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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1918
Page
7
The Seattle Star notes that every $50 invested in Liberty Loan Bonds funds military materials such as trench knives for a rifle company and quantities of grenades and belts for enlisted men, highlighting how bonds support wartime needs.
A wartime column quotes manufacturers like JA Pittsburg and Senator Underwood on labor shortages and strikes amid war needs. It notes workers taking one day off in ten and discusses efficiency, patriotism, and the push to conserve fuel and materials as Queen Mary’s cable urges gasoline savings.
The piece condemns horse racing as non essential while urging workers to join the war effort. It notes gamblers around Latonia Churchill Downs Park Havre de Grace and asks jockeys trainers and hangers-on to fight the Huns and contribute to munitions and food production. It also mentions the West Lianga steamer’s launch as wartime progress.
The piece defends the U S Navy logistics chief against embalmings and political pressure, praising Sam relied on Uncle Sam for wartime procurement. It notes Sargent's Rockefeller portrait at the land art museum and mentions Roosevelt stepping back from the presidency while Seattle shifts away from pacifism.
A wartime column mixes satirical poems and sketches about Liberty bonds, the Kaiser, and anti-German sentiment. Readers note the ongoing war chatter, with jokes and verse urging support and enlistment amid home-front humor.
A hurried, fragmentary poem recounts a hound named Von Hindenburg and a satirical battle with the Yanks. The text weaves allegory and braggadocio, ending with a cryptic line about a distant future and fate.
A home remedy states that lemon juice mixed with orchard white creates a quarter pint of skin Whitener. Daily massage on face neck arms and hands allegedly fades freckles tan sallowness redness and roughness to leave smooth white skin. Harmless and surprising results are promised.
The National Tuberculosis Association reports progress in fighting the white plague through wartime efforts. Since its 1904 founding the group and affiliates, with federal cooperation, aim to prove national control via early detection and proper care of infected individuals.
A reader letter criticizes cafeteria managers for pressuring patrons to save money on sugar and questions how spared funds are used. The note recalls a prior incident in which a subscriber allegedly withdrew $190 from a savings account to buy two bonds, prompting concerns about fairness and propriety.
A Seattle Prithisher letter writer notes two meetings with British speakers and urges displaying the British flag to honor the visitor from Great Britain. The writer suggests the courtesy would make the guest feel proud and pleases in a foreign city. Invest in the Third Liberty Loan.
Lieutenant Granville A Pollock recalls a perilous mission in the French Foreign Legion where aviators target German sausage balloons. The operation hinges on synchronized incendiary shots, precise timing, and mutual aerial protection to prevent the balloons from being hauled down unharmed.
The Yokohama Specie Bank records substantial sums across multiple currencies. Reported figures include 48,000,000 and 24,000,000 in one pairing, 42,000,000 and 21,000,000 in another, 23,100,000 and 11,550,000, plus 527,000,000 and 263,500,000 in alternate denominations.
The document presents a general balance sheet for December 31 1917 detailing liabilities and assets of a bank. It lists cash at bank investments in public securities bills discounted loans and advances bills receivable bullion and foreign money bank premises and other items. It also notes the bank buys and collects bills of exchange and issues drafts telegraphic transfers and letters of credit worldwide.
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