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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
9
A wartime debate argues women deserve a public salute to the flag. The piece asserts women are full citizens with duties to country and urges a universal gesture, such as attention, heels together, hand on heart, when the flag or anthem passes. It critiques unwritten gender norms that bar women from saluting.
A newspaper discussion argues against excessive profits from the war effort and for capping rents and profits. It questions taxing excess profits, cites landlords profits and big industrials, and asks if figures like Rockefeller and Schwab should be allowed to rest on war opportunities while heroes sacrifice. It also references French generals and American aid.
In the old days travelers sifted through bulky timetables for rail routes to places like Squeedunkville. The piece laments the demise of printed schedules as Uncle Sam aims to simplify travel guidance and cut printing costs, noting wartime price pressures and the risk of profiteering.
Dave Rodgers, renowned practical shipbuilder, addressed guests at a Northwestern Steel Riders banquet honoring Charles Schwab. He recalls building five steel ships annually and credits Skinner & Eddy and Seattle's rise to prominence. The event featured varied wartime and political notes, including references to France, a Philadelphia doctor, and a former czar’s boyhood friend.
The narrator recalls a forceful scene where a woman slaps a speaker twice, declaring the first slap for her soldier son and the second for her sailor boy, provoking a readerly laugh and a cheer for the old girl's bold gesture.
A verse parody questions whether to dine or abstain. It lists temptations from Puss'n Boots and Haynes to confectionery windows and malted milks, then weighs fullness versus restraint. The poem ends with a flourish on eating as life’s guiding aim.
A wartime column claims German officials denounce Wilson for deceiving their nation amid large troop movements across the Aulanum, arguing the president has fooled them as public sentiment turns against Allied leadership.
A western town yarn tells two brothers who trade in wool or batter and one converts to church life urging the other to join. The reticent brother jokes he must keep a weighman in the firm to appraise the wool. A final quip notes Uncle John Rockefeller at eighty remains sharp minded with no statement to publish.
The article explains that for tuberculous patients the body often needs food when the stomach wants it least. It warns against overeating and advises adding extra nourishment between regular meals, using milk and eggs, to avoid stressing the stomach while boosting weight.
A reader questions the value of Seattle merchants joining a government one delivery a day program. They ask what daily savings have been achieved, which merchants are involved, and how clerks' salaries have risen last year compared with before the price drop in food.
Carl Graefe faced a fine of 25 pounds for fraudulent food trafficking. He sold large quantities of a compound in attractive packets called Effervescent Fruit food. Professor Dr. Baler's analysis showed the product was mainly ordinary glue with aromatic additives masking its odor.
A tenant asks The Star whether rent hikes and a quick sale require them to move. They note a second rent rise and a notice to vacate within two weeks after adding a garden. The editor cautions tenants are entitled to at least one month’s warning and that the law favors tenants seeking housing.
A reader reports difficulty signing for sugar in the country and being forced to travel to Beattie. The food administration offices in the Central building close at 1 PM on Saturday, delaying access to needed canning supplies.
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