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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
7
An OCR fragment outlines advertising rates for The Seattle Star and mentions city delivery by carrier. Rates show 4%e per month for eight months at $1.15, with $3.00 yearly option, and 30¢ monthly city delivery via private exchange.
A parentage plea urges consistent daily lending to Sam to foster thrift. The appeal frames the request as benefiting national finances and personal savings discipline.
Avalon Way faces a clash over a pro franchise sought by Stone & Company to run Seattle street cars. The firm refuses to pay 2 percent of gross earnings for street use and paving as required by its franchise, while appealing to the council of defense to back its bid.
Citizens are urged to loan binoculars and field glasses to Washington for naval use. Return receipts issued. glasses will be returned or paid for at war’s end. Other notes call for national cooperation in farm labor and youth involvement to relieve manpower shortages.
Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston notes the Lackawanna Steel Co faced only 45.89 dollars per share in 1917 after expenses. He warns that gains depend on immediate planning and hard work to achieve future profits.
Special Staff Dispatch reports U S Army ordnance contracts for 1.5 billion rounds of small arms, with eight plants producing at a daily rate near 7.9 million. The piece details shells, projectiles, powders, and bombs, plus nitrogen fixation, plant expansion, and a focus on rifle marksmanship to maximize battlefield effectiveness for American troops in France.
An all day meeting at West Seattle Methodist Church is announced for Friday March 22 led by E D White with assistants Evan gelista Roberts and Suffield. A Y M C A class begins Thursday at 8 pm to prepare aliens for naturalization. Next quarter UW offers four year naval and military training courses. Capt A J Pequegnot spoke at Rotary. Court Seat tle celebrates 27th anniversary with roll call and service flag. Queen Anne bill condemnation hearing for a traction company right of way on Fifth Ave N and Aloha Ave held. Bond of 20000 posted for J Moore released from arrest for larceny by chan ce of 35000. he will seek extradi tion. Major Albert receives commission in judge advocate general dept. Williams becomes Milwaukee Land Co manager after judge Plewelling’s retirement. Circular-incline stairs replace steps in new two story home for widows of soldiers in Bremerton. Mrs Sarah Frye dies in Port Angeles. daughter Mrs A Cooke of Seattle is a survivor.
Archibald T Heany urges an end to salt belly removal on Puget Sound fishtraps during wartime. He cites hundreds of tons wasted yearly as workers mostly Austrians and Scandinavians remove bellies, then discard the rest. Heasks readers to tell trap crews this waste harms the war effort and must stop.
Letter from Fr. W. Gibbs of McMurray Washington urges a broad boycott of goods made in Germany, proposing that as many readers as possible pledge to refrain from purchasing German products at any time or price. The plea emphasizes a persistent stance until policymakers alter relations.
Portland troops request slips and bushes from the Rose City to plant around Camp Lewis Cantonment A large shipment is being prepared by local rose enthusiasts to enhance the permanent camp grounds in Portland March 21 with flowers and horticultural efforts joining military preparation for the cantonment program
A fragmented column features E D K's cautions on censoring wartime news and jokes about old phonographs, pruning prunes, moths and tinfoil, plus stray Q A notes and nursery rhyme lines. Names, places, and dates are scarce amid miscellaneous clippings.
Mrs. M. E. Laucks of Red Lion Pennsylvania writes she suffered years with gall stones and colic until using Fruitola and Traxo from Pinus laboratories. She reports two years of relief and urges others with stomach trouble or gall stones to try the products. A booklet from Pinus laboratories Monticello, Ma offers further information.
The message promotes the Theft4 Signal to deter car thefts by making vehicles easily watched by the public and police. It claims thieves avoid cars with the device and urges owners to equip their cars now with minimal cost and no damage to the vehicle.
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