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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1917
Page
9
The Seattle Star announces service from Telegraphed News Service of the United Press Association. Publication details include mailing at Seattle Post Office as second class matter. Rates listed for city delivery and mail subscriptions.
In Tacoma on Sunday night Governor Lister argued that Northwest labor issues should be discussed between those involved rather than legislated. He implied the Washington Employers' Association seeks broad anti strike laws, while the government aims to secure labor through cooperation with unions and wartime policy.
The ad columns of a Berlin paper tell a grim tale of forced labor and trafficking as an exchange listing notes Polish workers traded among employers. It contrasts German autocracy’s talk of independence with Poland’s constrained freedom and mobility under government controls.
Sixth grade pupil explains Pour parlers as diplomatic talk misread as chickens clucking. The piece mocks Russo German talks as fragile, likening it to two roosters circling for advantage and promising a dirty outcome. Mentions Red Cross, meatless day, whale meat price, and Von Hindenburg quip.
Cynthia Grey answers readers on war time duties, faith, and family matters. A Catholic reader questions why Tuesday is meatless when Friday exists and Protestant readers weigh in on sacrifice. A couple seeks guidance on marriage, debt, and a roaming husband. Grey urges perseverance, emphasizes the baby’s right to both parents, and encourages staying together.
A fragmented column blends surreal reflections on a worn toothbrush with sharp city sketches. The narrator notes a Western lover, odd fetish memories, and smoky, vivid touches of Seattle life including guns, streetcars, a rattlesnake farm, and a Buckskin frock, all threaded through by odd humor and memory.
William Peachy, wartime thrift official and Warren Savings chief, vows full-time service from 231 Lyon building Seattle as he pushes war savings certificates to raise two billion dollars. He champions thrift, banking ties, and bonds expertise while balancing family life on Bainbridge Island. He is 42, married to Anna Terry, with a 2-year-old, and related by marriage to Admiral Beatty.
A city fireman explains that the dictaphone only records while a typist converts the dictation into typewritten text. The transcription is done by a typlat service.
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