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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1919
Page
9
A noted speech critiques materialism and urges sensible use of US wealth to uplift all. It cites US shares of global resources and production and warns against becoming a junker nation. The speaker calls for prosperity through education and cooperation with Britain, per Tribune reporting.
A chaotic diary of a man shaving in a hurry ends with accidental self harm and a comic realization. He injures fingers and eye while attempting to shave, misses time to work, and later seeks professional help to finish the shave. A wife quips about saving money, while a jab about Bolsheviks adds humor.
The piece argues public sentiment wavers on relief with some approving laxity toward others. It condemns Armenian and Syrian famine imagery as now unconvincing while urging action, citing charity and subscriptions as duties. It notes Germany failed to detect American military incompetence per Senator Chamberlain.
A Seattle fundraiser aims to employ blind veterans through a broom factory at Lighthouse for the Blind. Thirty sale booths run Friday and Saturday as citizens buy whisk brooms to support blind workers and returning soldiers.
A wartime letter to The Star from a wife and others asking why husbands with dependents cannot be sent home from Camp Lewis. The writer cites illness, lack of allotments, broken promises, and insufficient support from wartime relief groups, while others praise the Red Cross and criticize YMCA handling and service experiences abroad.
The text argues against demonizing Bolsheviks and praises Liebknecht for opposing WWI seeking industrial democracy. It contends Americans should withdraw from European affairs. It discusses reconstruction as social cleansing and the future worker attaining comfortable, shared living, with emphasis on social duty and progress.
The Star publishes a reader letter by L. Erickson defending the YMCA. He recalls seven trips to France on English troop ships and complains soldiers cannot buy tobacco for under 25 cents. He notes shortages on return trips and friction with YMCA tolls at Brest and St. Nazaire.
Jon McAvoy of Seattle writes to The Star disputing claims of bad meals at Camp Lewis. He asserts eight months of soldiers’ meals are well prepared and wholesome, with supplies bought from Seattle and Tacoma merchants, a top dairy, a sanitary bakery, and daily bread production. He invites army officers to verify in person.
Paris January twenty two soldiers write more kicks than ever, as impatience back home fuels mail delays. The army postal service investigates Chicago complaints, discovering most letters deemed late were premature. A special unit traces issues and finds delays largely unfounded.
Tatzu Imearnizo obtains her nautical license after training with her father who sailed the Inland Sea, marking a notable milestone in maritime achievement for a young woman in Japan.
The excerpt compiles wide ranging fragments from notices and columns. It references European royalty exile, advertising quips, charity appeals, currency seizures, transport fare debates, royal firings, entertainment venues, and newspaper commentary across cities like Aurora Illinois New York and Carlisle with humorous and satirical tones.
Bourgeois frames a world league plan from the French view Cecil prepares a British plan and both are delegated by their governments to the peace congress. They will serve as spokesmen for their countries as world federation formation proceeds.
An analysis of possible brides for the Prince of Wales suggests he may seek an American wife among American beauties. It notes wartime changes, limits on German and Austrian royals, and the romantic notion of an English prince marrying an American, with humorous speculation about a future queen abandoning royalty for politics.
A physician endorses iron as essential for physical and mental power, linking war era coarse foods and outdoor life to greater strength. Doctors Baker King Sullivan tout organic iron, specifically Nuxated Iron, as a safe, well-known remedy with wide use and a money-back guarantee.
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