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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
10
In a field hospital by a brook, hundreds of wounded await care from grim surgeons and gentle nurses. Kate and Irene Lanyon tend the injured as a cavalryman longs for Irene, revealing a web of personal ties amid the battle’s savage rhythm.
An advertisement promotes a home remedy for back pain rheumatism and blood purification. It claims a mix of syrup of Sareapariila and Toris compound with whiskey taken in spoonful doses before meals and at bedtime. The Globe Pharmaceutica Co Chicago endorses the treatment as effective and affordable.
In a wounded camp tale Irene comforts Donald amid fever and delirium. He asks for her name, she reveals feelings, and a bedside vow follows as Kate helps others while Irene nurses love and pain. A final remark hints at a church reform joke about feminine headgear.
A burial permit dispute over Mrs. Au cist Rose, an apparent victim of the fatal lungheon tied to the launching of the collier Prometheus, was resolved and her funeral was scheduled for this afternoon. The case involved tension around the burial but was settled prior to the service.
The Central Labor Council protested the granting of an exclusive garbage collection franchise to a private company. Resolutions passed at the Wednesday meeting criticized the deal and called for review.
The Labor Council urges the city to permit the Sanitary Wagon Drivers union to operate under a franchise without interference from a public service corporation, framing the issue as a municipal war over wartime disruption and public welfare.
At a Rainier Valley meeting a resolution endorsed Ole Hanson’s anti race track gambling DIN and urged State Senator Ralph Nichols and Assemblyman Webster Norris to back it. Milk is identified as the essential food for human life.
Fragmented text discusses Republicans and their stance on a potential law and ratification. It mentions Harkett of Nebraska and concerns about government power, public confidence, and balancing interests with the people. Unclear context due to damaged OCR.
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