Face the Facts editorial on preparedness and naval policy
In 1916 editorial voice urges universal readiness for peace as well as war. It profiles John Wingate Weeks of Massachusetts, discusses his naval career and business ethics, and argues for a strong navy with cruisers and submarines, plus protections against industrial and commercial vulnerabilities. It condemns government ownership of railroads and calls for robust national defense across military and economic sectors.
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John Wingate
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Leonard Weeks
England
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Lancaster
Weeks
John Wingate Weeks
Wingates
John
Weekses
Paine Wingate
Continental Congress
Chicago
Captain Weeks
Naval Academy
Prudential Committee
United States
Europe
Asia
Urope
Indus
France
Canada
Congress
City eyes cleaner streets and looming political duel
The paper notes a civic upgrade with renovated stores and predicts a two man presidential race between Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. It mentions Aberdeen planning an auto tire plant and mocks the political fray as a commercial contest with outs and ins.
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Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Aberdeen
Milkborne Typhoid Outbreak Traced by Public Health Service
Public Health Service traced 76 of 87 typhoid cases to infected milk in a recent outbreak. The piece argues early reporting to health officers could have stamped out the spread and questions when disease prevention will be recognized as cheap and sure.
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United States Public Health Service
Spending in the United States by item totals
The nation’s yearly expenditures show chewing gum 13 million, tea and coffee 100 million, infectionery 200 million, jewelry 800 million, tobacco 1.2 billion, and booze 2.2 billion dollars highlighting consumer habits and economic scale.
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United States
Trade at Home Seeped Into Seattle Advertisements
Grays Harbor papers carried a large Bon Marche of Seattle advertisement as part of a shift from local trade at home copy to Seattle copy. The same papers previously ran paid local trade notices while merchants relocated and circulated through Seattle ads.
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Grays Harbor
Seattle
Vision of the Vidette on wood alcohol drinkers
The Vidette condemns wood alcohol drinkers as liabilities and harmful to the community. It derides them as depraved, arguing they deserve eradication through the pauper’s grave and blaming the saloon as the source of their downfall.
Aberdeen Herald Urges Locals Buy Local Trade Warcry
The Aberdeen Herald proclaims loyalty to Aberdeen and its people urging residents to support local merchants. It condemns spending outside the city and warns outsiders seek only profit, urging equal prices quality and service to keep trade local.
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Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen
Aberdeen shipyards show rapid progress under Peterson
Visitors witness swift ship construction as Andrew Peterson and associates push ahead from February travel to keel laying and frame completion. The Oregon Balfour Guthrie Idaho keelings progress in Aberdeen signal a strong workload and a durable production pace.
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Aberdeen
Andrew Peterson
Atoz
Shay
San Francisco
Raymond
Oregon
Balfour- Guthrie
Idaho
State Health Board Warns Against Harmless Diseases
The Washington state board of health warns that measles and whooping cough, though seemingly minor, often lead to serious illness. The notice cites tuberculosis cases following such diseases and urges avoidance of these illnesses to lower risk to individuals and children.
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State Health Board
Washington State
The Artist and His Work
The piece cites Michelangelo and Shakespeare as examples of artists who adapted to circumstances. It argues great works arise from making the best of available conditions rather than waiting for ideal inspiration.
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Michelangelo
Julius II
Sistine Chapel
Shakespeare
London Times
Harsh Summer in Erzerum Warns of Sanitation Tale
A London Chronicle report depicts Erzerum as an extreme climate and altitude location. In winter temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero despite its high elevation. Summer sanitation is dire with piled refuse on streets and high child mortality, where only about half of twelve children survive in a typical family.
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Erzerum
London Chronicle
Hemmed in Crowd Sparks Side Stitch Joke
A humorous quip from Harvard Lampoon plays on a crowd causing a side stitch. The joke showcases wordplay around stitching and crowds with light observational humor.
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Harvard Lampoon
Hints of a Breadwinner Joke in Weekly Chronicle
A humorous exchange about marriage and a breadwinner role appears in a clipped week’s quotes. The Richmond Times-Dispatch anecdote is cited, while the Herald promises full weekly happenings and a yearly subscription rate of $1.50.
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The
Herald
No Cause For Worry
A humorous exchange about debt and fashion, contrasting a wife’s concern over spending with the dress maker’s stance. The snippet notes how readers can save money by reading classifieds in The Herald.
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Boston Transcript
Phe Herald
Watchful Waiting On Porch Scene
A short exchange shows a mother and Gladys discussing time spent with a young man on the porch last night. The mother believes she heard several visitors, while Gladys says she stood there briefly. The note ends with an aside about advertising in a local publication.
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Gladys
Pitt Panther
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