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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
9
The piece urges citizens to do more than display the flag, demanding active patriotism. It contrasts MERELY and REAL Americans, insisting true pride comes from honoring the nation through action and loyalty to the flag and country.
Commentary argues that senators should levy taxes broadly to fund the war rather than targeting income, claiming the rich should pay their fair share while the poor bear the burden. It urges reversal of a committee's stance and accountability on taxation.
A mother with a large family contemplates buying Liberty bonds noting her $200 savings and concerns that a 30 year term is long for a time of need. The article explains bonds can be bankable or borrowable and may become a common way to pay bills if small denominations rise in value.
The article urges using idle money to buy government bonds through savings banks and building associations. It explains weekly payments, typically 2 percent of the bond value, such as $1 weekly on a $50 bond or $2 weekly on a $100 bond, to put dollars to work for the nation.
Henry Thomas, a labor leader, urges Britain and America to drop differences and wage a grim war against the common foe while seeking mutual toleration. He notes how England’s labor and capital reached truce during wartime, with give and take and lasting gains through cooperation. The message underscores unity’s value in crisis and warns against losing gains after the war.
Megadore correspondent Uncle Kitchel Pixley riffs on England's shifting taxpayers and a wartime economy. He jokes about eggs and chickens and mocks Seattle painters and local council resolutions while lampooning Pershing and a Liberty Loan moment.
The piece mixes World War I era notes with odd editorial asides. It mentions Germany granting full pardons to deserters who return by July 1, a claim about Russia needing supplies to prosecute the war, and a satirical line about the Kaiser’s supposed magnanimity. It also recounts stray items, including a drowning scare in Long Island, a Cleveland classified ad for a country housekeeper, and a $26,600 horse sale in New York. It closes with a war correspondent named William Gunn Shepherd and a quip about Bob Bridges’ plan to remove the middleman.
A citizen questions democracy in wartime ethics arguing against government coercion and praising majority rule. The editor replies that democracy relies on representative authority and lawful obedience, noting prohibition as a majority example and that minority beliefs must still comply with law.
An aging lieutenant nicknamed the Iron Mask, Nolan, earns praise from a commodore after aiding a ship’s artillery crew. The tale recounts his dispatches honor, the gift of the commodore’s sword, and Nolan’s lifelong devotion to methodical study and natural history aboard ship.
The narrator recalls Nolan aboard a ship after a slave trade treaty era. Nolan, skilled in languages, helps free slaves by translating for their release, aiding Vaughan in freeing captives on a Portuguese slave schooner. The scene ends with a poignant plea for home and family, then a wartime Marines hymn follows.
The Peoples Savings Bank So promotes thrift as a civic virtue and family practice. It cites Jacob Schiff’s maxim that honest work yields happiness, linking money earned by work and thrift to true happiness and old age provision.
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