Costly Toll of War Reaches Seattle and Camp Lewis
The piece notes heavy casualty lists from the 91st division and Capt. Howard D. Hughes among Seattle residents and Camp Lewis trainees. It argues Americans paid a high price for liberty as war losses mount unseen compared to England and France, promising a deeper sense of sacrifice as names are enshrined.
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Seattle
91St Division
Howard D. Hughes
Camp Lewis
Washington
England
France
Royal Women Break Chains of Dynastic Rule in Teutondom
The article argues that royal women across abolished dynasties will gain personal freedom and voting rights if republics deliver suffrage. It laments past royal scandals and warns against renewed dynastic power, noting famous tragedies and the lack of freedom these women endured.
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Teutondom
William Hohenzollern
George
Britain
Nicholas
Russia
Teutendom
Franz Josef
Katti Schratt
Empress Elizabeth
Prince Rudolph
Marie Vetsera
Meyerling
Archduke John of Austria
Frederick
Louise
Saxony
Prussia
Zita
Austria
The Twisted and Broken Heroes of War
An impassioned editorial urges viewing veterans with disabilities as valuable, capable citizens not objects of charity. It argues every scar reflects inner strength, citing WWI heroes returning home as proofs of resilience and suitability for meaningful work and social contribution.
Berlin fears disorder as soldier Geers return
A fragmented notice signals concern over potential unrest as a German soldier named Geers returns home. The fragment hints at military personnel behavior and public reaction during a tense period in Berlin.
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Berlin
Geers
World leadership and reconstruction plan debated in fringe rhetoric
The fragment contemplates leading politicians potentially becoming world magistrates after persuasion. It questions the viability of any plan to reconstruct global systems and mocks a figure named Bill Hohenzollern, hinting at grievances with U S positions and distant European rulers.
Rain Needed in Paradise Says Monticello Letter
A Monticello correspondent appeals for rain in Paradise. The fragment mentions Henry Ford plans to leave his auto firm and run a newspaper, with advice to keep the paper running. The text reflects varied topics and humorous asides about German policy and a boarding house song.
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Henry Ford
Run & Newspaper
Henry
The Other Woman Discloses Her System
A reader argues wives should leave husbands who love another. She critiques staying for appearances and urges wives to seek happiness, trust, and self-respect. The letter presents the other woman’s view and cautions against enabling marital breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Grey
Finding Jobs Right Away for Soldiers Won't Be Easy
The article argues postwar veterans will face a difficult job market as they return to America. It contends many will return to farming or city life, warns against unrealistic expectations, and urges coordinated efforts by civilians and veterans to secure suitable employment aligned with industrial realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Farma
Rent hogs, cubby hole dens near Virginia hotel exposed
A shipyard worker writes to The Star demanding action against a rental operator near the Virginia hotel on Eighth Ave. He describes 65 basement cubby holes 8 by 10 feet with 6 foot ceilings and five inch partitions, crowded and dark. Rent has been raised thrice in three weeks to 2.50 per week for a cot, with higher upstairs rates and a claimed net income of about 1500 monthly. The same paper carries a reader urging $100 bonuses and return transportation for war workers facing job loss in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Virginia Hotel
Eighth Ave
Woman praises Lydia Pinkham remedy over operation
Canton Ohio resident Mrs Maum Royp recounts suffering female trouble cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after two doctors advised surgery. She urges others to try the tonic before hospital procedures and notes the company offers advice from Lynn Massachusetts based on years of experience.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maum Royp
6Th St
N. E
Lydia BH
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Confessions of a War Bride and the Working Girl
In this excerpt a narrator explores the challenges of becoming a working woman under wartime conditions. Martha, a suffragist and lawyer, counsels that true understanding comes from living on a working wage and planning a career with advancement rather than transient jobs.
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Martha
Jane
A&r
Jame Lorimer
Fragmented verse on social norms and relationships
A distorted narration discusses gender roles and desire, claiming a plan to move through social confines. It argues morality shifts with female interaction and hints at marriage dynamics and reconciliation within a traditional setting.
Record of 1500 graduates from OCesteal school totals
The Star reports 1,500 graduates at OCesteal school with 373 killed, 468 wounded, 462 decorated with the Legion of Honor and 8,520 earning at least one bravery citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kener
Ocesteal School
Paris
Legion of Honor
Belgian needs estimated in Belgium war costs
Paris Dec. 2 estimates of Belgium needs show expenditures of 120.9 million for future and purchase of about 50 000 horses. Factory replacements in raids and wrecks at 70 million. Pulp works damage to pine at 90 thousand. Raw materials include 260 000 tons zinc ore, 50 000 tons lead, 40 000 tons copper, lumber 60 million, 17 09 bales cotton monthly and 4 900 tons wheat daily. Wages to workers during German occupation exceed 15 million.
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Paris
Belgium
Lomnen
Tendency to anemia may be inherited and treatable
A caller quotes a family in Haverhill Massachusetts, Mrs Elsie Monatease and her seventeen year old daughter, who both claim improvement using Dr Williams Pink Pills for anemia. The report describes low energy, headaches, poor appetite and color restoration after treatment. The ad notes druggists selling the pills locally or by mail at 50 cents a box and invites readers to request a free book from Schenectady.
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Elsie Monatesse
Porter Street
Haverhill
Maas
Mrs. Monatease
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Filmer
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Charles Stelzle
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Washington, D. C
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Union Street
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Axe NO Children
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