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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
7
A tirade denounces idle rich and proposes sweeping war measures. Speakers urge ostracizing frivolous elites and backing 100 percent taxes on pleasures, luxury goods, cabaret drinks, and golf club memberships to fund military efforts. The column urges households to do more for victory and labels dissenters as enemies.
Mayor Hanson and President Leonard signal progress after a week of tensions over back taxes and franchise receipts. Mutual use of idle equipment and mutual transfers pave the way for broader reforms in Seattle streetcar and transit, with wage and fare terms still to resolve. The city lauds Hanson’s energy while readers note shifting wartime and economic tensions.
A jumble of clipped items recalls light chatter from a 19th century page: A word from Josh Wise about water confidence, a visit to the Charles Dooly home near Groodwood, a quip from Lady Rhondda advocating goats for English families, and a New York store boasting an unusual August furniture sale begun in June with a hint they may repeat in October.
Charles Shan non describes meeting a young cornetist who kept playing at a door while he waited for W. S. 8. pledges. The musician joked about resuming after his solo to avoid repeating the piece and noted neighbors' irritation.
Mrs Mary Jane Spratt wife of Jack Spratt filed a divorce petition alleging cruelty. An attorney said the couple have not lived together happily and noted Mr Spratt refuses to eat fat and buys lean meat harming her diet. Alimony is requested. Mr Spratt unavailable for comment. friends expect no contest.
The text remarks on shifts in work culture and gender roles with phrases about pig ex ce and aqu eal usage. It mentions Chicago workers in Germany and a revival of bustle in London, noting women should sit down.
Douglas C. McMurtRIF of the Red Cross Institute argues that the public mislabels the disabled as beggars. He urges ending street begging and replacing it with productive employment for cripples, aiding soldiers and all disabled men to become self-reliant citizens. He cites campaigns in cities and calls for nationwide imitation.
G N Hodgdon urges readers to rally against disloyal factions he blames for war profiteering and Prussianizing the nation. He calls on the radical press to awaken a desperate citizenry to defend democracy and rights.
A Bremerton reader asks about the Public Service Commission name and powers, noting bias in gas and streetcar testimony in Seattle Tacoma Spokane. He questions accountability and suggests interning officials during the war, citing that the PSC owes its existence to a law enacted by the state legislature.
A cryptic line about dawn appearing in the wrong direction stirs curiosity and speculative chatter among locals. Residents wonder if a celestial oddity or optical illusion is at play as daylight beats a familiar pattern.
A reader explains how mosquito numbers can explode from a single generation and outlines a simple control method. An ounce of oil on 15 square feet of water kills wrigglers within minutes and should be renewed monthly or after heavy rain to reduce local mosquito populations.
For two years a deserter named Kieinachmidt lives in hiding in the woods around the Tucheler Heath near Bromberg. He robs isolated farms and foresters, and stops foot passengers and vehicles with a revolver. Despite gendarmes forest rangers and soldiers patrolling, he remains uncaptured. He signs letters as Captain of the Corps of Wild Men of the Woods and warns spies to cease, or be shot. The case dominates local concern.
Mrs Minnie Hall owner of Mother's Lunch in the Farmers Market recounts years of stomach trouble and nervous exhaustion. After taking Tanlac she reports losing weight regained, restored appetite, and the ability to run her stand again. Tanlac sold in Seattle by Bartell Drug Stores under a Tanlac representative.
Eugene V. Debs, jailed in Cleveland, greeted reporters with smiles and thanks while awaiting U S court hearings. He declined to comment on outcomes, criticized the sentences of Kate Richards O’Hare and Rose Pastor Stokes, and noted Napoleon’s jail time as literature interest. Debs was secretly indicted by a federal grand jury for a Canton speech at a Socialist party state convention.
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