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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1915
Page
4
The piece argues Seattle residents once mocked foreign titled pieces and ragtime, but now embrace lower priced classic concerts. It credits the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra for offering high quality music at accessible prices, encouraging the public to attend and enjoy regular music.
Alaska is described as larger than California and New York, with vast coal, copper, gold, and silver resources. It notes McKinley as the highest peak, extensive fishing waters, and comparisons to the German empire and northern countries. It emphasizes size, wealth, and potential within the United States.
Rumor says the king of Italy once owned 25 million in United States Steel stock and traded a like amount of Krupp stock on the German emperor’s suggestion. A French British sympathizer mailing a marked copy of yesterday’s paper could push him to declare war as US Steel cuts are reported.
A Siberian image fades as Alaskan towns report mild spells with Seward seeing little snow since March while Nome remains frigid. The government railroad terminal opens with warm air prevailing. On March 28 base season starts as temperatures rise. Jacksonville records a mean around 52 degrees that day.
Lloyds Register shows 323,694 tons lost in first three months, 200,800 sunk by warships or mines. Destructive acts by humans surpass nature for the period, while tribute to Prof Loefler, discoverer of the diphtheria bacillus, fades amid global conflict.
A collage of cartoon captions and jokes from a late 19th or early 20th century page. Bits include marital quips about divorce and compatibility, ship naming humor, amateur athletics, and household idiosyncrasies. Read as a period humor feature with brief lines and playful exchanges.
Herbert Quick August von der Heide of Detroit left 235000 to Jesus Christ for use upon his return. His heirs challenge the will claiming lack of sound mind. The essay argues wealth supports the poor through philanthropy but Christ’s poverty is essential.
A sharp exchange in a dusty tavern sees a challenger claim bold nerve while another retorts he lacks the dust to back it up. The senator of bravado remains unnamed as the banter centers on nerve and powdery bravado.
Recipe text describes Nut Cake ingredients and method including butter sugar milk flour baking powder nut meats egg whites, plus a Chocolate icing with sugar chocolate water vanilla. Instructions cover mixing, baking thirty to forty minutes, cooling, and decorating. Mentions a Cook's Book offer and mailing details for baking powder certificate.
A medical explanation notes that nasal germs trigger inflammation in the nose and throat causing swelling of the lining and blockage of the ear tube. Earaches are common, oil in the ear offers little relief, and untreated thickening can contribute to gradual hearing loss with age.
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