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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
4
The city’s dry squad sold junk from raids to raise money for a car to raid with. Mayor Ole Hanson rejects using the funds, saying the salvage proceeds must not be used and the squad must apply to the council for a garage like any other department.
Weather and illness leave the system weak and exhausted. Hood’s Sarsaparilla purifies the blood before meals and Peptiron after meals to restore strength and boost red cells. Hood’s Pile sharpens liver function and is compatible with Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Peptiron.
Cynthia Grey replies to letters from married women upset by men at cinema shows. The writer argues women must resist unwanted attention, urging self defense and intelligent action to avoid harassment. She asserts women should confront intruders and rely on common sense to handle such encounters.
A Florence letter from Flora Eastman urges friend Layman not to abandon faith amid war. It argues God permits pain for a higher purpose, encourages courage, and clinging to "solid rock" faith during dark times.
A reader asks about 1917 draft registration timing noting she was eight months past 31 on June 6 and unsure if registration was required after turning 21 on June 5. She recounts defending herself from a harassing man at a theater using a discreet, non-graphic method and mentions potential broader backlash against such behavior.
The writer shares a handwritten corn bread recipe named Bright Eyes Corn Bread given in rhyme in 1882. Ingredients include Indian meal, wheat, sour or sweet milk, an egg, molasses preferably New Orleans, brown sugar, butter, salt and soda. The method says mix quickly and bake, yielding bread likened to pleasing a king and bright eyes.
A narrator recalls a funeral for Mrs Trent with irony and wit. Family tensions surface over a peculiar will that leaves a hospital trust to Dr. Virot, while the irksome attendees and child mischief add dark humor to the proceedings. The piece ends as the narrator contemplates leaving.
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