Keep America Safe for Democracy Through Seasoned Service
A wartime editorial argues for keeping U S troops in domestic training for two years before deployment. It urges paying privates three dollars daily and turning cantonments into American colleges, to educate soldiers for future trades and citizenship while enabling family support. The piece contends such measures would strengthen national defense and democracy.
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Baker
War Department
Sam
America
The Psychology of Wartime Spectators at a Home Front Rally
A crowded public event draws uniformed volunteers marching past families in everyday attire. The scene juxtaposes patriotic zeal with sobering thoughts of casualties and the stark reality of war. Mothers cry as soldiers leave home for sacrifice.
Library fund drive urged to raise Seattle share
Seattle must contribute 25 000 to a million ar campaign funding libraries for soldiers. The drive ties to Libs and Red Cross efforts, stressing books and magazines as essentials for American troops abroad and literacy gains at home.
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Library Fund
Seattle
City
Red Cross
United
Seattle Citi- 5
Curfew, Drafts, and A D How-To Ads Mentioned in Odd Scrap
A ragged miscellany notes curfew rules for youths and draft age adults, jokes, and a terse ad about private lodgings. It mentions army tank development claimed in France, a Connecticut locksmiths detachable doorknob, and a wedding band mishap at Sturgeon Bay.
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Ethel Haines
Hane Stigen
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Democrat
Black Sheep of the Shropshires in Wartime Farce
In a satirical tale set across a European trench and a drawing room, Reginald Shropshire balances genius math banter with wartime bravado. He redeems a trench guard against German forces and faces a pun filled family reveal as the tale closes.
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Lord Shropshire
Reginald Shropshire
Flanders
No Man's Land
Reginald
Woolwich
Les Bochea
Danderine Promises Thick Beautiful Hair
An advertisement claims Danderine can stop dandruff hair loss and itching within minutes and, after weeks of use, regrow new hair. It touts easy application for any hair type and suggests buying a 25 to 26 cent bottle from drug stores to prove its effects.
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Knowlton
Stop Indigestion With Kinesia
Pain in the stomach after eating is blamed on acidity. A simple remedy is to take Einesia Powder or two to three Kinesia tablets with hot water after meals to neutralize acid and stop fermentation. The plan claims quick relief, allowing one to enjoy meals without pain.
Pantages Plans Six New Theatres in California
Alexander Pantages will build six new theatres costing $200 000 each in California cities Sacramento Stockton Fresno Bakersfield San Jose and Santa Barbara before 1919. The announcement was made Wednesday night.
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Alexander Pantages
California
Sacramento
Stockton
Fresno
Hakersfield
San Jose
Santa Barbara
Free painless dentistry promise from Boston Dental
The Boston Dental staff claim a painless system tested for sixteen months, treating thousands without a single failure. They offer free trials with no obligation, guarantee no pain, and advertise high quality materials, exclusive focus, and charges about half of elite one-chair offices.
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Boston
Boston Dental
Editor laments Seattle postoffice condition in mail column
Mrs Henry Smith writes from Seattle praising city postoffice cleanliness and branding it inferior to other cities. She claims she has toured many urban post offices in the United States and Canada, noting Seattle’s appearance resembles a second rate stable.
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Postoffice
the Star
The Cigaret Curse
A letter from Mrs. Florence Crofy denounces tobacco use and urges individuals to purchase tobacco themselves. She claims cigarettes harm the body and mind and warns that loved ones may be separated by the habit.
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Florence Crofy
Against Tobacco Protest Letter From Mrs J B Ryan
A widow writes to oppose a tobacco fund proposal and urges funds instead to aid soldiers' widowed mothers and dependents in Seattle. She notes British wartime smoking limits and questions the impact on soldiers' health.
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Bidster the Star
Seattle
Great Britain
Tommy
Sammy
J. B, Ryan
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