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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
8
In Eugene Oregon October Miss Anne Martin, a suffrage leader, was denied use of a local hotel as her headquarters. Hotel owner Mrs J W Osburn said the decision hinged on Martin representing a suffrage group picketing the White House.
An editorial urges Americans to substitute corn meals for wheat bread to save money and improve nutrition. It argues corn provides more nutrition per dollar than wheat, helps feed allies in Europe, and supports home baking while noting corn meal spoils faster and is less exportable.
The decision hinges on whether the United States can meet the essential demand from its allies for enough food to sustain their fighting effort. The issue centers on mobilizing grain and supplies to ensure continued military resistance abroad.
Government tested corn bread ideas outline three simple recipes using corn meal and sour milk crisp corn meal cake spoon corn bread and sour milk corn bread. Each method shows mixing steps baking times and pan styles for easy affordable breads.
Public enthusiasm grows for wartime eating habits as households adopt new grain dishes and cautious sugar use. Four Minute Men promote theater announcements and a university led food squadron shares recipes and tips, while Agriculture Commissioner Benson urges reducing waste and sugar in daily coffee.
Fragments describe 32 inch clan plaids for children’s wear in suitable colors. Textile details are unclear due to damaged OCR text but indicate cotton fabric in appropriate hues for kids’ clothing.
A speaker warned that farm life must be made more attractive to boys to prevent the migration of farmer youth to cities. He argued the country faced a future with farms operated by outsiders and urged changes to retain local labor.
The article notes boxwood as the most expensive wood in the world, imported from Turkey for engravers, highlighting its prized status and limited supply for detailed work.
Berlin claims the final Zeppelin raid on England achieved special successes including possible destruction of maternity hospitals, signaling a notable wartime outcome.
All Northwest division Red Cross chapters must send delegates to a meeting called by division manager D. D. Stimson to be held in a Metropolitan building. National officers, led by Henry P. Davison and Harvey D. Gibson, will discuss division issues upon their Seattle arrival. At Mardella Springs station an express train fatally injured a two year old girl but she was found unhurt by Engineer Wallace.
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