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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1918
Page
7
The wartime plan increased the Third Liberty Loan from three billion to five billion dollars. The mobilization required expanding the assignable men from three to five, reflecting a larger fundraising and manpower effort for the war.
The president calls for maximum effort and unlimited power to wage war and destroy selfish dominations, insisting peace cannot come without fighting for it. He urges Americans to contribute to a national war force, with allies and the public sacrificing for victory. Observers mock Kaiser Kaiser and compare him to Romanoff in a street car ad.
Henry Ford argues workers need more than money, seeking worthwhile life goals. He praises his industrial army of 40 000, says labor must oppose turning workers into machines, and asserts wages should enable access to life’s essentials. He also references wartime labor and Secretary McAdoo’s hypothetical Berlin placement.
Seattle workers launched a great steel ship 55 days after keel laying, setting a war work pace for the community. The city boasts energy and low illiteracy as it pushes to lead in war production and urges all to join funding and labor efforts while noting tensions with the traction company over car service at Kinnear Park.
An editorial critiques Se attle high schools shelving the German text Im Vaterland while noting national derision per Literary Digest. The column mocks German cleverness, cites prices in Constantinople, reports a speeding arrest, and mentions a massacre-like mood and wartime bread shortages.
A collection of short humorous poems and limericks from readers including playful jibes at Kaiser and wartime figures. The page also lists quick tips such as pepper substitutes and rice pudding notes, plus a note about a proposed nationwide pawnshop for authors manuscripts.
A fragment discusses eating as an art form and the decline of etiquette from primitive chewing to cutlery use. It laments noisy dining and offers social judgments, then abruptly shifts to a scene in a movie theater where a mother and child cause disruption, ending with a call to settle differences with Thrift Stamps.
A reflective piece urging self reform after the “Out of order” sign. The author asks readers to inspect personal standards, fix internal faults, and take responsibility rather than blaming external failures. It encourages self reliance and proactive restoration.
An American Mother laments unfair rent increases by a war time landlord. She details paying 13 dollars for an unfurnished four room unit, then watching repairs cost 1.20 dollars, and an unexpected 17 dollar hike for a shellac job. She and her husband, both working shifts, struggle to find affordable housing with two children.
A reader letter urges fairness for tired workers on street cars. The writer notes women and elderly riders often clog seats while men remain seated with papers, calling for genuine consideration and seat sharing amid crowded commutes.
R H Bristol of 5007 43rd Ave urges strong action against profiteering landlords who ban children during wartime housing. He contrasts harsh punishments for pro government dissent with leniency toward landlords, calling for public exposure and tar and feather justice to deter such discrimination.
The passage describes catarrhal grip as a lingering disease that weakens the body. It explains that one cannot be well while catarrh persists, causing stagnant blood and unhealthy secretions and leading to fatigue and weakness.
The Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio markets a tonic claimed to treat grip aftereffects and catarrhal issues. It touts digestion support and membrane relief with tablet form also available and cites wide patient use nationwide.
In 1918 diary style, Lieut Granville A Volarice recalls dawn reconnaissance with the Lafayette Flying Squadron of the French Foreign Legion. The mission targets a railway terminal and measures enemy readiness, noting steam plumes, freight cars, and troop movements as dawn fog lifts over a war-torn landscape.
The U S public health service reports experiments in New Orleans showing hundreds of rats marked by ear punches traveled one to four miles, with over a quarter making distant excursions. The findings contradict the Indian Plague commission and suggest rodent movement helps disease spread.
The piece notes night sweats are commonly a symptom of tuberculosis but may also reflect general weakness or excessive bed coverings. It presents practical explanations for sufferers seeking to understand nightly sweating without alarm.
Twelve Russian nationals were arrested at 4 a m Friday in apartments on Sixth Ave 8 and King Ave by Sgt C G Carr and Officers H Aasland and A E Tracy. They are held in the city jail awaiting federal investigation. A thief broke into De Luge Candy Co 8214 Greenwood Ave Thursday night and stole 175 pounds of chocolates plus $62 hidden in a candy basket.
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