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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
10
Classified rates effective May 1 1917 require advance payment The Star print includes per line or fraction pricing and credits for bundles of five To place an ad send the payment and text to the Star office with the desired classification and contact details.
A garbled collage mentions a jeweler and items like diamond watches and silverware, plus personal notes about Grace Epencor and a soldier on a steamer Kingston dated July 27, with references to Friends of Madam Crane and a Madison cable contact. It also lists Ragtime piano playing and a Pantages bill with various addresses and names.
An advertisement for Madam Mellie claiming to reveal future spouses, life paths, and business success. She promises love readings, compatibility checks, and solutions to personal troubles, with multiple locations listed for her services and readings by reference or phone.
An old advertisement promises medical treatment for many ailments at low fees from $5 to $10. It pledges successful experience in men’s ailments and offers free initial examination without obligation. Office hours given 8 am to 1 pm weekdays and 10 am to 5 pm Sundays at NATIONAL MHOTCAL INSTOPOTT 110 Oowidental Awe.
The Order of the Good Templars plans its 50th anniversary event Sunday at the hall on 1109 Virginia with speakers and community notices. The report also lists local incidents and court actions including a man injured by a hit and run at Fourth and Madison and various legal outcomes from January 26.
A long OCR fragment lists diverse grocery items with prices across stalls and markets including flour, butter, canned goods, meats, fruits, vegetables, and household products. It notes stalls and brand names, with many price points and crate lots, implying a bustling market scene.
In France on September 26 President Wilson described the German autocracy as behind the war. Staff writer C C Lyon reports he interviewed about fifty German enlisted prisoners with two main spokesmen a Buffalo native and a German university graduate both fluent in English and reflecting broader German views.
An interview with German prisoners reveals they do not hate the United States despite the war. One German, linked to Buffalo, notes many have relatives in America and had hoped the war would end sooner, while urging a poll to gauge fellow prisoners’ desires.
A prisoner recounts fearing a broken citizen dream after returning to Germany in 1914, missing American citizenship as war separated his family. He insists his group is not anti American and plans to return once the war ends.
A German crowd hears an architect state that Germans were conscripted and suffered immense casualties and ruined livelihoods. He says there is no desire for more war and many long to return home. A man offers his hand, noting two American cousins, one serving in France.
A German submarine warfare expert, now a prisoner, discusses failed aims to starve England, noting England builds ships faster than sinks. He estimates 250 submarines and says America’s entry changed German plans, defeating the idea that the war’s timing was secret from Germany.
A interview shows German planners accepting the possibility of a draw as war weariness grows. They credit American aid for renewed Allied strength and warn that a true draw may not be accepted by the Allies.
Enid Oklahoma September 25 United Press leased wire reports further revelations in the Working Class union plot for a general uprising in the United States. The government planned to introduce new witnesses in the draft resisters trial to detail the wild schemes of pro German leaders who fomented recent demonstrations in Northeastern Oklahoma.
Florence Bayfield, a young dancer, has performed in Paris New York Greece Italy and Switzerland and studied with Na pierkowska, a renowned Russian dance expert. Lady Diana Manners, a British society leader, praised the girl by placing pearls on her neck to honor her portrayal of the flying Mercury.
An ambulance train of 40 American chauffeurs encounters a detachment of U S Army in France. They greet each other with yells and handshakes amid talk of joining the medical corps and aviators. The group learns about the war, baseball scores, and home towns as they share stories under army discipline and dusk vigilance.
A wartime note urges godmothers to knit warm wraps for adopted soldiers. It describes olive drab for Army lines and gray for sailors, intended to comfort a French soldier as winter approaches, showing civilian support for troops.
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