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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1918
Page
2
The piece extols Pershing trench shoes as the best army footwear, noting production of about a million and a half pairs monthly. It details heavy five and a half pound boots with reinforced steel nails and plates, thick leather uppers, and a design focused on comfort and durability for field use, plus leather restrictions to protect supply.
The article considers wartime fundraising slowdowns amid European peace overtures. It argues ample national funds exist but that parsimony and inactivity hinder the Fourth Liberty Loan. It suggests German notes influenced public mood, while victory prospects and a potential six billion dollar need prompt questions about postwar uses.
The piece argues that peace is uncertain and demobilization will be slow and costly. It warns the Fourth Liberty Loan may be insufficient and a later loan possible. It urges Americans to complete the war effort, noting ongoing tasks beyond battlefields and urging steadfast civic duty. The tone reflects pre-Gl ory era wartime perseverance and caution about postwar adjustments.
A land yacht built from a motor truck becomes a three room mobile home for travel and study. The owner sails cross-country with a kitchen den and study room, cooking outside when needed, with a rear porch and moving lodging that roams without rent or land.
A column contrasts modern living costs with the “good old days” of candles and kerosene, tracing light bills from 22 dollars to 30, then down to 20 and finally matching multi‑lamp electric use. It argues rising consumption outpaces price drops, warns that luxuries at old prices are impossible, and ends with reflective notes on war, taxes, and patriotic sentiments.
John Barrett outlines Latin American actions in World War I, noting thirteen to fourteen nations severed or weakened ties with Germany, nine officially at war, and two thirds of regional area and five sevenths of its population backing the Allies. He argues neutrality remains viable for several nations and highlights Pan American solidarity as a global war force with potential for five million more soldiers if needed.
Ed Howe argues that egotism drives men to seek office from local to national levels. A businessman and Howe claim republics are ruled by egotists who believe they can beat others for ever higher offices. The piece notes good men often don’t run while the egotistical are elected, blaming voters rather than egotists.
A humorous piece satirizes quarantine life and silly inventions from a New Jersey inventor venturing ventilators for shoes and a thread-like circus tent. It blends slang, parodied songs, and local imagery while mocking strict health rules, social limitations, and the mood of being cooped up with humor. The voice notes memory fragments of hotel guests, Alamo Plaza strolls, and the universal wish to escape quarantine era routines.
Fragmentary lines reflect a call to read about buying to the limit and the challenge of seeing a clear path ahead. The text conveys promotional or sensational rhetoric with no concrete events or named entities readable.
A fragmentary message shows Briggs Tand lamenting the difficulty of affording another bond. The text mentions paying down and meeting friends, buying trust on installment terms, with references to a fifty dollar bond, down payments of $32 and $4 per week, highlighting financial strain and uncertainty.
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