Miller Named State Fuel Administrator to Succeed Whitcomb
The Star announces Winlock Miller appointed Washington state fuel administrator, succeeding David Whitcomb in the national capital as assistant to Dr. Garfield. It urges a consumer perspective in handling coal price increases amid wartime regulation and calls for honest tackling of the coal problem with full support for Miller.
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Winlock Miller
Washington
David Whitcomb
National
Garfield
The
Star
Miller
University of
Whitcomb
Seattle
A. H. Garfield
Nicknames for Allied troops in war’s grim lore
The piece recalls World War I or II era slang as soldiers labeled opponents and allies with vivid epithets. It mentions the Scotch Highlanders as ladies from hell and French Alpine Chasseurs as the Blue, while American marines are nicknamed Devil Dogs, illustrating wartime bravado and colorful monikers.
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Hell
Thrift Stamp Plan Aims To Save For High School
A father explains saving for his two children by buying one Thrift Stamp daily. The plan would yield about 75 dollars yearly per child by 1923, forming a high school thrift fund. The letter also notes Congress facing a new wartime tax law, with public desire to tax war profiteers.
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Congress
Verily a Brief on Municipal Transit Profits and War Talk
The report notes reduced operating expenses for streetcar lines over the last three months with a net profit, while P S T L and P claims they cannot break even. A French communique mentions American efforts with measured pride and humility. Russia is said to need a surgical operation to remove the German cancer.
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Morphine
Russia
Nuxated Iron Endorsed by Former Cabinet Official
A former presidential cabinet official and physicians urge use of Nuxated Iron as a tonic to combat iron deficiency. The ad cites endorsements by Dr James Sullivan and former Treasury Secretary Leslie M Shaw, touting the product's benefits and urging readers to try a two week regimen to test increased strength and stamina.
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Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
James Francis Sullivan
James Francia Sullivan
Bellevue Hostal
Outret
York
Matchester County Hospital
United States
Towne
Secretary of the Treasury
Iowa
Lesa Energy
Wm. R. Kerr
Chicago
Atl
Kerr
Treasury
Us Co
Drug Co
Swifts Pharmacy
Love Letter to Mary Ann in Early 20th Century Verse
A narrator confesses an overpowering, age defying affection for Mary Ann. The speaker questions societal notions of propriety while praising nature imagery and the joy of a young, blooming love. The poem frames desire within a candid admission of being “of age” and Mary Ann’s two years younger status.
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Mary Ann
War era and public notices mix with editor letters
A collage of wartime admonitions and community commentary covers gift limits for 1941, public notices, laughter at profiteers, and anecdotes about a reader’s newspaper, a bull poster, and car owners. It also recalls a 1991 eclipse joke and a humorous exchange about tobacco pricing.
Beer Not To Blame In Prohibition Speech
Portland C Hunt argues in a letter rebutting Senator Weasley L. Jones’s claim that beer drinking fueled German brutality. He contends nations’ humanity cannot be judged by alcohol consumption and cites Ottoman history, Prohibition, and wartime ethics to counter the senator’s stance.
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Columbus
Weasley L. Jones
Washington
Germany
Jones
Benator Jones
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Milk Spoilage Question Sparks Simple Boil Debate
Mrs C F N asks if slightly spoiled milk can regain nutrition by boiling. The answer given is no, boiling does not restore the nutritive condition of spoiled milk.
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Mra. C. F. N
Lemon Juice Freckle and Tan Remover Recipe
A recipe to mix juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to produce a small cost lotion claimed to remove freckles sunburn windburn and tan. Directions urge daily application to face neck and hands for a clear soft white complexion and assert the mix is harmless.
Marriages and Birth Notices From Seattle Area
A chaotic list of marriages and births with multiple names and ages in Seattle and surrounding areas. Entries include Hoyer and White, Kramer and Goffe, Rider and Virka, Doyle Fowler and Harkness, and many more, with ages ranging from teenagers to middle age. Public notices also reference divorce filings and local city districts as part of vital statistics records.
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Starry
Fo Metowell
Weedvig Ilstrom
Heattle James (. Hoyer
Seattle
Melen J. White
Herbert Wirt
Yort Plager
Velda A. Pherinetton
Hyman Kramer
Vancouver
Etta Goffe
Beattie Lieyd Coder
Dorothy Graham
Seattie
Charles Masters
Sophia Mikiel
Trena Agor
Yakima
Grace
Elisabeth Prater
Emil Krematter
Dollie Pell
Kansas Recruits Return to 14th Infantry After Quarantine
Three hundred Kansas recruits are welcomed back to the 14th infantry with a smoker and field meet on Wednesday afternoon after a two week quarantine at Fort Lawton.
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Kansas
14Th Infantry
Fort Lawton
Vienna Seeks Credit for Austrian Attack
Malta based Youtchman, long resident in Spain, claims the Spanish people ignore the war and are preoccupied with bullfights. He says Vienna seeks recognition for its assault while Spain shows indifference.
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Vienna
Geneva
Berlin
Malta
Youtchman
Spain
Quotable Blasts From Newspapers Across The Nation
A collage of sharp quotes from editors attacking railroad chiefs and airship christening customs. Heaton Herald condemns railroad elites while St. Louis Globe Democrat suggests a dramatic bottle break for an airship nose. Chicago Daily News mocks cornbread and propaganda comparisons. St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Mr. McAdoo’s alleged boss tactics.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Chicago Daily News
McAdoo
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12Th Ave
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Fifth Ave
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J. A. Ward
Davie
J. F. Cushing
Yerler Way
J. A. Grant
David P. Stroup
Earl Ave
Robert Reed
First Ave
Marthur Starwick
Seventh Ave
Fiorm A. Eling
Maneneaster
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Jacob A. Maefele
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Milan
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Ken Snan
Copenhagen
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Everett
Phillipa Bros
Turrell's
Hamilton Shoe Co
Hoyt's
Dinham-Strehlau
Wallin & Nordstrom
W. Johnson
Ballard
Pr. C. Sankey
Pearce Broa
McCormack's
Second Ave
Times Square
Rogers & Co
H. M. Rogers
K. K
Tvete
Main St
Carl Schermer
White
Superior S Shoe Manufacturing Co
Seattle, Wash
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