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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
3
Analyzing a period when influenza raged in military camps, army doctors used whiskey to ease recovery and save lives despite prohibition. Congress debated destroying liquor while doctors sought indispensable remedies, raising questions about overriding laws for public health.
The London Daily Mail reports a new federal system in England where the Inland Revenue will promote by merit through departmental committees. Young men with brains and ability may rise on the spot, without seniority or social influence, and be rewarded with proportional pay as they prove their capacity.
The passage argues merit alone should determine public office in both military and civil service. It praises England’s shift from political influence to merit, claiming this standard best expresses true democracy and will soon be adopted by nations worldwide to ensure fair, efficient governance amid global crises.
A historic press bureau at German headquarters is closed for deceiving the German and Austrian public about war conditions and aims. The announcement calls the bureau key in propagandizing victories and denying setbacks, and labels the move a sign that German leaders have lost the war’s chief tool for misleading the nation.
Prices for poultry in America climb while feed costs drive flocks down. Wheat shortages curb feed, raising egg prices to five cents or more. Poultry owners limit birds as access to feed dwindles and officials enforce rationing.
The article argues that prices for eggs and poultry will remain high and urges poultry owners to slaughter and sell carefully. It predicts Europe will need American breeding stock and eggs, with demand rising from belligerent and neutral countries. It notes a shift to thoroughbred stock and warns against keeping mixed breeds. It ends with a brief humor line on front porch crowds and a wartime incident.
Secretary McAdoo remarks on war profiteers likening them to a honest woman who borrows eggs at high prices and repays when prices fall. The Los Angeles Times quotes his analogy as a critique of perceived graft among wartime sellers.
A fragmentary verse excerpt presents a speaker in a trench of death urging young passersby to notice the peril between home and hell as sleet and evening fall. The lines evoke trench wartime imagery and stark moral appeal.
The article recalls Serbia’s flag symbolism tied to Russia, describing the tricolor red blue white and the coat of arms with eagle and motto In God is my chief hope. It notes Serbia’s wartime resistance against Austria Germany and later Allied equipment aiding a Balkan counteroffensive against Bulgaria.
Comanche Vanguad notes Private Ignace Moczygamba of Pana Maria Texas is listed among Americans killed in action last week. The story recalls Polish immigrant roots in Karnes County dating to 1855 with settlement along the Cibolo and the growth of a Polish village named Vana Maria and later Czentochowa highlighting loyalty and prosperity of the community.
The first woman candidate for New York lieutenant governor, Mannie Colvin, on the National Prohibition ticket, aims for the state’s second-highest office. Wife of I Leigh Colvin, she previously ran for Congress east of the Mississippi and is a Minnesota native and University of Minnesota graduate.
A 1918 feature recounts Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI, as a fierce leader amid the War of the Roses. It details her bold battles, harsh rule, exile in France, capture after Tewksbury, and the deaths of Henry VI and Edward, ending in poverty and death in France.
Tampico Mexico October 30 The Fourth Liberty Loan drive by the American Colony in this consular district raised bonds totaling 580750. Subscriptions came from oil company employees business firms and individuals with major support from oil workers. Red Cross activities include 22500 sent to the national office and over 500 collected for an ambulance. 1500 in monthly American oil company employee donations. Over 200 Americans have left for service since the US entry into the war.
A Kansas City Star description shows a suffrage petitioner entering a broker's office. The broker refuses to sign, cites his wife’s judgment, and faces a sharp retort from the petitioner who accuses him of poor judgment. The clerks later sign the petition.
A collage of quips and clippings mentions Geronimo’s son joining the army, a patent for leg strapped trousers, jokes about taxes and bills, and a critique of media like the Star-Telegram. It blends cultural references, street talk, and playful verses from various papers.
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