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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
7
The article discusses imported workers forming a housing campaign in Seattle to move beyond lofts and cheap housing. It highlights a shift from profit driven slack toward providing attractive homes, stressing the human element and a new social order that favors humane living standards.
A writer laments wedding customs during wartime arguing rice showers waste food and leather while soldiers lack boots. The piece questions social rituals in a context of shortages and says communities may be distant from national conflict zones as battles rage.
The piece argues jitneys can ease the transportation problem and urges the traffic committee to consider resuming their operation amid a regional debate. It notes demand, questions Portland and Seattle timing, and references Colonel Roosevelt and a congressional rumpus regarding talk refusal.
The Seattle school board weighs raising teacher pay with debates on adequacy of $90 monthly for some staff. The issue ties to broader American values of valuing education and professional work. Separate notes mention armaments, price interpretation, yacht club losses, grocer prices, and labor leaders pushing toward an eight or seven hour workday.
The newspaper declares President Wilson has authority to order coal and fuel controls and endorses sacrifice to support the Allies. It argues coal shortages harm England and France and urges united action to end the war, praising Wilson and rejecting defeatist sentiment.
The Canadian American fisheries conference plans a Pacific coast visit before completing sessions in the United States. Key topics include salmon protection around the Fraser River and halibut protection near Seattle Vancouver Prince Rupert and Ketchikan plus fair rules for use of Canadian and American ports by fishing vessels.
A promotional notice claims a universal catarrh cure home treatment from C B Gauss of Marshall Michigan. Readers are urged to mail a coupon for a free trial sent prepaid with no obligation, promising relief for watery eyes red nose and facial dullness.
A collage of quirky lines recalls winter skating years ago and reader questions. The column folds in jokes about hats dresses shoes and jokes on electricity and airplanes, ending with a quip about delaying tasks to let others do them.
The Daily Bugle notes Mr Arnold Woodbury preparing for a trip to Washington DC to hear air war plans. Mim Beranton renews a subscription while Joah Bande teases a fountain pen joke at the Commercial house. Nash Wingle proposes a yearlong survey if unsold, Al Hempel hints at stunts with Main et. for summer evenings.
An old style advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to “clean up inside tonight” and relieve biliousness headaches sour stomach and gases. It claims gentlest liver and bowel cleansing and includes a 10 cent price note and a claim it is good for children.
The article reports 1914 world coal production at 1 346 322 000 tons with the United States supplying 38 percent, Great Britain 22 percent, and Germany 20 percent. It lists 1914 national splits and 1915 state totals for coal production across the United States including Michigan Missouri Kentucky Pennsylvania West Virginia and others, ending with a total of 439 619 487 tons.
Hamilton Higday, previously assistant secretary and traffic manager of the port of Seattle, assumed the new post of port manager after the position was created by the port commission. The role grants direct supervision over all port properties and ongoing business.
Assistant Director W. B. Peachy reports Seattle is winded after the first lap of the Thrift Stamp campaign. Only 200 of 2,000 letters resulted in signed applications as agencies are scarce. Postmaster Edgar Battle opens window No 4 evenings to boost sales, with daily totals around 3000 to 4000 dollars.
Washington Jan 24. Secretaries commend Floyd H. Oates and F Blair both pharmacists aboard a US ship for braving hazardous surf at Ocean Beach California to rescue a drowning bather. Oates of Baker Oregon and Blair of Laramie Wyoming are named for the act.
The Borrowed Time club, an organization of men over seventy, held a Thursday afternoon gathering at Malloy hall located at 14th avenue N. E. and Bast 45th street.
City officials report income tax puzzles resolved as measures to boost revenue proceed. Officials credit policy reviews and audits with clarifying collection mechanisms. Local agencies coordinate outreach to businesses and residents for compliance.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a transformative hair product. It claims the solution cleanses dust and oil, stops dandruff, reduces itching and hair loss, and makes hair wavy fluffy and abundant with renewed luster. It urges purchase at drug stores and toilet counters.
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