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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
9
A wartime editorial notes German frightfulness failed against Canadians and Australians in 1915 and predicts American troops in 1918 will respond similarly. It mentions gas attacks, propaganda, and morale.
A reader recounts receiving a YMCA note and planning to skip from civilian life to officer training in France. He is thirty and left a successful path for a chance at camp training, noting the contrast with younger men and the war’s pull. References to the Kaiser’s dentist await in hostile terms.
German newspapers press citizens to go barefoot and forgo shoes as wartime sacrifice spreads. Propaganda urges dropping comfort items while targeting grabiteers and slingers, with Chenango county hints at patriotic fervor and punishment for noncompliance.
Reports from Hungary, Rumania, and other regions show harvests lagging and grain unlikely from Austria or Germany. Weather worsens food shortages, lowering rations across the Hohenzollern realms while loyalists struggle to maintain order with promises of a future harvest. A Cuban invention offers palm fiber as a novel substitute for cigar boxes.
The Star warns that the forthcoming Washington state legislature will wield major power over laws and economic conditions. It urges voters to scrutinize candidates amid expected controversial bills and important legislation on the books. The piece notes Pershing receiving the Order of the Bath and reflects on wartime leadership.
Paul Koch faced the Neukoem penal court for insulting and mistreating Chief Burgomaster Kaiser. After protesting food shortages, Koch refused to leave the town hall, Kaiser struck him, Koch knocked Kaiser down, Koch stabbed Kaiser with a clasp knife, and three armed police removed Koch from the building.
Col C K Morgan of the Royal Medical Corps serves as a medical ambassador loaned from Britain to the U S surgeon general. He assists by teaching American doctors insights gained after frontline service and hospital work in Europe.
A narrator recalls a unique children's party hosted by Donna with adults in childlike clothes. The event features many neighbors and their dressed children, including Mollie Hatton and Mrs Marjorie Waverly, described with playful detail and social notes. The piece ends with a tease that it will continue.
Readers respond to Mr Stranger’s dating tips urging natural, sincere conversation and mutual respect. An observer questions handgun access and strictness of firearm laws. Kitty asks about arrowroot hair bleaching with no proven safe method. A married man defends marriage against a jokey stereotype and touts a stable family life. A. O. R. shares with pride a contented marriage and a belief that money cannot buy happiness.
Navy department confirms six sailors lost in the San Diego disaster. One crewman remains missing but is believed safe.
A reflective piece argues against dogmatic certainty in labor issues and social questions. It cautions that monopolizing wisdom harms dialogue, urges openness to differing views, and stresses learning through multiple factors before offering cures. It emphasizes cautious, provisional approaches.
A fragmentary, humor filled row appears with scattered anecdotes and exchanges. It mentions a Fourth of July ball, King George, an office boy, a bookkeeper Ben, and a gag about whistle signals at noon. It also references a jailers chorus girl lawsuit and a stray pig incident with an ear removal.
A promotional piece contrasts ancient laundering with Lux flakes. It claims princeses and servants once rubbed fabrics on boards, while Lux offers quicker cleansing for delicate silks and wools. It urges readers to switch from old methods to Lux and buy from grocers or department stores.
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