cast in a comedy travel tale set in Algiers and beyond.
A film notes heavy screen credit for Tully Marshall with Jay Dwiggins Edythe Chapman and Fret Burns among the cast. The item highlights prominent players in the production and names several performers associated with the release.
NAT LEWIS criticizes the San Antonio Board of Equalization for adjusting property values on Mast Houston Street and Commerce Street. He argues that valuations should reflect market sale prices and rental income, noting Houston Street rents are higher and Commerce Street fronts unappealing at $1000 per front foot. He urges fair adjustment based on actual income and market value.
In Henry VII and Elizabethan eras luxuries like needles gloves and handkerchiefs shaped social norms and satire. The Youth's Companion notes frugality, while Sully records King Henry IV’s thrifty cue of many handkerchiefs during colds. War-time rationing is praised for prudence, and Bennie the musician faces parade pressures reflecting thrift’s social consequences.
A reading of distorted verses and columns from the Marihuana Gazette includes drug era satire, quotations from Maude Lozey and Howe Dew, and notes on prohibition era culture. It mentions a Kansas City intoxication plea, political jabs about the Republican party, and campus chatter from the Marta Hirth School. The text blends counterculture humor with references to censorship and wartime memory.
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