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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1918
Page
7
President Wilson said the United States is open to settlements better than those proposed and warned that until settled, Americans should continue their contributions by buying a war thrift stamp. The appeal frames thrift as a national duty amid ongoing conflict with Austria.
President Wilson weighs a mediation report on Northwest lumber operators amid eight hour day unrest and worker reforms. A strike could stall aircraft production and jeopardize Pershing’s troops plan, with public opinion waiting on the outcome.
The piece links Abraham Lincoln's call for no malice toward enemies to President Wilson's wartime messages. It asserts the nation bears no permanent quarrel with Germans, only their system, and vows to crush that system to liberate the German people. The tone ties historic resolve to current war ideals.
The piece argues for transparency in wartime war department briefings, praising the alliance with Britain and the use of allied heavy artillery. It stresses shipping as pivotal, urges frank information for public confidence, and notes public support for the president while critiquing German tactics. It ends with a remark on Austria tiring of the Kaiser.
A wartime breakfast banter elevates corn from crop to symbol of national resilience. The narrator links corn's historic role from Pilgrim days to global leadership, then argues taxes and costs threaten soldiers’ support and morale as drafts rise.
Judge Everett Smith resists full backing for amokelem day amid shipyard workers opposition. Bootleggers evade a taxicab chase while others debate voting on streetcar lines. A janitor may be ordered to wear boxing gloves. locals joke about surveillance and public fatigue.
Ad touts Cascarets selling twenty million boxes per year as the best safe laxative for liver and bowels. It promises quick relief from biliousness headaches and constipation and suggests giving Cascarets to children when feverish or tongue coated.
The practice announces it has severed ties with Painless Austin and the National Dentiata and relocated to Third and James. The new, larger, cleaner office invites old and new patients to visit for inspection and consultation is free.
United Press analyzes Duke Albrecht of Wurtemburg as commander opposite American trenches near St Mihiel. The article recounts his royal lineage, early commands, role at Maubeuge, and the shift from fortresses to trench warfare. It notes his age, marriages, and ties to Austrian princesses.
The report lists ships leaving January 1, 1918, with 1917 completions, seized vessels from Germany and other nations, and 1918 build plans. It notes Hurley’s outside estimate for U S totals, Lord Carson's Britain hopes, and mentions Japan Pacific tonnage with Germany’s 1917 sinking claims of about 7 to 10 million tons dead weight.
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln living on potatoes for breakfast lunch and supper a hundred years ago describing a wheatless beefless era. It contrasts Lincoln’s early hardship in Indiana with modern wartime rationing and public complaints by pampered citizens.
An advertisement for Northwestern Shorthand Reporting School offers a night program in shorthand civil service bookkeeping and advanced grammar. Classes run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1581 Elliott Arcade Blog location.
Mme Avril de Ste. Croix, France’s top feminist, warns against polygamy and free love after World War I. She describes French women’s wartime work, including hospital, rebuilding efforts, and resistance to sexual liberty imposed by occupiers. The piece also notes Mrs Victor Morgan’s travels and Harry Carey’s box office result in Japan.
The Star provides a tax Q and A column answering reader queries. A reader with 1917 salary of 1030 and 175 in deductions may capitalize interest and taxes for the year and need not file if net income falls under 1000. A boy over 18 with income over 1000 must file. if dependent on parents he may be head of the family with a 2000 exemption and owe tax, filing Form 10XOA.
London reports focus on Romania and the Teutonic ultimatum that expired yesterday. No new cabinet had formed after Premier Bratianu's resignation, while Field Marshal Mackensen is said to have issued the demand for peace negotiations within four days as the armistice expired.
Former U S Senator Mason declares Nuxated Iron boosted his power and endurance after a hard political campaign. He notes the tonic’s value for nervous, run down, anaemic people and invites publication of his statement. Also cites opinions of Dr. Ferdinand King Dr. James Sullivan and Wm Kerr among others.
Physicians from New York to Chicago back Senator Mason's statement on Nuxated Iron, calling organic iron essential for strength and blood. They cite improved stamina, appetite, and energy, with testimonials from Dr. James Francis Sullivan and others, noting ease of assimilation and safety versus older iron products.
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