Vote for Seattle belt line to cut switching costs
Seattle votes again on a publicly owned belt line to regulate railway switching charges. Proponents say unified control would equalize fees among lines and attract manufacturers. opponents cite bond requirements and past unkept promises. The port district urges support, arguing the $450000 project would boost King County industry and shipping.
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Seattle
Altho
Milwaukee Road
Sears-Roebuck
Alaska
Smiths Cove
Milwaukee
Columbia
Puget Sound
Great Northern
G. N
Northern Pacific
Seattle Hardware Co
Stacy Street Public Dock
Lake Washington Canal
Kirklaral
Anderson Steamship Co
Canal
Elliott Bay
Port Commission
King County
Calorie Awareness Promises War Time Diet Reform
The article explains calories as heat units from food and sets daily needs from 1,000 for children to 5,000 for laborers. It notes factors like age and occupation affect needs and urges using calorie knowledge to cut costs and improve diets, with Bulletin No. 28 offering more details.
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Hhe
Asl
Department of Agriculture
Superintendent of
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Cob Cigar Prices Rise Mark First Recorded Bet Shift
A note in cob piping history explains cigars joining the higher price trend for the first time, while corn cob pipes remain a nickel item unchanged since Hi Gill first smoked them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Gill
Puritan Romance Reframed as Modern Election Parody
A chaotic collage rewrites 1620s romance as a contemporary political spoof. John Alden asks Priscilla to marry while she dismisses him for Miles Standish with wealth and status, interwoven with stray notes on a school election, a watchdog dog, and mock weather along with humorous urban crime chatter.
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John Alden
Priscilla
Miles Standish
John
Funnyface Standish
Johnnie Boy
Ogers of Seattle Hi Meet Again
Twenty seven of sixty two graduates from the old Seattle high school class of 1896 responded to roll call at the 27th annual reunion banquet in the Washington Annex hotel. Pranks and old parties were recalled and memories of the June night when graduates received diplomas were shared as the banquet broke up early to attend family responsibilities.
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Seattle High School
Washington Annex Hotel
Seattle Theatre
Return to Mirapolia Ends City Turmoil and Rebuilds
Victor Brouillard recovers from a brutal night as Mirapolis reels from arson and a bank crisis. Amy Massingale remains by his side as Leshington and allies salvage the Little Susan mine and settle debts, while Cartwright and Schermerhorn face arrest and a bank settlement.
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Metropole
Sheriff's
Poodles
Red Hutte
David Massingale
Wesley
Massingale
Brouillard
Harlan
Enda
David
J. Wealey Cartwright
Schermerhorn
Red Butte
New York Exchange
Maassingtale
Prouillard
Cartwright
Bongras
Sheol
Grif
Castner
Bedlam
Gaseman
Handley
Pegiex
John Wana
Susan
David Massin Wale
Broulillard
Het
Cortwright
Hrouillard
Judge Williams
Jackson
Leshington
New York
Cart
Amy
Stevie
Mr. Lashington
Old Folks Need Cascarets For Liver Bowels
An advertisement urges older readers to use Cascarets to aid digestion and bowels. It describes aging as natural and notes the product as a gentle, nightly tonic costing 10 cents per box.
Peace Monument Shaft Honors Wilson and McAdoo
A monument called the Peace Monument was erected on private grounds by L. W. Alexander of Chattanooga Tennessee in honor of President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo. The shaft memorializes Wilsons wartime restraint and notes Alaska California Nevada Colorado Utah Florida the Philippines and the canal zone were bought at low prices while the Danish West Indies fetches over 295 an acre.
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L. W. Alexander
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wilson
McAdoo
United States
Alaska
California
Nevada
Colorado
Utah
Florida
Philippines
Canal
Danish West Indies
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Walter Baker & Co & Co.Ltd
Establshedo Corchester
Mass
Milissbuuay
Samuel Rabin
Speaking
Bill Shakespeare
Danz
M. T. Domen
Wisconsin
Long
Kelly
OGERS
Jard
Broull
Life
Genevieve
Everett True
Grislow
J. Wesley Cartwright
Washington People
Niquoia Bank
Ormie
Kray
Victor
Father
Little Susan’ Mining Company
Iri
Sim
Edwards
Shaft
Working Girl
W.G. McAdoo
Friend
Aurora
Ill
Tom Keene
Ochwabacher Bros. & Co., Inc
Wash
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