Women at War Work and Public Duty Critiqued
A editorial from 1918 condemns women who dodge national duty in war work. It cites Harriet Wittum on domestic complacency, noting food conservation, infant mortality, and juvenile crime rise. It laments women masking shirking behind Red Cross and thrift acts while demanding societal praise.
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Red Cross
Red
National Housekeeping
Food Administration
America
Mr. Hoover
England
Miss Wittum
The Wildcat Game An Editorial By John Skelton Williams
An editorial condemns investing savings in wildcat or other get rich quick schemes backed by unknown brokers. It urges patriotism and prudent finance, warning that such bets reflect poorly on judgment and national duty. A final note mentions a pottery company in East Liverpool seeking workers for the jollying department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skelton Williams
China tariffs war indemnity hits on the central powers
An old editorial notes China’s wartime stance against Germany and Austria, pausing indemnity payments of about 375000 annually from Boxer Uprising settlements. It urges war on the central powers and compliments nonmilitary strikes, while joking about Holland’s sand and gravel exports to Germany.
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China
Germany
Austria
Seattle Power Site Decision Deliberation Urged
The article warns that the Seattle power site must be settled only after careful deliberation to avoid costly delays. It emphasizes considering consumer costs and construction time, noting the high stakes when millions are involved. A Paris incident and a dismissive proverb about experts are also referenced.
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Seattle
Scattered Humorous Bits Amid War Era Charms
A collection of light snippets and quips from wartime era columns. Bits include jokes about vulgarity and manners, jokes about trains and seats, brief social notes, and assorted questions and answers. Names like Cyril Hellenkamp and Alfred Dough appear among light social updates and trivia.
Windy bill poster defies the gale near theatre ad
The poster survived a windy blast as it clung to its frame while tearing threatened to unravel the theatre banner. A chaotic scene unfolds with observers noting the stubborn persistence of the adhesive sign amid the gusts. Meanwhile NYC operators face a curfew on curiosity calls and a quip about a soup namesake hints at cryptic humor in local life.
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New York City
Mica Proposed for War Wound Care by Dr Kane
Dr O Kane announces mica as a wound dressings aid offering clear view of healing beneath unobstructed inspection of granulation tissue bone brain nerve and other tissues without frequent dressing changes. Mica sheets are non adhesive non irritant and can be sterilized by flame remaining intact or encysting where motion is limited.
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O. Kane
Kane
Question on Tuberculosis Heredity in Infants
Mrs H R asks whether a child born to a TB-afflicted mother inherits the disease. It is stated the child will not inherit the disease but may carry a predisposition to infection, often becoming an early victim unless extreme precautions are taken for both mother and child.
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Mre
Take Cascarets and Feel Dandy
A short promotional blurb touts Cascarets as a remedy to bad breath sour stomach coated tongue and indigestion. The copy markets the product as a simple cure for commonly uncomfortable digestive symptoms.
Ku Klux Klan Rides Again In Stealth Patrols
The article reports on renewed Ku Klux Klan activity across American towns. It describes masked patrols using automobiles at night, organized in multiple districts with secret identities. It cites Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Meter warning the Klan could grow unless laws are enforced.
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Ku Klux Klan
John ¥. Meter
Minnesota
Public Safety Commission
Resurgent Ku Klux Ties Rise With Vigilante Symbols
The piece warns that a revived Ku Klux ethos and west coast vigilante groups threaten civil law and civil liberties. Night parades by masked riders in Richmond California and pro German and traitor warnings in Salinas Berkeley and other towns reflect a spreading intimidation movement.
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Knights
Salinas
Cal
Berkeley
State University City
Knights of Liberty
Ku Klux
The Ku Klux Klan and What It Was
Ten years after the Civil War the Ku Klux Klan rose in the South to fight Reconstruction era lawlessness. Confederate veterans, hooded horsemen, and secret rites terrorized opponents, targeting carpetbaggers and intimidating Black voters to enforce white supremacy and order.
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Gineral
Ichabod
Germany
KU Klux Klan
South
Oil Prospects Labeled Improbable In Western Washington
Editor argues against Western Washington oil ventures citing geologic requirements for oil deposits. He lists presence of original oil sources, a porous reservoir rock, an impervious cap, undisturbed geology, and proper anticlines, contending earthquakes and tectonic activity would disrupt any potential reservoir. He urges bonds over risky investments.
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Piret
Washington
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Russia
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Seattle and Power Sites
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Heek
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Enout
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Camp Sherman
Alfred Dough
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Wis
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France
United States
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Bill Hart
H. T
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J. M
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Czernin
Lipery
C. V. Bouillon
Haynes
Liberty Theatre
David Whitcomb
H. A. Garfield
John C. Higgins
King County
Dav Notting
Fuel Administration
Coal Operators’ Association
United States Fuel Administration
Whitcomb
Sec
U. 8 Fuel Administration
Arcade
Pidg
State of Washington
Yours Truly
Addrens
Shipyards Athletic Association
Great Wortham
Lenora
Blanchard
Peoples Savings Bank
Second Ave. and
Pike ST
California
Southers Staten
Richmond
San Francisco Bay
Skell
Minul
Fiditer the Star
San Francisco
Second Ave
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Raby
M. A. Matthews
Will
Daniel and
First Presbyterian Church
the National Bank
Madisor
Dante
Empire Mortgage Loan CO
Keteab
Law
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