Thrift Stamp Drive Urges Early Shopping Rush
Public notice urges buyers to purchase Thrift Stamps or War Savings Certificates now before a expected big rush on June 28. The appeal stresses timely action to secure savings during wartime drives.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
7
New World Energies From Garabed and Labor
The article traces energy evolution from manual labor to wheels and steam, then petroleum, and introduces Garabed Giragossian’s claim of unlimited energy without fuel or labor. It questions moral and physical impacts, noting Congress and President Wilson on war spending and the 50 million dollar bill. The piece blends history, speculation, and political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Adam
Eve
Garabed
Garabed Giragossian
Congress
City urged to proceed with Skagit power site development
The piece argues insidious influences block municipal power at Skagit while war needs demand expansion. It contends Cedar River supply is strained, urging Seattle to authorize a five million dollar project to boost labor and material for power, stressing patriotism and public welfare over opposition from certain interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skagit
Skagit River
Ose
Sam
Reindeer Farming Advocated to Offset Cattle Decline
The government backs reindeer husbandry in Alaska to balance shrinking cattle supplies for meat. Alaska reindeer exceed 100000, a growth since 1902 when stock was first promoted. Vast white-moss-feed lands could sustain grazing if settlers move north, with wolves guarding stock. Germany imports reindeer from Sweden at 28 cents a pound, signaling a potential shift to Alaska’s meat production for year round needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Germany
Sweden
United States
Letters From Soldiers Share Mother's Day Tribute
An American soldier in the Sixth Field Artillery writes to his Seattle mother for Mothers Day. He recalls battlefield losses, mentions a cemetery, Salvation Army aid, and services in the Army hut. He notes driving a wagon team, delivering supplies, and asks his mother to write often.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. Elliott
Sixth Field Artillery
Nee
Seattle
France
Vation Army
Salvation Army
War era woes and unrest mix with strange notices
A damaged field of stray phrases reports a mix of poetic fragments, warnings on rice throwing at weddings, a wartime food warning from Michigan, stray item notes about a stolen item, pajamas and attire description, and a Cleveland Plain Dealer ad tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Poison ivy guidance and plant description found in old article
The piece explains poison ivy removal using soap or alcohol immediately after contact, emphasizes washing arms and hands, then bathing and bandaging. It notes three leaves per cluster, and that mowing or salt can kill the plant though salt harms other vegetation. It also touches on common cause of infant symptoms hinting at systemic diseases.
Hot Water and Limestone Phosphate Claim Cleanse Liver
A physician promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to wash the liver and bowels, prevent toxin buildup, and improve health. The routine, lasting weeks, allegedly cures headaches, colds, bad tastes, and skin pallor by cleansing the liver. Limestone phosphate is inexpensive and available from pharmacists.
Rent as the Grip of Monopoly in Everyday Life
A satirical critique traces how rent and the power of capital govern workers. It portrays the Mother of Money laughing as rent remains dominant, while wages, voting, railroads, and philanthropy are shown as tools manipulated to prop up profits. The piece ends with a grim view of lifetime payments from birth to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pania
Rockefeller
Monopoly
Col Russell Pioneered Typhoid Vaccine In United States
Col F R Russell of the Army Medical Corps led the laboratory and infectious disease section and introduced typhoid vaccine into the United States, an achievement credited with saving more lives than any similar advance in the country. Figures support the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Russell
Army Medical Corpse
United States
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