Publicity for profiteers in wartime urged by editor
A wartime plea urges the government to force full disclosure of profiteers by expanding the revenue law. It compares profiteers to highwaymen, calls for Treasury to publish names, and urges readers to press representatives to vote for publicity. The piece also notes a government order of two million gum packages for the war effort.
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Congress
New Revenue Law
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Spaghnum Dressings Drive Urges West Coast Production
Red Cross calls Seattle workers to sort spaghnum mass surgical dressings at headquarters on Fourth Avenue and University Street. Day and evening shifts needed. work is simple and essential for wounded soldiers. Volunteers are urged to begin immediately to support this critical wartime effort.
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Spaghnum
Seattle
Sons and Brothers
Red Cross
Fourth Ave
Unist
Voters punish antiwar candidates in primaries across states
The report notes anti American and pro war opponents defeated in primaries from Mississippi to Minnesota and Georgia. It cites Pat Mc to defeat Vardaman, and laments disloyalty taint in Congress. The piece ends with a quip about rising milk prices as high as ever.
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Vardaman
Patm
Mississippi
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Bill Thompson
Illinois
Hard
Georgia
Potsdam
William la Follette
Sidewalk Delivery and Delivery Rules Pose Oddities
A cigar shop customer observes a truck deliver package to an outside curb then the driver returns inside to sign a receipt while the shopkeeper handles customers. The piece questions a new sidewalk delivery rule meant to save manpower and contrasts this with political jabs and wartime references.
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Stor
Waiting for a Letter and a Promise from Bob
A diarist waits for news from France about Bob and a possible pregnancy. She debates marriage, fidelity, and personal choice, recalling Ena Rose who faced an unintended pregnancy and draft-era pressures. The entry closes with uncertainty and a resolve to wait for Bob’s message.
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Pines
Bob
Jim
France
Sissy
Ena Rose
Ena
Henry
Lorimers
Letters From Soldiers From France To Family
First Class Private Manuel M. Segel, United States Army Base Hospital No. 50 in France, writes of a long sea voyage in an English freighter, strict lines and guards, and a rugged crossing. He recalls English camps, cheering crowds, and friendly French soldiers as they travel by train to a French hospital center near Nevers, describing eight horse or forty man freight cars and the comforts of an American camp with decent meals and up-to-date surroundings.
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Jane Lorimer
Robert Lorimer
France
Jane
Hamilton Certels
Vienna
Hubert
Bob
Lorimer
Jim, Jr
Henjie
Denise Lorimer
Ma Ten Certeis
America
Manuel M. Segel
United States Army Base Hospital No. 50
1815
E. Alder
England
India
Channel
Beaucoup
Tipperary
Nevers
U. S
Mias Grey
Eva
A Sunbeam Snippet From Pennington Sunbeam
A quirky local clipping notes casual musings on wartime taxes shifting to workers, fast talk slips about word origins, a divorcee Nat Goodwin, a dog bite incident in Oxford, and a plea for cottage foods praise. It also mentions staff shortages as the Sunbeam team heads to harvest.
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Sunbeam
Pennington
Minn
Sun Bearn
Dear Miss Grey letters on manners and military terms
A series of reader questions and Miss Grey replies cover topics from registering for exemptions, to birth records, to the origin of the term doughboy. The exchange includes advice on youth conduct, dress and greetings, and clarifications about Selkirk’s island location and engraving of ages for exemptions.
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Miss Grey
Alexander Selkirk
Robinson Crusoe
San Tenridge Island
Chill
Caribbean Sea
Mr. Selkirk
Pacific
Tobago
Encyclopedia Americana
Editor letter blasts gas and phone price hikes
The Star prints a reader’s critique accusing the gas company of an unjust rise from 25 to 60 cents and delivering poor service, especially in the lower Anne district. The writer also scorns phone charges and poor reliability, suggesting municipal options.
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Lower Anne
Seattle
Alaska
Tia Juana
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