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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
4
The piece argues for nonpartisan city, state, and county elections where candidates win by a majority. It notes current systems often yield minority control and cites ballot plans with two finalists from primaries. It contrasts with partisan eras and mentions Prohibition harms, including a vivid barber anecdote.
The piece argues gardeners should welcome birds and toads to curb insect pests. It cites a U.S. agriculture loss of 795 million dollars yearly and notes birds like flickers and orioles consume thousands of ants and plant lice daily. It quotes M. L. Rothschild on silver as a monetary standard and ends with a nod to a Lecturer Bryan.
The column riffs on Mayor Gill amid a tense bay plot and a fear of a political storm. The piece notes Gov Johnson arriving in May and pokes fun at Bryan and Henry over arms. A jest about bicycles and a “spoony corner” at the Jefferson day dance closes the item.
An advertising feature promotes Nuxated Iron as a secret to great strength and endurance. It claims nervous, rundown adults gain strength in 10 to 14 days, improves digestion and vitality, and offers a money back guarantee if results fail. The ad cites doctors and athletes and notes availability through Owl Drug Co and Bartell Drug Co.
A playful, fragmentary page item cites jokes about Neptune and an ocean, then shifts to a mocked apology from a U boat commander and a torpedoed ship in open water, hinting at wartime naval themes and travel from distant ports. The tone mirrors a newspaper humor column with scattered quotes and sailor banter.
The notice promises a daily delivery of a new novel each week with a weekly rhythm and steady read. It reflects a period focus on serialized books and reader engagement through regular installments.
Alagna assists a wounded Jack after a brutal clash with Brito and his English allies. Amid gunfire and pursuing Shawnee, she confronts danger, tends to Jack, and faces Brito who flees toward the river, while Cato lies fatally wounded and a deep bond forms between Alagna and Jack.
At dawn the party travels toward the Defiance Fort near the Maumee and Auglaize, while tension between Jack and Alagna deepens over family ties and a possible arranged marriage. They debate Brito's plans and the fate of a girl, then scout the fort where Wayne once stood, recalling battles and the valley’s past as night falls.
A health note claims daily meat causes uric acid harming kidneys, provoking dull kidney pain, backache, dizziness, sour stomach, and rheumatic twinges. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salta, a grape lemon lithia mix, daily in water to cleanse kidneys and ease bladder irritation.
A 25 cent Danderine advertisement promises dandruff removal and rapid hair thickening. It claims within ten minutes hair appears fuller and more lustrous, with new growth after about two weeks, and asserts the product is the only sure hair grower and scalp cure.
A warning on eye care urges readers to rest their eyes and try Optona tablets dissolved in warm water as a daily bath for eyes. The ad claims rapid relief from inflammation and potential prevention of blindness, urging readers to visit a drug store and start treatment today.
In a tense frontier scene, Everett True collapses after a brutal clash and a girl rushes to river water to aid him. He regains consciousness as Cato questions who killed the Shawnee at Defiance. A surgeon diagnoses concussion and predicts a long recovery while Te cumseh contemplates testing the young chief’s bravery.
August brings shock as word arrives that Captain Wells, Captain Heald, and the Fort Dearborn garrison are massacred. Metea returns with消息 claiming Tecumseh’s alliance and warning Alagna to prepare for a move to Detroit. Alagna and Jack ponder the peril to their holdings and loved ones as the bondholders face a dangerous future.
Motorman John Moland, veering car with passengers, lost consciousness and fell onto a trestle at Spokawest. A quick responder inside the front seat shut off the current, ending the drift before the car reached the city. Moland suffered a concussion of the brain.
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