This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
4
Snow still flirts with spring, but milliners stage a preview of season hats. A large brase colored straw with velvet trim and beaded brim tops the display. Four street hats follow: indigo moire belt, rough straw cap turban with wool flowers, wide black hat with white feather puff, and a black satin poke with ruffled edge evoking sunbonnet youth.
Donna purchases a dainty frock for a baby she plans to have and insists she will spoil the child, while Margie contemplates buying plainer things as she grapples with the idea of carrying her own baby. The scene ends with the two women returning home.
An old style warning describes rheumatism growing worse with cold weather and urges readers to try S. S. S. the vegetable blood purifier. It claims local remedies fail and that blood purification can restore health inviting readers to obtain a bottle and request free medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
Donna agrees to sign papers to gain custody of Billy after attorney Mr Stein confirms the infant is sound physically. Margie urges caution and notes Donna’s loneliness while Donna recalls her eagerness to welcome Sonny, leaving her uncertain about her own readiness for a new baby.
The article calls for more parents to join the Parents' association to support American boys in service in France. Dean Priest travels to Paris to strengthen the home connection and oversee the well being of the servicemen, seeking financial aid and active parental involvement.
A vintage ad touts St Jacobs Liniment as a fast cure for backache lumbago sciatica and neuritis. It promises relief within fifty counts with a small trial bottle from any drug store and claims the oil is harmless and does not burn or discolor the skin.
A vintage advertisement advises using pure coconut oil as a greaseless shampoo instead of harsh soaps or prepared shampoos. Moisten hair, rub in one to two teaspoons, create rich lather, rinse easily, and leave hair silky and manageable. Coconut oil is cheap and widely available at drug stores.
The Bell System expands wartime support by laying submarine cable to coastal lighthouses and linking coast guard stations. It builds complete phone systems for National Guard camps and naval and army facilities, boosts long distance capacity, repurposes 15 thousand miles of wire and 20 thousand miles of telegraph lines, and places over seven thousand employees into service for national mobilization.
An exchange in Cynthia Grey's column covers dating late night calls and polite resistance, suggesting yawns and a visible clock to curb late visits. A reader laments war-time dress expectations while urging support for servicemen's needs over fashion, urging practical limits on male callers.
A reader asks if a diamond burns and gets an answer. The note explains diamonds resist liquids and high heat, but burn away in oxyhydrogen flame or electric furnace. In red heat and oxygen, carbonic acid forms and diamond converts to graphite under a voltaic arc.
A section foreman and three crew members were overcome by gas fumes late Tuesday inside the Milwaukee tunnel between Flockdale and Hiyak. John Lavin died, while Pat Kennedy John Adair and Hol Adair were rushed to Providence hospital in precarious condition. Signalman Charles Ernester found them unconscious about 1,400 feet in. The crew were transported by motor speeder and aided by a pul motor. Milwaukee officials pledged to explain why gases appeared in the bore as the tunnel was expected to clear itself automatically.
The report lists about 4 662 000 enemy aliens in the United States broken down by nationality. Germany accounts for 2 949 000, Austria 1 376 000, Hungary 738 000, Turkey 188 000 and Moldova 11 000.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.