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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
4
The Star reports new Whitney backed registration law makes country voters register for this year’s primaries. Officials may have limited hours causing delays and potential voter suppression. County officials allegedly align with Whitney and Lafe Hamilton. Register by September or lose voting rights. city voters already registered need not re register.
Michard A Ballinger bitterly assails the primary system at a Young Men's Republican club speech. He laments the loss of the old conventions and favors a return to insider control by elites, criticizing the common man’s voice in nominations.
The NSAS penitentiary awarded diplomas to 31 inmates who completed an agriculture centered college course. About 100 prisoners participated in the program with graduates in steam and electrical engineering carpentry blacksmithing agriculture and motor engineering. Some graduates will serve lengthy terms while others are already finding employment. The article praises education as a path to reform and questions the cost of punishment versus prevention.
The piece argues postwar estimates inflated Britain’s wealth from hidden taxes and asserts U.S. figures underestimate national income. It cites 1912 census wealth of 87 billion dollars and income estimates of 20 billion, contrasting with Britain’s 133 billion wealth and 20 billion income. It claims tax evasion is exaggerated and compares sectors like agriculture and manufactures to show relative scale.
At sunrise Maitland Tait meets Grace Carr after a delayed train and a walk through the abbey grounds. He reveals his true identity as Lord Erekine and proposes marriage before they tour the estate, while their pasts and letters from Lady Frances Webb frame their future.
A girl named Mary in a household receives a letter from her sister in England about a zeppelin raid. She worries for her sister and recalls a nearby bombing that destroyed a former workplace. Her mother consoles her, noting the sister survived and found love with a police officer. The piece ends with an ad urging readers to check Star Want Ads for vacant houses.
Warning about kidney trouble including swollen extremities stiff joints and back pain. Claims uric acid poisoning can lead to dropsy or Bright’s disease if untreated. Advocates GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules sold by The Owl Drug Co with emphasis on authentic packaging.
Public letters mix with jokes about printing names and manners. A reader asks about printing a name while neighbors discuss resourceful women and porch scrubbing scenes. The item blends humorous exchanges and street observations, with a playful tone.
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