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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
4
Electric ground currents linked to the aurora borealis have disrupted transpacific cable traffic. Lieut. Col. Basil O. Lenoir of the Alaska-Washington cable service says many messages were held up for weeks. He notes the solar disturbance appears to have passed and will not return for another year.
A Seattle Star visit to Chinese residents asks how Wa Shing and Kung Fur Low foresee the Republic of China entering global conflict. They give cautious, noncommittal responses as the city’s Chinese community weighs loyalty to homeland and local needs.
A. Courtney Campbell Jr of Kenilworth Illinois a member of the La Fayette Squadron piloted a damaged plane from 6000 feet over France. After his lower left wing broke off he steered by tilting and pitching the craft to earth then returned to the air the same day with a new machine.
Readers of the Cynthia Grey column weigh whether a woman can lose the right kind of love for a man and if lost love can be regained. The page presents several letters received today with varied opinions and reasons.
A note from G. H. argues that a woman cannot sustain love if it has been returned, yet may turn to hate if unreciprocated. He calls love heavenly yet earthly and says it is not substantial and dies without nourishment.
A reader signs as A HAPPY HUSBAND urging that a wife's position in the home must come first over a mother in law. He states 13 years of marriage and strong love for his mother while insisting she not interfere in his home. He replies to Contrite Spirit's letter to Miss Grey about family mediation and its impact on the marriage.
Dear Miss Grey advises that a stenographer who plans to marry in September can work after marriage if she and her future husband and employers agree. Do not base choices on public opinion she is told, and prioritize personal right and happiness over others judgments.
A reader urges broader draft exemptions for young farmers to avoid leaving land idle and harming food production. The writer notes debt and reliance on next year’s crop, asks older men, youths, and women to fill roles, and appeals to President Hoover’s prudent crisis leadership.
A husband with uncertain moods is urged to court his wife anew, as he once did, but with double the effort and sincerity to mend their fractured relationship.
A fragmentary letter excerpt urges a man to reclaim a lover and stop delaying commitment, urging sincerity and action rather than postponement. The passage centers on emotional persistence and urging decisive behavior in relationships.
Unsolicited testimonials praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for relieving female ailments. The company ensures consent and truthfulness, noting letters come from women nationwide who found relief from displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities nervousness weakness stomach troubles and the blues.
Born November 28, 1851, Lord Grey is not related to Viscount Grey. He served as administrator of Rhodesia and director of the British South Africa Company before becoming Governor General of Canada in 1914.
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