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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
9
An upbeat plea urges gardeners to favor birds over butterflies to protect crops. It highlights caterpillars as damaging pests, recommends feeding and watering birds, and even jokingly advises sacrificing a cat to protect avian helpers. The piece frames national food production as everyone’s duty.
The piece cites a North German Gazette report on a German town imprisoning Canadians for aiding POWs, then reframes the story through American eyes. It notes German editor Von Reventlow demanding victory and Von Tirpitz threatening cost recovery from the United States, with a late quip on war prices for hemlock bark.
A scrambled column notes Ballard illnesses amid war talk and sugar buys by Switzerland. It mentions a mystery about Logan Billingsley at a detention station, a Chicago Tribune reference, and a quip on food speculation during wartime alongside a jab at local commerce and patriotic duties.
A fragmentary local column mocks wartime rumor and ghost sightings near Dorton. It jokes about false alarms during the Spanish American War and comments on the public mood, betting on ongoing conscription debates and political barbs about figures like Dr James C Snyder and a reference to Von Hindenburg.
Letters to the editor from WM F Chase and Mrs F F Lantz criticize wage stagnation for mill and factory workers in Seattle while arguing food costs rise erodes living standards. They urge living wages and explain housewives' role in food shortages amid wartime speculation and price spikes.
Advertisement urges watch repair service with the slogan Next Liberty theatre and a brief mention of Francesca and the film Bambi as a promotional aside.
Harriet aids Eaton in a dangerous escape as armed men pursue through a ravine. Avery confronts Harriet while Santoine, blind and analytical, weighs Eaton’s role, Warden’s death, and a hidden artifact in Santoine’s safe. Harriet reveals little about Eaton and a new clue points to Latron stock and Warden’s affair.
A vintage medicinal advertising blurb advises mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to sick children with coated tongues, detailing symptoms of illness and promising gentle relief. It cautions buyers to demand the genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Company and to reject counterfeits.
Chapter XIIIL follows Eaton escaping into the night as he pursues a wounded man. He treks through bushes and darkness, repeatedly stumbling and tearing his clothing. He binds his injured shoulder and clutches his pistol as he advances on unguarded roads.
The ad claims Pape's Diapepsin neutralizes stomach acids quickly, relieving acid indigestion, gas, and sour stomach within five minutes. It promises safe, effective relief and urges readers to purchase a 60 cent case at any drug store.
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