This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1917
Page
7
An appeal urges Americans to fund tobacco for U S soldiers in France. The Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund collects 25 cent kits from tobacco companies, with proceeds going entirely to troops. Seattle Star acts as Seattle district collector and sends kits with a postal for thanks.
A traveler recounts his cross country journey from New York to Seattle and observes idle men in city parks. He notes early mornings leaving cities and late returns, with lack of purpose cited as a warning to parents. He argues success is a habit formed early and targets for children to work toward a goal.
A reflective piece argues admiration for the horse over sympathy, noting the animal toils from dawn to dusk. The narrator rejects sentimentality and insists the horse exists to serve, inviting readers to regard service as the ultimate aim.
In a wartime admonition the column argues the United States should demand reparations from Germany for deliberate hospital bombings and murders, asserting justice requires Germany to pay at the peace table.
Lowell Massachusetts resident Mrs Mancarger Quinn praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from Change of Life symptoms and headaches. Haven Connecticut resident Mrs Fronence Isela reports relief after using the same products and Wash. The ad invites readers to write for free advice and notes confidentiality.
A quirky column recounts quitting on a Saturday and gathering clubs for a playful golf session. The narrator notes time spent at the links and bunting, interspersed with quirky postcards from Mogadore and a jab at Uncle Ritchel Pixley. The piece includes a humorous jab at Conscientious Objectors and a mock forward roll of odd grievances.
A collage of quirky lines and aphorisms on everyday life and opinions. Snippets lampoon aches, cold woes, and societal habits with wry tone. The piece mocks taxation debates and wartime sentiments while noting family burdens and marriage tropes.
A California court hears a claim from a woman who says she had a common law marriage with Thomas F. Brown in Michigan in 1875 and seeks separate maintenance from his income while Brown is living with his second wife. The woman reveals her daughter helped locate Brown by circulars and the daughter is described as a girl aged forty.
Mrs. John Stonebanks 60 of 2912 lth Ave N B has been missing since Friday morning. She recently returned from a sanitarium after a nervous breakdown and may be seen on nearby streets. Neighbors report sightings as her husband searches. She has brown hair with some gray and wears a tan coat.
Joseph Maddock of the Glacier Fish Co Tacoma will confer with Food Dictator Hoover September 26 on the Northwest fish food situation.
In Barrowville, the coroner debates an inexplicable death as Marybelle Moss lies dead in a locked room. Clasy insists a poltergeist killed her while the town debates motive, and I, the narrator, move into Marybelle's room to uncover the truth.
A narrator dismisses a monkey as the killer in a murder case, noting two side by side bathrooms and a six inch window opening. He concludes gas was turned on and Marybelle could not have done it, while others are less certain, promising continuation in the next issue.
Fifteen ministers with portfolios and four without, including ministers of state, form the war council of the new French cabinet led by M. Painleve. The cabinet also creates a new ministry of missions abroad.
J A MacDonald arrives with a strange animal described as a fish mammal hybrid. It has fish fins scales a pickeral head four legs seallike flappers and canine teeth yet breathes through gills and goes dopy out of water. It will be shipped to McGill University.
A beauty tip describes mixing lemon juice with orchard white to create a face and body lotion. Readily prepared at home, the concoction promises whitening, clearing, smoothing, and beautifying the skin with daily massage to face neck arms and hands.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.