Children Who Acquire the Thrift Stamp Habit
A note asserts that children who adopt the Thrift Stamp habit will prevent men from growing into spendthrifts, framing savings discipline as a lifelong safeguard.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
8
A note asserts that children who adopt the Thrift Stamp habit will prevent men from growing into spendthrifts, framing savings discipline as a lifelong safeguard.
A patriotic exhortation celebrates the service star in American homes as symbol of sacrifice and liberty. It links the star to mothers and sons who give life for democracy, urging readers to behold worship and follow the example.
The piece calls on Americans to celebrate Bastile Day on July 14 in solidarity with France and its fighters. It urges display of flags and public support, honors Paris rebels of 1789, and cites Taft leading a Bastile Day movement, tying it to anti-Hun sentiment and wartime unity.
A Yale graduate and Tokyo mayor Viscount Inajiro Tajiri leads a bold plan to transform Tokyo from a wooden, crowded port into a modern, expanded global hub. He targets an underground sewer system, discarded overhead wires, expanded water supply, harbor improvements, and a deep channel to Yokohama, creating a vast new port complex within a generation.
A rallying, wartime declaration urges unity against Kaiser rule and calls for freedom to be shared by all. Citizens, including France’s allies, are urged to march on to defend rights and a lasting heritage for people everywhere.
A Midale brief notes the Winnipeg Permanent Players will perform Havoc at Lampman Hall on Monday. Other items include humorous vignettes about Henry Knott, wartime quips, a hospital visit with a slacker joke, a pie wagon tale, and excerpts from Mother Goose with WWI era humor.
Health officers face strict quarantine for diphtheria carriers even if individuals feel well. Germs persist in nasal throat secretions and saliva, spreading via everyday contact on fingers, teeth, and shared surfaces. The piece illustrates the need for public protection and notes a question about waste removal answered with suggestions for proper handling.
A collection of reader letters from The Star discusses seating labeled For Women Only at transfer points in Seattle, urging equal access. Additional letters criticize clergy’s motives, rent increases, wartime fundraising, and store patriotism, with a Canadian Highlander in France sending regards.
A letter from Cc H C extols America over German influence praising liberty and democracy. It urges Syrians who adopted the United States to buy Liberty Bonds War Savings Stamps and Thrift stamps to support the country, even at personal cost.
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