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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
7
Mrs Eliza Shepard manages Jack Lom anch at Glen Ellen California and is renowned as Pacific coast Shorthorn expert. She advocates breeding high quality cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs to boost meat yield and efficiency. Her Herds win ribbing championships and she argues wise livestock breeding could prevent meat shortages after war.
A Wash correspondent argues heavy taxes on war profits failed to curb profiteering. He urges a drastic approach to tax large profits and treat profits as war revenue, likening it to drafting the entire man and even his family from their life.
A lively district event aims to boost war work and Relief Society help at the university with a Girls Victory carnival featuring Jazz Trail and music. Citizens cheer news from battle zones and plan a Victory parade on Second Avenue, preferring to walk rather than ride jammed streetcars.
South Dakota passes a work or fight law setting 18 to 61 as the eligible age and ordering essential labor. poolrooms will close as nonessential leisure is barred. The piece notes youth screening, wartime duties, and references war news and a war correspondent.
Public health guidance urges cleanliness to prevent eye infections from shared handkerchiefs and towels. It advises washing hands, avoiding rubbing with unwashed hands, bathing the outer eye with cold water when hot and dry, and reading with proper lighting and distance to reduce strain.
Excerpt discusses a husband’s view of marriage as a vocation, gender roles, and the idea of a good husband versus a good businessman. It questions whether men and women can redefine roles while noting wartime wage practices for German factory girls, who earn $1.20 weekly cash and must spend the rest on war bonds.
A Muncie woman meets a beggar asking for money to buy Thrift Stamps, not a handout, sparking discussion. Also highlights a Miss Mary R. Cherry and Mona Apple visit, neighbor chatter, and letters to Miss Grey covering advice on marriage, insurance, and marital harmony.
In New York on July 1 1918 German plots shut down rapid transit and power plants paralyzing industry and finance nationwide. Officials warn banks and utilities face insolvency as costs surge while wartime demand rises. President and McAdoo urge higher utility prices to restore credit and sustain war production.
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