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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
9
Poindexter Votes Reflect Tariff Stand in Congress
Washington report credits Senator Poindexter with consistent, merit based votes in Congress. He opposed the Payne Aldrich tariff of 1909 and backed reform measures. supported Underwood tariff with income tax and higher duties on imports. He urged nonpartisan tariff reform to depoliticize ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sen
Poindexter
Kent Wilson
White House
United States
Sen. Poindexter
The Star Seeks Adoptive Homes For Babies
The Star invites couples to adopt a baby by offering a home and affection. The piece highlights the sorrow of mothers who relinquish children and condemns the state's mothers pension law for denying aid to most single mothers. It argues for broader support to keep families together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ientiary
Seeds and seeds of power in a congressman’s gift
The piece uses a metaphor of seeds to contrast two flowers, one representing honest finance growth and the other the vote. It argues public funding supports the “Vote” through government appropriations, praising the role of the representative who sends seeds and channels millions annually to keep the political flower in bloom, framing citizens as the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
T Science
Puzzling Bits of Wit and Warnings in Odd News
A quirky column riffs on a Seattle shoe merchant and a futuristic shop idea where wives no longer demand gifts at dress events. A Cleveland manufacturer offers 200000 to a divorced wife if she remains single. The piece muses on war songs and optimism when audiences agree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eria
Seattle
Bwest
Cleveland
Like a Boy at 50 Bubbling Over With Vitality iron Claim
An old man near fifty improved vitality and strength by taking supposedly absorbable nuxated iron. The ad copy claims dramatic health gains, urging readers to test endurance and then take two five grain tablets three times daily for two weeks. It markets iron as a safe, superior remedy and promises refunds or charitable donations if claims fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
M. Saner
Dr. Sauer
Iran
Owl Drug Co
Bartell Drug Co
Swift
John McAdoo Carpenter
South Bend
Indiana
Kentucky
American Traveler Charmed by Lancashire Hosts on North Sea Voyage
The narrator recalls a voyage where she meets Mr and Mrs Montgomery and their daughter Hilda. They discuss Colmere Abbey and Lord Erskine, invite her to London, and reveal family ties to Lady Frances Webb. After a sudden death notice, she travels toward Bannerley with delayed trains and near-mishap at Colmere Abbey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Mise Christie
A& Newspaper
Hilda
Herbert Montgomery
Bannerley Hall
Bannerley
Lancashire
Charing Cross
Herbert Montgomery Lee
Liverpool
America
Colmere Abbey
Herbert
Frances Webb
James Christie
Grace Christie
Mrs. Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Patricia
Colmere
Miss Christie
Lord Erskine
Lord Erakine
Lady Frances
Webb
Misa Christie
Hilda Montgomery
Montgomery
London
Erakine
Bloomsbury
Oldburgh Herald
Jemima
Whiskers and Wellness Riddling Advice From Early 20th Century Column
A mix of health dicta and humorous asides urges rest and light diets when illness looms, warns against overexertion, and jokes about whiskers as a path to wealth. It mentions Star Want Ads and includes a cryptic note about Curtisville Goodwin and the Newtown News column.
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