St Valentine’s Day Riddle: Is She A Patriot Thrift Stamp Idea
Question about whether she is a patriot and a suggestion to send a thrift stamp on Valentine’s Day. A playful prompt blending holiday romance with patriotic philanthropy.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
7
Question about whether she is a patriot and a suggestion to send a thrift stamp on Valentine’s Day. A playful prompt blending holiday romance with patriotic philanthropy.
A stark defense of labor independence argues workers will not be “delivered” by self serving leaders. The piece cites Eugene Schmitz as a failed example and warns labor will reject corrupt alliances with vice affiliates. It also condemns so called leaders who seek spoils and praises honest labor leadership.
A New York paper questions if the old carpetbag era will return. A Cleveland bartender who never drank buys a saloon after 30 years in the trade. A ship bomber is jailed 18 months outside Germany. Washington rate control shifts to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Burglary endorsements insult a party. Uncle Sam pays railroads 960 million yearly amid plumbing woes. A premier links war to Kaiser pressure, and La Follette faces scrutiny.
Basil Manly outlines filing rules for individuals with $1000 plus income and married couples with $2000 plus. He warns of penalties, explains new reporting checks, and urges timely returns before March 1 with guidance on obtaining forms and help options.
A Marshall Michigan man C B Gauveau promotes a free home treatment for catarrh claiming it reverses facial damage from redness watery eyes and a sallow complexion. The copy urges climate change and personal change to cure catarrh and restore beauty.
An advertisement promises instant relief for ruptures with an illustrated book on the cure. It claims no salves or harnesses and offers a free trial through a coupon, citing testimonials from hundreds of patients and prices for the appliance.
James A. Britton of Bethlehem writes to Mr C B Brooks in Marshall Michigan praising the Brooke Rupture Appliance. He claims rupture healed after years of trouble and notes the device is easy to wear, unobtrusive, and adaptable to the body. He offers to recommend the appliance.
A reader named A Richards of Holly Hill Florida expresses gratitude for a remarkable cure believed possible through the appliance provided. The note credits God and the invention for the healing, signed by the author as a friend.
A Marshall Michigan veteran recounts purchasing an appliance that fit perfectly and cured a condition. He notes trying to free the opening while off the device but could not, and mentions his long service in the Civil War, born in New Renton New Hampshire and enlisting in the 10th N H Volunteer Infantry Co C.
A letter from WM. Patterson of Akron Ohio reports a medical appliance cured his sick child after a year of use and three months from start, claiming prior remedies failed and noting willingness to recommend to friends.
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