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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
11
A reflective editorial argues peace must deepen duty beyond victory. It recalls early WWI horrors, contrasts triumph with responsibility, and urges democratic nations to lead world rebuilding. The piece invokes Lincoln’s call to bound up wounds and sustain commitments to lasting peace.
The article argues the Bolshevik revolution is reshaping Europe as Germany faces internal socialist movements guided by Lenin and Trotsky. It notes the Kaiser’s abdication and the shift of power to soviet authorities, warning the next months will decide Russia's and Germany's postwar relations and the peace framework.
The Star calls for a citizen committee to raise funds for a Statue of Liberty as a war memorial for local soldiers who died in Flanders and those serving who will soon return, inviting statewide donations.
A call to Congressmen from our state urges moving for the dismissal of Postmaster General Burleson. The plea asks senators and representatives to pursue an investigation of his conduct in public affairs and to prove their commitment to the citizens.
A fragmented reader letters column and misc items feature jokes city notes and quirky questions. Snippets mention cheese prizes cashiers called doughboy and jokes about swine bell ringers and a percent of seaside steamship decline. Reports touch on marriages and local happenings in Keokuk and Louisville with light humorous tone.
An old home remedy advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, relieve feverish, cross fits, and restore playfulness. The text warns to avoid counterfeit syrups and to verify the product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Bochum Volksblatt coverage of a Prussian edict claiming roosters lay eggs. A man with five cock fowls was denied a voucher as officials asserted cocks are fowls and fowls lay eggs. The man could not refute the point and left with five barren birds.
Readers seek guidance on word usage and wartime service, while others ask about indemnities from 1870 71 and engineering duties in France. The column answers questions on propriety, demobilization plans, and social concerns of underpaid workers and young correspondents.
A WWI war tale centers on a nurse aboard a U boat crew’s shack hospital. The narrator witnesses a dying German captain curse the Kaiser while aided by Red Cross nurses and contemplates loyalty, duty, and mercy.
A letter from J. A Marquis and A. Eb in France recounts the St Mihiel drive with nerve under fire and no scratches. They recall the Argonne woods drive and a jackrabbit briefly distracting troops on the aide hill in a vivid wartime vignette.
New York reports no trace of the British ship Cassapedia after a wireless message said the vessel was sinking off the Newfoundland coast. The Cassapedia departed New York on November 7 under Captain Geo Williams of Staten Island, with 1849 tons and a crew of 25. It stopped at Boston and Halifax and was last heard heading up the North Atlantic.
A Seattle correspondent writes from Camp Forest Georgia praising the YMCA YWCA and Junior Chamber for keeping soldiers engaged with boxing wrestling singing music reading rooms and movies. He urges Seattle residents to match front line support, noting it aids soldiers letters and morale. PVTT Carl B. Hentschere 1st Eng Train Battalion Camp Forest and Frank A. Soischeid noted as Western Washington chiropractors president elect.
Gen. John J. Pershing, head of American forces in France, wires Robert C. Saunders of the Parents' Association of Soldiers and Sailors of Washington that home support made victory possible. He says the AEF sends hearty greetings and thanks for the congratulatory cable received when the armistice was signed.
An advertisement touts a blood remedy claimed to cure eczema and skin diseases by addressing the root cause in the blood. It urges readers to write to Swift Specific Co for free medical advice and a personalized plan, referencing a long history and expert guidance from a medical adviser.
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