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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
4
Staff correspondent reports at Camp Lewis that part of Liberty Park water and drainage system is complete. Building work for the park’s many amusements advances daily despite earlier bad weather, with a portion likely opening to soldiers early in the new year.
Camp Lewis issued an order Monday restricting officers from wearing reddish raincoats that depart from the regulation army drab color. The directive aims to standardize uniforms and curb fashion trends among officers stationed there.
Margie confronts Pat about helping a dying man Harvey, while Alice endures his abuse. Pat wrestles with love, loyalty, and the code of womanly devotion as Margie argues that past deep love still drives present sacrifice. The scene ends with Pat unsettled and the cliffhanger, To be continued.
An office romance at a restaurant sparks discussion on women's independence after war. The piece argues women gain economic power and seek self supporting roles, while men gain new appreciation of their social role as companions and providers.
Private Vincent Marinokvic, on Christmas leave, dined in civilian attire at Camp Lewis. First Class Seret. John Radakovic reported him to MPs, and Marinokvic was arrested while eating a mince pie.
Fifteen inches of rain drenched the Camp Lewis area in December, the heaviest monthly total in nearly 15 years per the U S Weather Station at Tacoma. The record matches rainfall totals from 1909 and 1897 in similar 30 day spans.
Miss Rothel Cleveland known as the White House Baby plans to wed Capt Alfred H Bosanquet of the British army. Cleveland is 24 and the romance began in Switzerland three years ago. They met again after Cleveland went to London to work as a war nurse. Bosanquet, decorated with the Distinguished Service Order, was sent home to recover his eyesight from injuries at the front and stayed at Lt Dustan's Home for Blinded Soldiers where Cleveland volunteered.
Flood conditions in the Northwest ease with receding high water. Three transcontinental trains depart Seattle for Portland, then head east. King Street Station shifts to Portland trains and the Oregon Washington station is closed except for tickets. Great Northern runs Snohomish service. Northern Pacific serves Maltby. Regular Grays Harbor schedule restored.
At Camp Lewis carpenters work daily to patch tar paper roofs soaked by nearly two weeks of rain. Roof tomahawks swing as they go over the tops of barracks to stop leaks and keep the camp dry.
The page lists wholesale prices for various produce including cauliflower celery corn cucumbers garlic horseradish lettuce peppers popcorn potatoes and tomatoes with breakdowns by local regions such as Yakima Sacramento and Nebraska and notes on fruit items like honeydew melons and Alaska yellow varieties. Totals and per crate or per hundredweight figures are shown alongside unit measures.
A reader asks about affordable engagement rings and whether to use birth stones or other stones. Mies Grey advises against overspending and suggests discussing with the fiancée. another reader asks about wearing a fur cape and Grey endorses sensible wartime economy and wearing practical, warm attire.
The letter asks if Canadians registered in the United States will be classified and drafted like citizens or handed to Canadian authorities. It suggests they will likely be referred to British recruiting officers and advises consulting a nearby British recruiting station for definite information.
A sequence of questions to Miss Grey covers a 15 year old’s loneliness and parental restrictions on socializing, a former fiancé’s trust issues, weekly letters to a France friend, risks of smoking a clay pipe, and the health effects of worry. The counselor urges seeking companionship, warns against manipulative suitors, explains mail delays from France, and notes lip cancer risks only with excessive pipe use and lip irritation. Worry is said to weaken physical health.
A brief ad segment indicates a lost article notice published in the Star want ads section. It asks for return or information, listing contact details and reward information typical of lost item notices in small-town newspapers.
An eight-piece walnut dining room set includes a 48 inch table and six leather seated chairs offered for sale. The listing highlights the sturdy finish and classic style suitable for dining rooms and entertaining spaces.
The fragment lists trench slang and translations from the French front glossary. Entries define German terms like Fritz, Fokker, Hauptmann, Heavies, and gas shells, alongside Allied terms such as Five-Point-Nine and Jam Tins. It notes Red Cross nurse Francine and Kitchener's Army, among others.
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