G O P Platform Voices Guarded War Era Aims
The Indianapolis platform defends patriotism and the protective tariff while opposing federal ownership of wealth and distribution schemes. It notes postwar shifts in party stance, favors aiding allies financially, and mentions government operation of railroads and telegraphs, with wage and tax debates shaping future policy. A side item notes women nurses gaining officer pay but lacking insignia.
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Indianapolis
Germany
Turkey
Demoto
Indiana
Sam
Federal
Great Britain
Ossover Wilson
Eagles welcome at state convention amid war effort praise
A Seattle issue notes fraternal Eagles leading patriotic work in VE campaigns and Red Cross drives. It mentions Our Boys in France tobacco aid, rapid troop transport progress, and urges continued home-front speed. Also reports a Seattle quake tremor, Camp Lewis cooks in gas masks, and a warning on food waste profiteering.
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Order of Eagles
Liberty
Mother Aerie
Seattle
Red Cross
Eagles
Our Boys
France
After the War A Good Little Farm
Wages are high and Yakima land remains affordable on easy payments. The notice invites wage earners to consider five and ten acre farms and directs readers to Elliott 4012 at McPHERSON-DEXTER CO. in Seattle for details.
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Yakima
Elliott
McPherson - Dexter CO
Hoge Building
Seattle
Wash
Noted Woman Soldier Reviews U S Troops In San Francisco
Madame Maria Leontievna Botchkarova founder and commander of the Russian Battalion of Death reviews a U S military parade in San Francisco. Major Rolph stands to her left Brigadier General John Treat to her right. She is en route to Washington to deliver a message to President Wilson and rumors place Kerensky aboard a voyage to the United States.
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Maria Leontievna Botchkarova
San Francisco
Madame Botchkarova
Rolph
John Treat
United States Army
Washington
Wilson
Mlso
Kerensky
Sweden
Wartime Patchwork and Public Sentiment Across 1918 Echoes
In a mosaic of prose and verse, the piece blends a magazine’s war chatter with social quips. It notes rumblings about a film company funding a Cuba‑Mexico conflict, digs at sugar policy, and jokes about leather prices. It also reprints war verse and laments low wages driving postmen from jobs amid wartime strain.
Hamburg Ads Urge Citizens to Redeem Stolen Gold
Advertisements in Hamburg newspapers call for return of gold and silver stolen from homes, highlighting a theft epidemic and urging people to bring valuables to the Hamburg gold collecting depot. The piece notes officials quote Hindenburg about wartime gold belonging to the Fatherland.
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Hamburg
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief
A vintage ad touts Freezone as a simple solution to corns with a drop on the corn that stops pain and lets the corn be lifted away. It claims easy removal of hard and soft corns and calluses with no pain, referencing a Cincinnati genius as the discoverer.
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Nella
Cincinnati
Divine right of profiteering must meet strong rebuke
WM. Melain ey from Manchester Wash argues in a Star letter that profiteering by Western Union and other firms is undemocratic and treasonous. He likens price gouging to a divine right and calls for vigorous action to curb it, urging defense over tribute in a period of national strain.
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the Star
Western Union Telegraph Co
WM. Melainey
Manchester
Wash
A Workingman's Wife and aither
A letter to The Star defends a workingwoman mother against a critic Mr Shop Early criticizing American mothers. The writer contrasts the hardships of a workman's wife caring for three children with schooling while buying necessities for the household and supporting Hoover era efforts.
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the Star
Russian Batallion of Death recruits drown in chaos and vanity
A refugee tale from San Francisco recounts Madame Rotchkarova who organized Russia's Bat talion of Death in 1917 3 009 women enrolled in two days but discipline collapsed as flirtations and lax morale doomed the unit. Only 250 remained after a week with 30 killed and 50 injured as front lines failed. The piece ends with a jab at Chicago meat taxes.
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Russia
America
Marie Leonatievna Hotchkarova
Russian Women's Battalion
San Francisco
Nussia
Dolahevik
Kereneky
United States
Washington
Joan of Arc
Kerensky
Madame Rotchkarova
Oncs
Legion
Wem
Woman's nerves made strong by Lydia E Pinkham's remedy
Winona Minn woman testifies nerves improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for over a year of sleepless nights. She praises the root and herb remedy for relief from nervousness and fatigue and urges others to try it. The ad notes forty years of use addressing displacements inflammation and backache among other women’s ailments.
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Winona
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Modifying Cow Milk For Infant Feeding
An article explains that some infants cannot nurse and must receive modified cow’s milk. It stresses using physician guidance, explains how to modify milk, and lists equipment and steps. It also notes careful post measles care to avoid overheating and infection for two months.
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H. M. Bo
Poodle Dog Cafe Taken by Police
San Francisco police raided the Poodle Dog cafe around midnight and arrested 17 customers. Officers posed as waiters and staff, gathered employees in the kitchen, and conducted the operation with police presence throughout the restaurant.
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Poodle Dog Cafe
Ban Francisco
San Francisco
Drowned Boy Victim of Boat Walk Rescue Effort
Clarence Lundberry, living with parents on a houseboat at the foot of 20th Ave Northwest, drowned Sunday after falling from the wooden walk to shore. Ballard police used an lung motor to recover the body but it proved ineffective.
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Clarence Lundberry
20Th Ave. N. W
Ballard
Japanese Inventor Creates Street Sprinkler for Ads
A Japanese inventor introduces a street sprinkler that distributes water to form advertising images on smooth pavements. The device uses controlled water jets to trace legible messages or graphics, aiming to blend utility with visual promotion on urban surfaces.
No Sammee Kids Stir Retreating Grin In War Tale
In a dusk moment a young girl in a war weary setting softens a hardened soldier Sid notes the kids calling Nos amis and Sammee. He recalls how the sight of a baby girl makes him feel, questioning the war’s reach to unborn children and future lives. Ray reflects on the moral ache of fighting for children he may never meet.
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Ray
Sid
Lemon Juice Skin Lotion Promises Soft Rosy Complexion
A simple beauty remedy combines juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint of lemon lotion. Strain to remove pulp and store for months. daily massage promises softening and whitening of skin for face neck arms and hands.
Lawn Care Advice for Enjoying Summer Days
The text promotes keeping a lawn attractive during summer. It highlights a lawn mower and hose as helpful tools to keep the lawn neatly trimmed, soft, and velvety for outdoor enjoyment.
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