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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1918
Page
9
A reflective essay on Belgium’s wartime suffering versus German aggression, linking Belgian martyrdom to a call for Liberty Bonds. The piece argues human resilience and moral resolve strengthen global resistance to tyranny, framing women’s suffering as a catalyst for unified opposition and suffrage backlash.
The note recalls German troops killing women in Soumagne Belgium over four years ago. It lists victims such as Desire Gardier Blaise Mme Ernoudts and Mme Gorres and recounts how a widow sheltered daughters and grandchildren before all were killed. An elderly survivor valued the help of a dumb man who spoke after a plate dropped.
A dramatic scene features a son praising thrift stamps while asking about his father’s war service. The father admits he did not enlist but avoided service by a medical reason and by buying bonds. The curtain ends with a strained bond between father and son and a note about General Pershing’s push toward Metz.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce war committee proposes a club where members contribute 50 cents to $1 monthly to buy phonographs for crews of Seattle ships heading to the submarine zone. The office staff acts as nucleus to reach 300 members quickly with Vice President J W Spangler backing the effort.
A narrator reflects on liberty lost to blue water and wartime sacrifices. Captain Jemer, weary and grim, oversees repairs as the submarine nears the surface. Premonitions of a spy aboard Mansion and a perilous plan stain the damp horizon as the tale continues.
An anxious husband pleads for his wife’s renewed affection after years of infidelity and a distant marriage. A columnist advises focusing on small attentions and shared interests, avoiding references to past misdeeds to rebuild trust. Plus notes on national anthem history and a reader suggestion about repurposing old stockings for children.
A Lowell man describes nerve fatigue from wartime work and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with improving appetite sleep and energy. The ad touts the tonic as a nonalcoholic nerve nutrition product with no opiates and offers six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents plus free information from Schenectady company.
In a controversial letter editor E Teisdale argues clothing choices drive flu susceptibility among workers and sailors. He cites exposed throats and chests and claims military uniforms offer better protection than civilian attire.
The Star reports six hundred Port Orchard naval yard workers face danger aboard two worn ferries the City of Port Orchard and the Wolverine with no schedule. Passengers are dumped in water at tides after counting fares, and tickets sold at twenty for a dollar are rejected after dark or on Sundays demanding double fare.
A reader laments rent increases from 10 to 12.50 per month in 1916 and now to 15.50, noting the landlord pressed a sale offer earlier and asserting outrage at rising costs while wages and other expenses stagnate.
A reader asks The Star if grocers and milk stations will stay open on Sundays to supply milk, and questions whether war related pay cuts and delivery costs justify 20 cents per quart. The letter critiques patriotism as a cover for profit during hard times.
An old style advertorial promotes Swift Specific Co blood remedies for eczema and other skin diseases. It claims local treatments fail and promises to reach the blood seat of trouble. The piece quotes a free medical adviser and invites readers to write for personalized guidance.
A collage of quotes and quips spans science myth and humor. It contrasts a seven foot vision of machines with tall tales of giants, ancient heroes, and folk remedies, ending with a tongue in cheek jab at naming the flu and a flourish by Otto Be Shott.
Darmstadt reports a lynching society of 45 members punishing food hogs. Six members beat a man unconscious with clubs for hoarding eggs bacon and potatoes in an incident described from Amsterdam on October 14.
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