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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes provide an agency credit line and publication data for The Seattle Star with references to Telegraph News Service and The Star Publishing Co. Details unavailable due to garbled text.
A plea promotes Buy a Smileage Book to fund national army morale. Readers can buy 20 coupons for 1 dollar or 100 for 5 and send books to soldiers or donate via Y M C A K of C or Y M H A. Note warns against giving to National Guard camps. Hanson won precincts with large margins, including Ford 42 to 1.
Nelson Morris argues that the child should walk to school and live with minimal comforts while civilization demands the best. the essay frames the Can versus Should debate as a joint duty to provide, not deny, the child. It condemns excessive greed and urges using both can and should to advance humanity.
The piece recounts Allied efforts to expropriate German dye formulas, including BASF recipes, to cripple Germany’s trade in aniline dyes. It notes British victory and asserts substantial wartime gains by securing dye methods, with a side remark about Bradford’s streetside political calculus.
An editorial note links sugar shortages to wartime endurance, urging workers and soldiers to endure hardship as essential to victory. It mentions Bolton Cotterill and Haase council candidates backed by The Star winning easily, with Bradford and managers not perceiving the lesson.
A young man writes letters to Hortense and a dentist, misaddressing envelopes. He mails them, then realizes he mixed up addresses, triggering a surprised dawning realization before curtain.
A series of playful notes and questions on boxing referees knitting contests and trivial riddles. Mentions Akron Pree and Gohlike winning a prize and a sweater knit in six hours. Includes musings on measuring gold ore and a real estate dealer with two factory buildings.
The speaker, listing with initials 106, states they moved dental offices to the corner of First Ave and Columbia St Seattle. They promise no price raise due to the war and explain plans to grow practice to offset higher costs. They aim to be known as the only Seattle dentist who did not raise prices because of the war.
A reader from Arlington, Washington argues for a streamer atop the flagstaff with a Freedom for All forever motto. The letter condemns streetcar spitting and nose blowing by shipyard workers and criticizes health department officers for not challenging similar acts on streetcars, calling for consistent enforcement.
The article explains measles under the alias German mension and notes Hubella as its real name. It describes a two to three week incubation, initial fever and sore throat, a bright rose colored throat eruption, rapid spread to the face and body, and a two to three day rash with later mild swelling.
A reader asks about medicines for goiter in women. The response notes that certain goiters respond to properly administered iodine under medical supervision by a physician.
Local newspaper notes a Washington event titled Putting the Grin Into the Fight with lively promotional tone. The piece highlights the competitive mood, local participants, and mounting public interest in the showcase event.
A 1918 FEHC wartime poem urges soldiers to go over the top with resolve and courage. It describes the deadly No Man's Land, the toll of shell and gas, and the call for those who endure to deliver the final punch against the foe. The piece ends noting copyright by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
A Paris cinema night lifts spirits amid war gloom as a French theater staff, a brave audience, and American jazz bands share music and light. A French spoken exchange leads to seating adjustments, a prompter’s humor, and a vivid show of cinema, comedy, and jazz from Broadway to the Battery.
A mixed crowd of soldiers and civilians revels in a jazz band, focusing on Verdun veterans whose years of hardship and resilience shine through. An American officer notes their layoff after two years of service and their simple hearted joy as they reclaim idle time.
J. W. T. Mason reports that Bolshevik Red Guard efforts to shield Finland from German influence drive Germany to seek military control over the Finnish republic. Von Hindenburg seeks a vassal state, while the Red Guard, the Russian movement’s army, fights for democracy against German overshadowing.
James Stone, 21, entered an unused residence on a Saturday night to sleep and eat. He has an open charge and is awaiting investigation, after allegedly breaking into Archie G Taft’s home at 111 24th Ave. Neighbors reported lights on Tuesday night and Stone's arrest followed.
An advertisement urges early action against rheumatism arguing liniments fail to cure. It attributes most cases to blood infection and promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier. Readers are advised to begin a full course and write to the Med ical Director at 401 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga for instructions.
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