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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
7
A woman urges American households to unite in wartime kitchen duties and neighborly sharing. She invokes canning, sugar cards, and substitutes while stressing solidarity with England France Belgium and the U S to aid soldiers and friends amid ongoing conflict.
A Kansas City Times reflection on a daily casualty list shows names like Hoskins Kohlmeier Macie- Nowanty Perry and Sullivan among American soldiers. The piece argues blood comes from many European and immigrant origins but all become Americans under the Stars and Stripes and calls for unity and anti autocratic aid overseas.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune piece recalls a Polish singer M. Jean de Reszke's son who died on the French front at 23 muttering I die the death I coveted. The write up likens him to Nathan Hale and honors young patriots worldwide dying for liberty and justice against autocracy, noting the Kaiser's plans and future possibilities.
The text reflects sorrow over casualty lists and the impact on American families. It contrasts private grief with gratitude for those who die to free the world from oppression, and ends with a note on wartime shortages and rationing affecting domestic canning.
A collage of misheard quotes and witty remarks spans politics sport and industry. Notes include Marry Lauder running for parliament and a New York professor urging German reform through education, with misc satire on coal costs and Russia.
The Star says unsigned letters will receive no attention. Sign your name and address and state if you do not want them published, letters limited to 240 words or less.
A letter to the editor laments long waits at the Employers' Association employment bureau as job seekers from a group of over 30 struggle for timely information on filled positions. The writer urges notices of filled roles to lessen wasted hours and lost opportunities in urgent times. A second note heckles Kaiser Bill, mentioning his fate and pace toward hell in a separate sign-off.
The writer from Port Orchard suggests removing the St and ena from a proposed British name to resolve a question about where to send Kaiser Bue. He asks readers for their opinion in the captioned piece.
Mrs Minnette Carter of St Louis learns carpentry and shipbuilding, starts a class for girls and women after failing to find work in yards. She envisions women aiding ship construction, making toy ships for Christmas as training, hoping a future antisubmarine force may arise.
A column with readers seeking moral guidance covers atonement after desertion, farm advice, and social etiquette. Topics include forgiveness after adultery, forest service contact, cabbage worm issues, polite answers for children, and work applications.
A reflective scene at a tea table recalls Mollie's longing for her son and a remembered Ingersoll quip. The narrator muses on middle age and the urge to better the world through health and happiness, as friends spar over aging and romance.
A vintage advertisement touts a cheap home remedy by squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint of a freckle sunburn tan lotion. It claims to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan and whiten the skin with daily massage.
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