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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1918
Page
9
The author argues that living costs will fall after the war in a gradual downtrend and that wages must follow prices to avoid an unfair break. He urges unity to ensure wage reductions occur only after a substantial cost-of-living drop and to allow labor to reclaim losses from wartime profits.
A Red Cross worker in a Seattle post office inspects and repacks Christmas parcels for overseas soldiers. One box arrives from a bearded foreign father who asks that the top gift be kept visible for his son, revealing four animal crackers as a poignant symbol of love, faith, and home.
A cheerful wartime reminder urges shoppers to begin Christmas spending now to ease clerks workload and ensure better service. It notes 20 days remain to shop and highlights benefits like early stock choice and steady sales flow. It also comments on current events and public mood with light humor.
A reader asks whether a wife should stay with a spouse who loves another and how interracial marriage affects children. The reply discusses self respect, material considerations, and loyalty. It argues mixed race offspring may face prejudice, notes perceived traits, and cites historical figures to defend mixed heritage.
A collage of oddities and notes from a newspaper page. Various quips discuss wartime substitutes for gasoline, local politics in Seattle, a Chicago gang company, a Paris News manslaughter verdict, and a joke about Krupp heir Herr Von Roehlen.
A wartime Christmas family scene shows Daddy Lorimer urging women to keep war effort sacrifices after peace, funding thrift stamps and war savings bonds. The talk touches on peace, postwar finances, and fears of divorce as Chrys jokes about a future upheaval.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as safe for children aged one year and up. It claims the product causes no harm and urges mothers to give Cascarets for stomach upset, liver and bowels issues as a gentle aid.
A column argues that true freedom of navigation in war requires naval power. It asserts that blockade and search rights are essential, and that the League of Nations would restrain those powers until its existence. The piece warns America would abandon sea power without a wartime shield and urges keeping a strong navy.
Senator Jim Reed of Missouri leads the assault on the proposed League of Nations arguing for binding universal agreements. He cites entangling alliances and warns that global proximity links daily life to Europe, urging a modern, constitutional path to prevent war and manage international cooperation.
A study of German political factions notes two socialist currents vying for power after the autocracy ends. Majority socialists led by Ebert and Scheidemann versus independent socialists led by Liebknecht and Haase may clash like Russia’s Bolshevik split. Potential rulers include Harden and Ebert, with Harden praised as a leading voice yet uncertain to gain broad support.
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