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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
9
An editorial extols Liberty Loans and the Fourth Liberty Bond, arguing $100 invested yields higher security and returns than hiding money at home. It urges savings, contrasts bank safety with government bonds, and recalls Germany's losses in World War I.
The Liberty Loan volunteers are praised as loyal Americans who visit every home to sell bonds during the war. Their unpaid dedication is valued as a major contribution, and readers are urged to welcome and support the canvassers.
The Star notes Howard Cosgrove's Fair Rentals commission has jurisdiction only over shipyard and war workers. It argues thousands of rent profiteering cases remain unaddressed and calls for a broader, citywide commission to protect the rest of the population. The piece supports continued bond drives in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
The United States Steel Corporation accepts the basic eight hour day for workers in its plants marking a major shift since the Adamson law. The firm long opposed shorter hours and union rights, yet now aligns with broader wartime labor aims as industry and labor unite against the Hun.
A wife writes of a jealous husband who insultingly belittles her in company and refuses to let her enjoy herself. The advice notes jealousy harms both and urges calm, indifference, and not humbling herself to change his behavior. It emphasizes recognizing his unhappiness and the impact on her and their child.
A reader asks Misa Grey for books to build personality and mind, and for etiquette tips. Advice stresses broad reading, library use, lectures, and social club involvement to develop intellect. also proper bread handling, tea, and hat tipping in social interactions.
A new photograph captures King Albert of Belgium watching a football game. The image highlights the monarch amid a relaxed, picturesque moment, reflecting royal presence at a popular sport.
The annual report from the Visitors and Sporta Society of Partenkirchen notes a surge in requests for temporary summer residence near cottages. Ninety percent of applicants require dwellings close to cattle sheds or areas where mangel wurzels and similar vegetable fodder may be available as human food. The shift shows food desires trumping olfactory concerns, with many cries for housing as near as possible to cowsheds.
A London paper satirizes government control in England and lists family members jokingly claiming posts as controllers of various items. The speaker taunts the state by boasting of near-royal appointments and cites relatives in Scotland and abroad, ending by asking to be named controller of all the controllers.
American actress Joreey Williams, touring at the Imperial Theatre in St Louis, offers a simple home remedy to darken gray or faded hair. Mix half a pint of water with one ounce bay rum one box Barbo Compound and one ounce glycerine. apply twice weekly until the shade darkens, promising a 20 year younger look without dye or scalp irritation.
Aimed at mothers, the ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. It describes use for cross feverish children, colic indigestion and cold related symptoms and urges asking for the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
The Star Observer letters discuss long attempts to rent a home for a family with two small children, from Maine to shipyards, seeking guidance on housing and condemning landlords. A second letter denounces obstacles to Tom Mooney’s right to a fair trial, urging support for justice and industrial peace.
Letter writers attack 50 percent rent increases after new ownership took over Mandamin apartments. One writer cites a one room unit rising from 35 to 52 50, urging authorities to halt indiscriminate hikes amid war bond duties. A second letter questions city purchase of Stone Webster Traction lines and favors buying power sites to profit taxpayers. Both letters critique local governance and municipal investment choices.
A casual note from a writer at the front expresses eagerness for action and travel toward the firing line. The writer asserts wellness and a hopeful spirit amid the mention of past junk notes and a brief birthday-like sign-off.
A home remedy mixes lemon juice with Orchard White to create a cheap skin whitening lotion. The ad claims it smooths tan redness sallowness sunburn windburn and leaves the skin clear and rosy white. It urges readers to buy bonds now.
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