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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
7
A public appeal urging readers to purchase War Saving Stamps to both cultivate thrift habits and support the government. The message frames saving as a personal finance benefit while contributing to national effort during wartime.
The article portrays Henry Hewitt as Tacoma’s wealthiest figure whose belief in the almighty dollar shaped his life. It notes a shift in national values as the United States moves away from pure money focus toward unselfish aims, while acknowledging Hewitt’s humanity and influence in the Northwest. It ends with a skeptical remark about gambling and integrity from Three-Fingered Jack Goodwin.
The piece blends a neutral stance with commentary on Holland and potential German threats, weaving a satirical Aesop story about hair loss and romance to illustrate public anxieties. It notes broader wartime pressures including U-boat risk, liquor laws in Chicago, Czernin’s exhibitions, and German restraint without dramatic details.
Warns against skin pimples and eruptions signaling serious diseases. Promotes 8 8 8 blood medicine as a purifier hidden in the blood, claiming local treatments fail. Invites readers to write to Swift Specific Co. for free medical advice and orders.
A jumble of literary notes and movie column blurbs mentioning Star'shells by Robert W Koome, a stark poem on doom, reader inquiries about cats claws and wartime predictions, plus a movie synopsis where two widowers arrange marriages and a dramatic reveal ends with a fadeout.
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. The mixture is said to be harmless and inexpensive.
A health note warns that daily meat raises uric acid harming kidneys and suggests using four ounces of Rad Salts daily in a glass of water before breakfast to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids. It claims the effervescent drink restores kidney function and relieves bladder irritation.
The article lists methods to repel flies including mignonette and white clover, keeping vases away, and using carbolic acid or bichromate of potash in water. It notes formaldehyde solutions and candies as fumigants, but warns they cannot be used when rooms are occupied and may harm animals. It ends with a misprinted medical question about harelip.
Letter from W G Champion urging issuance of bent thrift stamps in local stores to replace pennies. Readers would receive two stamps for small purchases and fill folders to redeem for U S S thrift issues, reducing coin handling while promoting war savings. The editor notes public support and calls for widespread adoption.
Detroit May 6 Gertrude Schmidt’s tale of her father Hellmuth Schmidt’s sordid life spurs officials to probe for murder plants in other cities. He lured women via matrimonial ads to rob them and, facing murder charges in New York victim Augusta Steinbach, he died by suicide in jail. Other women vanished after going to his home, police say.
Washington reports reveal W F Priebe of Priebe & Co a Swift subsidiary wielded broad influence over poultry and eggs as a dollar a year patriot. He directed storage sales price controls and credit limits impacting farmers independents and consumers amid 1917 measures.
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