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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1917
Page
4
Twenty thousand skilled shipbuilders are expected to flood Seattle to triple yard output. Readers question where these workers will live as temporary dormitories prove inadequate. Akron models modern worker housing. Seattle must avoid exploiting arrivals and preserve living standards for war effort workers.
A Cleveland audience debates fabric conservation and wartime austerity, suggesting tighter use of cloth, fewer socks, and lower clothing costs to back Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps. The column notes food and fuel saving, asks about meat usage, and mocks excess fashion amid World War I pressures.
A jumble of fragments includes satire about kolyum and a dollar for a band, notes on park cars and bus lines, and odd anecdotes. It also recounts a humorous stale tale of Melancholy Hannah in serialized chapters, plus stray comments on hearsay history, shop life, and a holiday bazaar.
Prof Kent of Bristol, hired by the government, studied 2,460 workers and many women. He found 16 to 37 percent had digestion issues, breakfast-skipping reduced output, and a shift to breakfast improved output by 124 percent. He notes women's tendency to underfeed and risks of overeating damaging efficiency.
A reader argues milk provides a better diet than beef for growing children, citing easier digestion and higher uptake of nutrients. The note adds milk rarely causes illness when the product is clean.
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Jutland hero, and Dave Pigott, Shaw taxi starter in Kansas City, are first cousins. They grew up together in Ireland with memories of the big handsome lad who used to shout Top O’ the mornin’ Dave. Dave Fultz has not sent a story to the sport editor for almost a month.
An optimistic 1918 outlook urges Seattle readers to endure wartime strains and national discontent. The piece argues unity over division, praises resilience, and predicts a larger mayoral office, stronger industry, and greater civic effort as the city and nation enter spring.
Washington dispatch explains the U S Army pay system revised after the war. Regulars receive 23 a month cash plus allowances. abroad cash reaches 99 60 monthly. Dependents get 15 to 59 monthly, with rules for wife and children. Total family compensation rises with size, and insurance up to 10 000 is available. Dependent support rules require at least 150 monthly remittance from the soldier.
A reader from Camp Lewis alleges a foreign worker with 12 years in the U S obtained a job over a native citizen at J F Duthie Co claiming lack of papers. He says he donated to the Red Cross and seeks answers about patriotism and fairness, promising to share any funds with the troops.
A hotel lobby chat in Beattie recalls a group offering to mail a Thanksgiving lunch and cigarettes to Seattle boys stationed at Camp Lewis. The tale reflects wartime mail and morale efforts among local residents.
Editor E. Smith denounces the car lords overprice and delays hurting citizens who stay home. He asks why residents tolerate the greedy outfit instead of fighting back.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron as a two medicine combo to improve blood, nerves, and digestion by taking one before meals and the other after. It adds Hood's Pills for laxative support and claims harmony and mild efficiency with the trio.
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