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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1918
Page
7
A cablegram urges urgent U S preparation for a possible new war winter. It stresses conservation measures, food preservation, and wartime gardens to aid allies and sustain markets. The piece critiques passive safety and calls for national effort to safeguard civilization.
The visit of Miss Margaret Whittemore highlights urgent federal suffrage action as Seattleites hear that women lack voting rights in some states while capable women are denied. Supporters urge urging senators Miles Poindexter and Wesley Jones to back the federal amendment as the nation debates wartime policy and gender equality.
An ad describing rheumatism as systemic and worsened by cold weather. It claims the liver kidneys and bowels fail to eliminate acids, leading to painful swollen joints and nerve twitching. It promotes S. S. S. a vegetable blood purifier from Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga, as a permanent cure and urges readers to write for a book and medical advice.
Star Reporter With Pershing's Army in France describes a shift in American troops toward fatalism. Soldiers no longer fear death, believing death comes when it is time. Bennie Blank, once labeled cowardly, proves fearless under fire and earns praise for gallantry.
A fragmented excerpt from Alan Seeger's Poema published by Beribner. The lines describe a pledge to rendezvous with death at a disputed barricade or scarred slope, recurring with spring. The speaker foresees a final meeting, possibly near a bathed meadow or in a burning city.
A Chicago woman hurled a No 4 AA shoe from a hotel window striking a man who did not raise his hat during a parade. The item lists humorous quips about trains, streetcars, and everyday life, with letters, recipes, and oddities from readers and small town notices.
A Seattle reader reports a landlord at Fifth and Seneca behind the YWCA raising rent from 50 to 55 dollars for a dirty, plaster-peeling unit. The writer complains of wartime material shortages and cites the landlord’s Liberty bond boasts, urging Mayor Hanson to intervene.
Letter from W H K decries high cord wood costs in timber country. He notes paying $20.25 per cord with large profit for sowing and delivering and claims dealers say prices are fixed by the fuel association.
Mr Manning Langley spent Sunday in Dadeville with relatives camp Hill Alabama. His two twin boys Blumus and Lumus joined the family gathering.
A Cincinnati barber with forty years in the trade endorses a home formula to darken gray hair. Mix half a pint of water with one ounce bay rum, Barho Compound, and glycerine, applied twice weekly until the desired shade. He claims it colors hair without staining the scalp, stickiness, or rub-off.
In a tender reminiscence Edmund Vance Cooke recalls the late husband born in the town who never left the county. The widow describes his scholarly habits and wit, noting his fondness for the almanac and local paper, and reflects on his life as he neared eighty.
Deputy Secretary of State F. B. Williams said officials will extend a few days for motorists to test lights before launching a state campaign. A free testing station operates at the Standard garage, 7126 Third Ave, to ensure lamps are aligned and functioning correctly.
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