Canada to own railroads postwar dream becomes reality
Canada finalizes purchase of the Canadian Northern railway for 10.8 million dollars gaining 9,648 miles of trackage and all terminals equipment and rolling stock. The move follows years of war effort as soldiers return and Canada plans a new era of national progress through rail ownership. W G McAdoo is addressed as a questioner in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion
Canadian Northern Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
W. G. McAdoo
Science fights Germ in Germany warned by doctors
Descriptions claim Hun forces spread disease through contaminated tooth brushes and shaving gear, doctored in hidden laboratories and distributed in allied nations as a biological threat. The report notes ongoing scientific countermeasures against the germ threat in Germany.
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Germany
Buy Liberty Bonds to Aid the War
An editorial calls Germany a danger to the world and urges all Americans to support the war by buying Liberty Bonds while millions of U S soldiers fight overseas. The piece notes disabled veterans cannot serve but can back the effort, and jokes that the American expeditionary forces boast the world’s largest ice plant as a morale booster against the enemy.
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Germany
Certeia
Pat
Jane Lorimer
Jim
Bremer
Certeis
Munsey
Luke
Certell
Jeanne
Inner strength over outward show and a Kaiser challenge
A columnist contrasts a focus on outer appearance with cultivating the inner soul, arguing inner virtue matters more. The piece notes a two-pence dilemma about bread and hyacinths, then urges supporting liberty bonds to oppose the Kaiser as a practical wartime action.
Nation shifts from levity to brevity in wartime mood
In a wartime tone the piece argues that public humor should fade as unity and purpose rise. It contrasts cheerful talk with sober resolve, notes profits controversy among flour mills, mocks German critics, and observes London expanding docks while predicting ongoing German strategic moves.
Punishment Debate On Homewreckers And Moral Society
A reader letter argues for equal punishment for wives and husbands who break homes. It calls for isolation of moral weaklings and insists both parties deserve steady work and accountability. The letter suggests suffrage should not shield wrongdoing and contends social remedies could curb homewrecking.
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Miss Grey
Dear Miss Grey Advice Column Snippets
A set of readers seek guidance on infidelity marriage risks, draft registration cards, and weekly grocery allowances. Topics cover trust and reform in relationships, contacting draft boards, and budgeting for a four-person family with amounts allocated for groceries meat and milk.
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Mias Grey
Patriots Seek Guidance On Using Canned Fruit Pits
A school patriotic group asks if dried canned fruit pits can be used to make gas mask charcoal. The Red Cross supply department confirms pits may be used when dried, noting most fruit is consumed and only seeds remain.
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Mies Grey
Supply Department
the Red Cross
Mayor Hanson Suggests Unemployed Women Seek Work
The Star reports Mayor Hanson urged unemployed women to find positions. He warns many openings are filtered through costly employment offices charging up to 50 percent of four months wages. The piece calls for affordable jobs to support families and war effort, urging immediate work.
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the Star
Hanson
Costa
Uncle Sam
KE. G. H
U. S
France
Dear Mine Grey on Flirting and Soldier Wives
A reader tone cites "Another Soldier's Wife" and argues flirts target wives who flirt. The writer claims women flirt to seek attention, notes many Seattle women do not get flirted with, and urges soldier's wives to focus on their duties to win the war.
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Grey
Seattle
Miss
Debate on Capitalizing Titles and President Wilson
A letter questions whether the president should have a title and cites a note from the Swiss legation. The reply says the US does not confer titles, only capitalizes proper nouns when precedes a name, and notes newspapers vary in capitalization styles.
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Mise Grey
W. J
Sheenes
Legation
Switzerland
Mr. Wilson
H. IL. B
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Dent
Wilson
Star
Women in Crete 2000 B C Pinch at Waist and Paris Hats
Fresco paintings from Crete around 2000 B C show women pinching in their waists, wearing elaborate hairstyles, high heeled shoes, and hats possibly sourced from a Parisian milliner.
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B. C
Lose Nervousness With Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy
Winona, Minn., Mrs. Ament Suvrze credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with ending a year of severe nervousness and sleepless nights. The ad touts the tonic as a forty year standard remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities periodic pains backache dizziness and nervous prostration of women.
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Winona
Minn
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mru
Ament Suvrze
Olmstead St
Humorous Exchanges and Puzzles From an Old Panel
A fragmentary humor column features quick quips about milk, fountain pens, and a joking insurance form question. The playful dialogue includes a pun on appendicitis and a riddle about baking a cake, with brief exchanges between characters Burr and Dan.
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Seattle Star
Seventh Ave
Union St
Scripps Northwest League OF “Newspapers
Telegraph News Service
United Areach Association
Wash
Congress
of Washington
Star Publishing Co
Canada’s Railroad
Money
Flour Trust
Hoover
Bill Hohenzollern
London
Lydia E. Pinkham
Burr
Rafferty
Tiage
Micky Doolan
D«x
MR. C. Grey
Gan Bir
Aggte Memnon
Ned G. Bell
Ima Cook
Van
Hester
Dan
Worty
Tony
U Boat
Ass'n
New York
National Salvage Council of England
Kultur
Berlin
Johannes Havioff
Paris
Union Street
America
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Mable
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Michigan
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