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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
7
A Salvation Army adjutant in France writes Commander Eva Booth that fighting German atrocities tests Christian dictates. The letter argues against adopting the Hun’s moral code and stresses that democracies must win the war with their own virtuous, forgiving approach rather than emulating German tactics.
Police records show over two thousand auto accidents this year with weekly fatalities and daily maimings. The 18 year old M C Ruggles pleaded guilty for striking a pedestrian and was fined one thousand dollars, a sum he cannot pay, prompting debate over leniency versus accountability in manslaughter cases amid wartime cautionary public warnings.
A Washington columnist praises Oregon as a national leader in wartime devotion citing Oregon’s large volunteer response and early over the top support. The piece notes Oregon’s wartime generosity and compares regional patriotic standards with Washington. It also humorously comments on senatorial politics and military command during wartime.
A call to action urges citizens to purchase bonds and thrift stamps, framing the drive as essential to sustaining liberty through sacrifice and perseverance since ancient times.
Seattle Star reporter C. Lyon describes a 24 hour life in the front line trenches with Gen. Wershing’s army in France. He details bunking in a dugout, hunger, cold, guard shifts, and meals of stew, bread, and coffee as day and night duties blend amid artillery and German threat.
A fragmented wartime item features a call for limericks mocking the Kaiser with a $5 prize, plus verses praising democracy and sacrifice. It mentions lines about freedom, gun ownership, and “Hune” imagery, then shifts to a note about University of Washington students and weddings as social contrasts.
A diary style note recalls spring house cleaning and enamel work on an ice box. The writer describes dusting, painting with white enamel, and tangled effort with a wood box, ending in a humorous realization about misapplied inside enamel.
Boohians keep lake surface holes filled with water to prevent gaps. The filling task is risky as holes move under heat. Workers scoop the just-filled hole and dump contents into the hole beneath the boat. Experts cite waves and thirsty fish as causes of holes.
The article explains influenza is caused by a microorganism the influenza bacillus, not a mysterious influence. It notes carriers in cities, that immunity varies, and that elderly and rundown individuals face danger from complications like lobar and bronchopneumonia.
A reader asks if a health quotation is really from Lincoln. The excerpt claims Lincoln advised three square meals, good digestion, steady exercise, and a cautious pace to happiness, but its attribution is uncertain and likely apocryphal.
An old age health advertisement warns that fatigue back pain and stiffness signal polypin related issues and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the prompt remedy. The copy claims a 200 year history and urges readers to buy the product at their druggists in Holland import form and warns against substitutes.
A letter from J. E. Kelley in France to Artie Burns, Fall City, recounts a Sunday tour with officers, observations of French towns, roads, and villages, and notes on housing, waste, and telephone poles. He mentions learning French with a local student, weather, and daily routines with the Prov. Truck No. 1.
Arthur Albro of 3903 Mead Street recounts a decade and a half of stomach troubles, gas pains around the heart, back and kidney misery, weight loss, and sleepless nights. After spending about 300 dollars on treatments, he credits two bottles of Tanlac with restoring appetite, sleep, and energy, gaining five pounds and improved well being. Bolsheline Bartell Drug Stores sell Tanlac in Seattle under a special representative.
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