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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1917

Page

7

Queen Anne Hill District Considers Cheer Squad For Draft Men

The Seattle Star reports residents of Queen Anne Hill District No 4 planning a community effort to support local draftees and deployed soldiers. Daniel B Trefethen promotes neighborhood groups to write cheerful letters, organize visits, and provide small comforts to about 200 men from a 30 000 strong district as a pilot project for other districts.

Queen Anne High School Anne Hill Joe Daniel B. Trefethen Seattle Trefethen Queen Anne Hills Queen Anne Hill Jeu

War talk and possible declarations foreshadowed in arrest records

The text argues that seizure of I W W documents shows German influence in U S war movements. It suggests Austria’s role, fear of renewed Allied and Italian front actions, and that a formal U S declaration against Austria could disrupt Germany. It warns direct US backing of Italy could shift Emperor Karl toward peace or worse war.

Germany Uncle Sam France Austria Italy United States Karl

Alliance argues against German autocracy and calls for socialist support

The piece criticizes German autocracy and militarism as a dark citadel and urges socialists to back Sam's war management. It notes socialists' divisions, debates about drafted men and rehabilitation, and includes Wilmot Lewis’s view that Japan’s role is limited. It mentions fears of a German Russian Japanese alliance.

Alliance For Labor Sam Germany Wilmot Lewis Japan England France

The Hand of Revenge in a Marybelle Moss Mystery

A narrator debates five theories of Marybelle Moss's death, weighs supernatural versus rational causes, and pursues a perfect mutual understanding with his surrounding material: the crime scene room. He dismisses police work, rejects poltergeist notions, and probes every surface for an unseen entrance.

Marybelle Janet Helen Misa Field Lowell Poe Reteweent Tenny Aix Bradley Moss Mr. Weldon

Kidney danger ad promises Haarlem Capsules relief

Urges readers with swollen feet and joints to use Haarlem Olgin Capsules sold by The Owl Drug Co. Claims natural healing, centuries of use, and protection against counterfeits with GOLD MEDAL branding. Appeals to safety and universality of the remedy.

Haarlem Saie Owl Drug Co

Doctor Claims 50 Percent Glimpse Strengthening Eyes in Week

An article promotes Ron-Opto tablets as a home treatment to strengthen eyesight by 50 percent within seven days. It advises dissolving a tablet in water, bathing the eyes two to four times daily, and notes a physician endorsement plus a refund guarantee if not effective. The text reads as an advertisement.

Philadelphia Ginessen

Letters on girls self restraint and respectful courting

A reader urges both sexes to exercise forethought in dating. The writer argues that respectful girls with sane morals earn men’s respect, flaws in modern youth stem from both parents and schools, and reformation requires moral education for girls and boys.

Olla Bors

Policeman Asked By Boy To Patrol New Gravel Path

A University district officer, strolling past a small garden terrace, is approached by a boy who asks him to walk up and down their freshly graveled path for a minute or two because they have no roller. The policeman, with friendly humor, agrees to help the family.

University District Arm of the Law

Nanny Nabb ers and London Kaiser Ambitions

A fragment from a period page notes a prank theft of three lead pencils and a London cable claiming Kaiser Wilhelm seeks the throne. It also mentions undertaker Vedder receiving hearse nameplates and aiming to have it in service within three weeks. plus a jail weight-loss quip out of Upland California.

Vedder Upland Cal

Editor's Mail Urges Honor for Volunteers Over Draftees

A Seattle reader argues that true honor goes to those who volunteered for service and not to those drafted. He cites personal ties to the National Guard and stresses duties of able-bodied men to enlist if they have no dependents.

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