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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1918
Page
7
A wartime appeal urges planting a war savings garden and investing in stamps to support Uncle Sam. The message asks readers to lend money for the war effort so loved ones overseas can have the essentials they need.
The piece argues Trotsky favors peace on Germany's terms, backed by a propeace faction ready to concede Russian territory and indemnities. It warns that Germany’s win exposes autocracy’s world conquest aims, urging public support for Liberty Bonds Red Cross and Hoover relief to keep troops fed and alive.
Chance for You outlines a Smileage week selling books in Seattle for $1 and $5 to fund admission at soldiers theatres. Each book includes proofs of admission and can be mailed to a friend or sent via Y M C A H A or K of C. The War Secretary notes soldiers have $2.83 left for amusement after essentials.
Neushel and Michaels return from months of involvement with Russia's internal affairs and provide informed opinions. They claim Russia quits fighting Teuton forces due to lack of arms leadership and diminishing public will. Michaels reports a grain survey for U S interests amid famine, noting grain stores and ruined transport while German rail efficiency looms. A London cable notes eight thousand divorce petitions filed in Petrograd, reflecting widespread discord.
The article notes widespread arrests of enemy aliens for non-registration in large cities. It argues many worked underpaid wages in war or peace, sending savings abroad, and suggests laws to deport or reallocate alien workers. It questions labor needs and loyalty amid wartime and with references to political sensitivities.
The author Geo Baldwin, a director of American International Shipbuilding, argues patriotism cannot feed a corporation as Senator Hiram Johnson questions the profits from shipbuilding for Uncle Sam. He declares corporations are stomach and soulless, and laments wartime lessons about filling needs with patriotism. Potato is king this week. are you contributing your share?
A vivid reminiscence recounts American volunteers in the British army, including Lt Tom and Lt Bill, detailing the slow creeping barrage, seven hours in mud after a hip wound, and their steadfast belief that humanity must be defended. The piece praises civilian supporters and frames the Allied cause as noble, beyond self.
A column features humorous exchanges about fashion loudness and legal payoffs, followed by household tips. Questions and answers cover fashion, satire on a lawyer's fee, and practical advice like using old buttons as poker chips and moth protection with ammonia. The piece also jokes about a pneumatic floor and time conservation through a hired hairdresser to boost productivity.
An ex officio of the German consulate in Honolulu was fined $1,000 by a San Francisco judge for conspiring to incite a revolution in India. The court did not detail further punishment.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a safe gentle liver and bowel laxative for women men and children. It claims quick relief from biliousness headaches bad breath sour stomach and cold symptoms and suggests using one or two at night like candy with no griping or harsh effects.
A 1904 poem fragment questions how one faces adversity and death. It argues that the measure of a person is not calamity or death itself but the courage and resilience shown in facing life’s trials.
E N Furman promotes the Northwestern Shorthand Reporting School offering classes in shorthand civil service bookkeeping and advanced grammar. Night sessions run Monday Wednesday and Friday at the Arcade Building Elliott 1581.
Eleven men die when a mortar bursts aboard a returning ship near an Atlantic port. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is killed and Col. Charles Kilbourne, chief aide, is wounded in the head. Three French officers are among the dead.
Seattle music lovers rushed to buy tickets when the Maud Powell concert with the Philharmonic opened at the Metropolitan Tuesday morning. Indications point to a large turnout, with season tickets possibly resold at the box office to those unable to attend.
A health columnist extols an "inside bath" routine of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach and bowels. It promises renewed energy, appetite, and relief from constipation and related ailments, urging readers to start daily to improve overall well being.
Dr A J Newman Chicago police surgeon and former House Surgeon at Jefferson Park Hospital explains the rationale behind prescribing Nuxated Iron. The piece outlines medical reasoning and patient benefits as seen in urban clinical practice.
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