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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
7
Civic appeal urges support for the war effort through thrift stamps at twenty five cents each. Emphasizes that money is needed alongside alliances to defeat Kaiserism and autocracy. Proclaims peaceful victory depends on financial contributions from citizens.
The text portrays Mr. Krylenko as Bolsheviki in chief in Petrograd aiming to raise a large army to wipe out the bourgeois across Russia and beyond. It frames his actions as a new world threat and urges purchasing War Savings stamps with each mail delivery.
The Issaquah miners union votes to contribute 1 percent of all monthly wages to the Red Cross, not the usual fee, showing patriotism beyond badges. The action contrasts with wealthier locals who buy a token button while laborers shoulder the drive.
Eastern readers snowbound with coal shortages see ads wired by the Chamber of Commerce praising Seattle’s cool climate and abundant coal. The Star’s “million dollar” idea is cited as a model, with pamphlets once rarely seen now influencing the public. Notes call for another wheatless day and substitutes for all-wheat flour as a wartime measure.
A Springfield mother pleads for news from 16 year old Earle Fickes who ran away to join the armed forces. The note urges him to write his mother and others to do the same, stressing the value of a mother’s letter in times of war. The column also jokes about ponies, weather notes, and thrift stamps urging earlier purchases.
May figures show a 19 percent rise over the first quarter, while December data indicate an 18 percent drop from May levels, illustrating how the food administration tempered prices from the peak before it assumed full control.
California Oregon and Washington packing concerns reach a voluntary agreement with the food administration to set a uniform hog price. The minimum is 1 cent under Chicago quotations and tied to market fluctuations. Chicago minimum is $15.50 per hundred pounds. The plan aims to aid producers without raising retail pork prices and should spur production.
Seattle voters may register any night this week until 9 pm. Saturday's registration reached 979, lifting total qualified to 64,838 but still about 20,000 below the last spring election.
Public safety notice urges pedestrians to use painted crosswalk lines at street crossings as part of new traffic rules. Authorities emphasize following lines to ensure safe passage and reduce accidents.
A quirky advertisement claims Freezone stops corn pain instantly. It suggests dropping a small amount on the corn and lifting it away with fingers for quick relief, asserting it costs only a few cents and causes no hurt.
A collage of comic snippets and notices including a Havana made in Havana box label quip an informal split notice by Oliver Word and Rebecca Yord a wedding report Nell A Chippine and Cuff Pahelman a tongue in cheek piece about public life and 1920s urban topics with satire on vehicles and utilities
Lieut. Bert Hall recalls French flying corps espionage missions over enemy territory. He describes covert landings under German fire, signals left on the ground, and the high risk of capture or death. Hall notes German wire entanglements now limit such missions, while praising the few who survive these dangerous operations.
The article explains how germs like tubercle bacillus are microscopic invisible to the unaided eye. It describes magnification needed to see them and compares sizes to familiar objects such as hair and pencils. It notes concentrations in mink products and references germs like anthrax for scale.
Miss C B asks what causes cold sores. The reply states cold sores stem from infection with cold, and the germ that causes pneumonia is usually responsible for this ailment.
The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla, Hood's Peptiron, and Hood's Pills in a daily dosing routine. It claims the trio aids blood quality and digestive organs, helps with nervous and rheumatic conditions, and suggests Hood's Pills for laxative needs.
An advertising copy touts St Jacobs Liniment as instant relief for backache lumbago and sciatica by rubbing on the skin. It claims harmless effects no skin burn or stain and notes a 60 year recommendation from drug stores.
An advertisement claims overworked kidneys from eating meat cause backache and other symptoms. It praises Jad Salts a four ounce bottle mixed in water as a remedy to flush waste, relieve inflammation, neutralize urine acids, and restore kidney function, noting it is inexpensive and safe.
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