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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
8
A wartime appeal calls on readers to fund tobacco for soldiers in France. The Star Tobacco Fund asks contributions to provide cigarettes and pipes for Sammy and others, noting no government aid exists and urging readers to send money to The Star fund by Saturday. Local names and amounts follow.
WM. D Welsh writes from the Naval Reserve offering a small donation of Liberty bonds in memory of Private Jim Fraser of the Winnipeg Highlanders. He recalls Fraser’s heroism on guard duty in 1917 and asks the recipient to thank him for the seven bullets that claimed Fraser’s life as a gesture of honor and remembrance.
Start Correspondent reports at Camp Lewis Tacoma that wooden rifles with padded leather will be used by soldiers in bayonet drill practice.
The will of Marvin J Jones was declared invalid by Presiding Judge Mackintosh for improper drawing and attestation. The $250,000 estate would have divided equally among his widow Theodora Home and the Washington Children's Society, each receiving about $75,000. Irregularities included a witness signing with her husband’s name without understanding the document.
Wartime propaganda fragment claims German fears of Allied air bombardment will not break resolve. It asserts Britain and allies could respond with increased air power and cites London raids as justified, noting enemy losses and public resolve amid winter conditions and forthcoming offensives.
Berlin dispatches quote a German official who denounces Allied retaliation while accusing the Allies of atrocities. The United Press report frames Germany as protesting Allied brutality after England vows to respond in kind to German air raids and U boat warfare.
French and British forces push along the Passchendaele ridge driving back German lines. Command reports claim massive German losses with about 45,000 men killed or captured across a seven mile front and over 100 guns seized. Petain directs twin offensives in Flanders and on the Aisne as morale collapses among German ranks.
The varsity ball committee at the state university will remove all unnecessary adornments from the annual ball, leaving only a bare floor and musk et. The board of control of the associated students backed the move, deeming the war a sufficient reason to curb fussiness.
A suggestion calls for selecting the coldest cells in the farthest north penitentiary to punish convicted coal hogs, implying a harsh approach to energy theft.
Rubberized sateen rain capes for children aged 4 to 14 years in red or blue with a large hood and pockets. Keeps kids dry on rainy days.
Heavy cotton Munsing Wear Union Suits priced at 85c 1 00 1 15 and 1 35. Part wool Union Suits in desirable weights cost 1 25 1 50 1 75 2 00 2 50 and 2 85. Located on the upper main floor.
In spite of war time and submarines we have a new stock of imported French Kid Gloves at $2.00 a pair. White and black with self or contrasting stitching and Paris point embroidery. Sizes 5 1/4 to 8. Also washable kid gloves sizes 5 1/4 to 7 1/2, pique or P. X. M. sewn, at $2.00.
New stock includes Women’s Phoenix Lisle Thread Hose in black and white at 40¢ and Phoenix Silk Lisle Hose in multiple shades at 60¢. Umbrellas priced around $1.15 with sizes 28 to 92 inches and steel frames. Also stocked are 35¢ stock stockings and a range of children’s umbrellas.
A fragment lists Mayflower Coffee at 25 cents per pound roasted daily in house. Also advertised are whole wheat or graham flour in sacks, canned beans Cutting's brand, Carolina Head Rice, California white asparagus, Italian prunes, seedless raisins, Thompson's unbleached raisins and related prices or details.
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