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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1918
Page
7
An editor urges readers to write cheery letters and snap shots to every American lad fighting overseas. He notes many have no families left to write and stresses consistent, hopeful correspondence boosts morale as Thanksgiving nears. The piece also mocks weather’s impact on war reporting.
A critique rails at the war industry board for considering corset production as nonessential. The piece argues historical and moral opposition to suppressing corsets, noting past failures to conserve steel and predicting civilian resistance. It closes by highlighting Senator Kenyon proposing a budget reform to curb waste.
A wartime remembrance urges readers to honor fallen sons with Lincoln's consoling letter to a Massachusetts mother. The piece contrasts patriotic duty with the enemy's tactics, calling for unity and resolve.
Traffic officers order street cars with fewer than one third of windows open to stop. Passengers close windows once cars move. A officer broke a window to avoid delaying traffic. In Portland cars have torn out windows to save arguments amid influenza deaths in Seattle.
A humor column fragment with quips about flight, worms, onions, manners, and a salesman. Dialogues touch on a birdman flying a year, a ship named Jack, an office boy mix ups, and a flea's jumping feat. Witty exchanges reflect light social jests and mishearings.
A brief humorous snippet notes a report of 40000 Germans moving from the United States to Mexico since the war declaration. Ed Judson spent Sunday at home in Macoun Pont.
A West Grove Pennsylvania woman describes faintness dizziness and constant headaches eased after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The pills claim to build up blood and nerves and are offered with free books on nervous diseases and eating habits. Available from local druggists or by mail at 50 cents a box or eight for $2.50.
Jane Lorimer recounts a train dinner scene with Mary Thomas, revealing her father's disapproval of the romance between Mary and the Lorimers, and Jane's resolve to avoid passion's lure as the chapter ends with a warning and promise of continuation.
The letter notes Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in Belgium and his surrender at Rochefort to Captain Maitland of the Bellerophon. It summarizes his dominance from 1809 to 1811, including annexations in the north and control of Rome in the south, and asks about his overall impact on Prussia. It also discusses the pressures on telephone workers and advocates treating telephone girls as essential workers deserving consideration and humane hours.
A WAR WORKER asks for directions to build a fireless cooker from a tin can boxed in dry earth with heavy boards and a heat seal, plus advice on safely dyeing a white felt hat. Expert warns dyeing requires professionals and may not guarantee results. Anonymized QAs discuss Bolsheviks, scarves, and Napoleon’s death.
Mrs N A Olson writes the Star urging a public burn of 7000 tons of German made toys imported last week. She argues mothers fear bloodthirsty hounds and emphasizes no child in the U S wants Germany to play, vowing to head a public protest.
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