Pawnbroker Patriots or Eight Hour Demand in 1917 War Time
The piece condemns Pacific Northwest lumbermen for resisting an eight hour day, urging them to end “pawnbroker patriotism” and support wartime manpower needs. Newton D. Baker calls for eight hour operation with overtime pay. governors propose ten hours, but public and government pressure push for democracy and labor fairness in the crisis.
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Pacific Northwest
Lars
Newton D. Baker
Council of National Defense
No Man’s Land
German Born Citizen Denounces German-American Labels
M Stephany born in Germany and naturalized as a U S citizen writes to the Chicago Tribune from Rock Island Illinois. He condemns German pressure and press in America and calls for ending German-American designations and even confinement measures during the war, citing his love for the United States and disdain for German propaganda.
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Rock Island, Il
Germany
United States
M. Stephany
The
Chicago Tribune
Berlin
Vossischen Zeitung
Tribune
G. F. Hummel
America
Stephany
Ostliche Post
Gererkan
Breite Str
Redaction
Der
Government must seize steel and copper to win war profits
The piece argues against profits for steel and copper producers, urging government takeover of mills and mines to ensure all war needs are met. It calls autocracy a temporary necessity and criticizes private profits as hindering national effort, noting steel trusts report large profits.
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Steel Trust
Editorialettes and World News Snippets
A fragment from a Spokane Review editorial page mocks a Seattle Everett interurban joke while noting a streetcar style demand to carry one's own packages. It also lists brief items: Venues mention Carranza delays in Mexico and Von Hollweg retiring to write history, with sharpRemarks on European leaders and autocrats.
Editor's Mail Calls for Patriot Unity Against German Spy Network
L. W. Gilmer urges Americans to form bands of patriots to resist German spy influence within the United States. He calls for food control and fair prices, punishment of German-American capitalists aiding enemy funds, and removal of German-American educators and officials. The editor notes the writer won’t credit German-Americans but defends faithful patriots while opposing Kaiserism.
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the Star
France
IL W. W
proGerman
Suzzallo
Melanesi
America
Geramny
Wilson
L. W. Gilmer
The Scenic Route and Vivid Rail Tales
A fragmented column blends reflections on railroads hiding scenery with a critic's longing for open views and freight lines. It notes travel frustrations, political jabs about Russia, and a casual contrast of modern hustle with dated barbecues and letters from public figures.
The Allison Pearls Mystery Deepens at Hotel Allison
In the Allison suite Miss Allison embraces joy when the recovered 108 pearl necklace is proved intact. Chief Leslie arrests Masters over a staged theft angle, while Lanagan probes a mysterious woman and a hotel conspiracy, as Parker and Jeanne watch.
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Miss Allison
Leslie
Mina Allison
Jeanne
Lanagan
Allison
Younger
Colonel Younger
Masters
Douglas
Bell-Boy
Mr. Masters
Tom
Harry
Laddy
Laddy Buck
Chappie Carrol
Lanacan
Allison Hotel Company
Sterrett
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief
An advertisement from Cincinnati touts Freezone as a painless cure for all hard or soft corns and toe cornages. Tiny bottles are sold in drug stores for a few cents and claim to loosen and lift corns or calluses with a few drops without irritation.
Prices Soaring Yet We Keep Low Funeral Costs
A notice pledges to retain three year old low prices amid rising costs. Cremation is cut from 50 dollars to 20, caskets listed at steep discounts, and a full funeral service including casket, attendance, body transport, cremation, and urn priced at 47.50. The firm owns its casket factory crematory and parlor and urges choices based on value over pressure from others.
Today’s Beauty Talk: Easy Home Sham Poo Solution
A druggist sells can thrax to make a cheap shampoo. Dissolve a teaspoon in hot water to create a full cup of shampoo liquid. Apply to scalp and hair until covered, rinse, and enjoy fluffy, lustrous, soft hair for easy styling.
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Pawnbroker Patriots
Lumbermen
Seattle Star
Seventh Ave
Astom S
Scripps Northwest League OF News Forms
Telegraph News Service of the
United Pree Association
Seattle
Wash
Star Runtioning Co
U. S
Seattle-Everett
Spokesman-Review
Spokane
Carranza
Uncle Sam
von Hollweg
Belgium
Kaiser
Bill
William Whietie
Editor’s Mail
I. D. IK
Colyum
Elysian
Russia
Denman and Goethals
Woodrow Wilson
Pvansville
St. Joseph Ave
W. Frenklin
Charles Kares
Bvanerike
Ind) Journal. News
Elihu Root
Mavarene
Cincinnati
Bleitz-Rafferty Undertaking & Cremation CO
Kilbourne St
Beauty
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
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