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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
11
The article urges rapid ship and aircraft production to support allied needs and defeat Germany. It argues workers should expand shipbuilding and aviation programs, keep troops at home, and leverage air superiority to shorten war. It cites submarine threats and calls for swift action to crush Kaiserism.
The piece lampoons Siam as a self serving autocrat who claims to act for grand ideals while pursuing German possessions and international leverage. It contrasts Siam with European monarchs and mocks pretended honesty as a cover for opportunistic conquest.
The piece notes the president’s limp cleanup of a ship building stalemate amid general public disgust. Goethals and Denman are praised for integrity yet a clash of motives slows resolution as editors press for quick action. Moodie hints at broader wartime tensions and domestic impact.
A humorous note suggests a summer sport of killing potato bugs at Highlands gatherings. Citizens plan to invite guests who would bring hammers to exterminate the bugs, a fanciful idea likely born from a printer’s unreadable report.
A short humorous note describes soldiers inspecting vehicles near Mexican border crossings when a young woman asks about the search and quips about finding arms. The item also includes two stray excerpts from magazines: a joke about pencil shavings and a conservation hint about burning them to save coal for Seattle railroads.
A column suggests reuse tricks like cleaning gravy with an old toothbrush and melting germs from ice with boiling water. It quotes a Connecticut dressmaker who created an apron that folds automatically when the wearer answers the door. A critic praises a rainy day outfit for an errand boy a bathing suit and rain coat.
The excerpt follows Alice wandering in a magical wood seeking a right path to a garden. She encounters a hookah smoking Caterpillar who explains growth directions and warns that one side of the mushroom makes you grow taller and the other side shorter. Alice changes size multiple times and plans to reach a garden.
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