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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1918
Page
7
A reader argues for a safe sane St. Valentine day focused on useful gifts and conserving mail for soldiers. The piece urges avoiding widespread valentine exchanges to keep mail for war needs while promoting practical tokens like a tractor or socks.
Governor Lister and McAdoo criticize wartime building plans and funds. They urge prioritizing housing and production over a costly capitol project while warnings from Europe and the war chiefs echo the strain on resources and labor.
A U S Fuel Administrator report frames the coal car crisis as a war management lesson. The piece criticizes Baker and McAdoo for coordinating supplies while rail and ship boards falter, urging urgent action as Bolsheviks target a Russian commander and Tuscania sinks underscore ship shortages. Seattle records ongoing wartime labor and supply strains.
Sufferers hear that external applications provide only temporary relief and that a blood purifying remedy is needed. The ad promotes 8.8.S. as a blood cleanser claimed to cure rheumatism by cleansing the system and offers personalized medical instructions from a physician at no charge.
A Washington state roster shows soldiers aboard the Tuscania listed as saved in official reports. Names include First Lieutenant Arthur P. Baugh and Cecil Robert Beal among many with relatives in Aberdeen Vancouver Tacoma and Spokane.
A Florida fruit trip accident sidelines Lilac Harria’s janitor, celebrated for prompt repairs and attentive service. The column notes his quick fixes from heat to lamps, plumbing, and doors, while a humorous snippet on uniforms and a health tip follow.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous family relationships and addresses including Martha Paquette, William J. Read, Rauh, Riley, Rock, Robison, Root, Roberts, Scott, Sloan, Schoonover, Schultz, Simmons, Shove, Smith, Stinson, Stolp, Stover, Toohey, Toomey, Toy, Truman, Uhrich, Uphus, Wilson, Xavier, Zehnder with corresponding names and home locations across Washington state cities such as Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Bellingham, Everett, Olympia, and Parkland. The text appears to be a genealogical roster or obituary notice showing mothers, fathers, wives, sisters, and other relatives alongside street addresses and city sections.
A wartime Paris Star style reader note from Private William Carpenter of the 128th Company U S M C 7th Regiment Santiago de Cuba requests Washington state residents to write to homesick marines stationed abroad.
Victor Morgan argues German leadership under William II uses terror to frighten and control. He cites atrocities, diaries, and acts of cruelty to claim fear and horror drive military aims, asserting German methods rely on horror rather than conquest alone.
An advertisement extols a corn removing product Freezone claiming drops lift away hard and soft corns and even between toes with minimal pain. It touts instant relief, a cheap price, and a Cincinnati inventor as the source of the “sensational discovery” with no irritation.
The Str's Free Tax editor invites questions on income tax. Mail your inquiries and answers will be printed in eStar.
Predictions from Internal Revenue collector KB. KR. Ingersoll show Seattle area faces fines from $20 to $1,000 plus a 50 percent tax increase for not filing by March 1. Only about 43,500 returns filed. 1,000 daily inquiries. Beattle and vicinity unlikely to complete reports on time. Q and A explain tax rules and office hours in Seattle with details on property value and net income.
Freight delays leave local dairy farmers with excess milk unsold as Norwich Bulletin reports farmers face mounting losses from stalled shipments and limited processing capacity in the region.
This old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser for all ages. It claims a night time effect with no griping, a waking sense of wellness, and a 10 cent box price at drug stores. It mentions candy taste and suitability for children as well as adults.
An old time advertisement promotes St Jacobs Liniment as a harmless neuralgia relief that dissolves pain instantly. It promises no skin burn or discoloration and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from any drug store for instant relief across facial head or body pains.
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