Fraser-Paterson Idea boosts Liberty Bonds as cash
The Fraser-Paterson store of Seattle offers Liberty Loan bonds in trade on the same basis as cash. Merchants nationwide would gain by increasing cash circulation and boosting prosperity through a two billion dollar boost. The plan treats bonds like cash, backed by government guarantee, aiming to spur sales and economic activity.
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Fraser-Paterson
Seattle
United Money
United States
Fraser-erson
Obscure Mr Hoover praised for wartime relief leadership
A Senate executive session derides critics while lauding Herbert C. Hoover as a master mining engineer turned wartime relief hero. The piece extols Hoover for feeding and clothing 10 000 Belgians and Frenchmen, praising his efficiency and declaring his legacy superior to nameless lawmakers.
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United States Senate
House of Lords
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Jackles
Senate
It’s Just Our Business Way in Cologne Volzeitung Critique
The Cologne Volzeitung editor accuses us of being unpolished and shirtsleeve in tone yet notes much of what we do. He claims the Berlin tone chills real Americans, while we insist on direct action, even wading in during war.
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Cologne Voltszeitung
Berlin
Editorialettes on Select Service and War Finance
A collage of quips on exemptions from select service, Red Cross fundraising in Seattle, and wartime duties. It mentions a mock challenge to brick paying in Tukwila, red scruples exemptions, Liberty Bonds, and a professor with a sound proof room trapping Col. Roosevelt.
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Illinois
Col. Roosevelt
Heroes of American Navy George Washington’s naval rival John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones, celebrated Scotch sailor, rose to first ranking officer of the United States Navy. He led daring night raids against British ships, commanded the Ranger and the Richard, defeated the Serapia after a brutal fight off Mylamborough, and earned praise from the United States and France. He died July 18, 1792 at age 45, unequaled in American naval fame.
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George Washington
John Paul Jones
United States Navy
Congress
Washington
Jones
Ranger
Richard
Mlamborough
England
Pearson
Secrapis
United States
France
Portland mayor elected in baker’s town hall style
A humorous local note reports Portland elected a baker as mayor who should know about dough. The column mentions Villa capturing a border town, a poker of names including Freese and Melt of Ft Wayne Shamrocks, and a great grandson of the Star Spangled Banner writer enlisting. Wheat at 1.95 a bushel and light social items from Freeport and Conway papers finish the quick cultural snapshot.
Fragmented dialogue and social quips from early gossip column
A stream of clipped exchanges covers moral warnings about smoking and drink, a joking confrontation between golfer and caddie, matrimonial jabs, and social commentary on women’s organizations in the East. The piece blends humor with social satire and a dated tone.
The Gold Bug Chapter Six Cipher Analysis
In this installment, Legrand explains solving a cipher found with a parchment linked to Kidd. He outlines frequency analysis, letter patterns, and the deduction that the cipher is English, leading toward a key for decoding the mysterious parchment.
Once Upon a Time by Berton Braley
Poem reflecting on youth and changing views of life from joyful myth to later sorrow and doubt. The speaker recalls believing life was joyful, then faces pain, yet clings to a remembered truth from youth. A nostalgic verse in a classic rhythm.
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Berton Braley
Four Brothers In Draft Explain Exemption Request
In San Francisco on June 6, naturalized American Christian Jorgenson claimed exemption from the draft because his four brothers fight in the Kaiser's armies. He said he did not want to risk killing his own brothers.
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San Francisco
Christian Jorgenson
Editor’s Mail Food Dumping in City Food Waste
A reader reports seeing six to eight boxes of tomatoes dumped from a garbage wagon at Western Ave and Pring Street near Ballard North. They claim sacks of potatoes were dumped the previous week for being spongy. The letter urges proof of dumping to identify the guilty party and condemns price-driven waste affecting consumers.
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Western Ave
pring #1
Foodarte
H. R. Rogers
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