Thrift Stamp a Day to Keep Kaiser Away
A catchy wartime slogan promotes buying thrift stamps daily to support the war effort and fund military operations. The line urges daily purchases as a simple civic duty amid ongoing global conflict.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
7
A catchy wartime slogan promotes buying thrift stamps daily to support the war effort and fund military operations. The line urges daily purchases as a simple civic duty amid ongoing global conflict.
A chaotic column accuses justice failure amid reports of poisonings, German influence, and protests. It claims covert acts in France, U S war talk, and lampposts used to frame carriers of danger, criticizing the secret service and courts. John A. Homer is named assistant to succeed Thomas F. Murphine.
A visitor in Seattle urges unity over partisanship, saying the nation should be welded into one unit under leadership. The speaker condemns pure partisan politics and notes Democratic senators and Republicans at times share burdens in national affairs.
The article notes a Berlin editor referencing American railroad, telegraph, and telephone efforts in France aimed at postwar profits. It mentions Liberty Loan fundraising contrasts with Berman and Gwyloreod drives and contains a Milwaukee election remark by Doc Garfield about filling bins, asking whether coal or flour is preferred.
An advertisement urges readers that catarrh is curable with S S S blood remedy. It claims sprays and douches fail to reach blood, explains catarrh as blood-borne, and offers free medical consultation from a Swift Laboratory specialist in Atlanta Georgia.
A raspy crowd at the Bucket of Mood club jeers Tom Morphine, new superintendent of public utilities, questioning his duties after a quip about Britannica. A comic poem and satirical note report on public scrutiny, editorials, and social refrain about daylight saving and a smokeless day pledge.
A fragmentary tirade mocks war talk and Kaiser Wilhelm while musing on American cheese, ink innovations, and stuttering writing. It lampoons theatre, literature, and reporters as skalles and foresees a dull summer with empty beaches and quiet parks.
Soldier Joe Larsen from Camp Lewis writes from Kelly Field No 1 about sand storms mud tents good food and healthy sleep. He notes aviators training well and hopes for overseas service while requesting letters or newspapers for morale.
A taxpayer writes of ten years as a gas user who received a new meter and a higher bill. The quarter did not cover gas used under the new rate, yet a 23 cent extra charge and a $1 guarantee payment appeared. The writer critiques the company for a service charge dodge and questions socialism.
Residents urged to remove city nuisances from property and yard debris. Put waste in proper receptacles for street cleaning, clear hallways, scrub floors, clean windows, ventilate damp cellars, and report leaks or dirty walls to landlords and the health department.
The article states three pints daily as a minimum for good health not counting soups or beverages at meals. It also describes a new incubator hatching by heat from an electric light water glass bell where eggs are placed.
Kanana City beauty expert M. D. Gilleaple shares a home formula to darken gray hair at low cost. Mix half a pint of water with one ounce bay rum a small box of Harpo Compound and an ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the shade matches a younger look without coloring the scalp.
A fragment question probes perceptions of youth and aging among women, suggesting concern with outward appearance and feelings of vitality.
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