Dethrone the Meat Dictators in Great American Meat Mystery
The Star essays by H. P. Burton argue meat profiteering from packers and grain magnates harms farmers in wartime markets. A Washington bill proposes a municipal packing house to supply local beef, mirroring Paris Texas practice where 35 beeves daily yield fair prices and affordable meat. cost to kill a beef is $1.25.
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H. P. Burton
The
Star
France
Lloyd-George
England
Germany
America
Congress
Washington
Beef Trust
Paris
Texas
Bootleggers' Bond Woes Trapping Logan Billingsley
Logan Billingsley spent Christmas in jail due to an unarranged bond showing the legal trouble tied to bootlegging. The piece notes bootleggers' careless handling of bonds even for whiskey cases.
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Logan Billingsley
Churches to Conserve Human Life Campaign Launched
The federal council of churches in America with 140000 churches and 18000000 members plans a campaign to conserve human life. Experts say extending life by health laws could save millions per generation. A strong advisory committee includes Gifford Pinchot Irving Fisher Haven Emerson Julia C. Lathrop William Cochran and Graham Taylor.
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United States
Churches of Christ In America
Federal Council
Jesus
Gifford Pinchot
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Haven Emerson
New York
Julia C. Lathrop
The
Children’s Bureau
United States Labor Department
William F. Cochran
Friend of
Labor
Baltimore
Graham Taylor
Chicago Commons
Shark Leather Substitutes Spark Fashion Driven Fishing Drive
The article urges harvesting shark hides as a leather substitute for beef skin, praises the potential, and proposes promoting shark skin shoes in cities to spur a fishing industry. It notes the plan includes supplying gear to lightships and beach workers, but criticizes the effort's poor start and urges female fashion influence.
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S. Bureau OF Fisheries
Municipal fish market proposal sparks trade debate
Opinion pieces argue a city run fish market would curb middlemen profits and lower consumer prices. Critics mock the idea as radical socialism while noting fish price swings, dumping, and market manipulation along the Pacific coast.
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OS Angeles
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
The Smoking Jacket as a Home Craft and Joke
A humorous piece describes a smoking jacket as a gift and running tote for men. It notes the garment is worn while doing chores or painting and jokes about a dog under the sink pretending to be a watchman in the cluttered home.
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George
How to Keep Beer Warm on a Cold Day
A fragmentary clipping recalls a lighthearted line about keeping beer warm in cold weather. It mentions two boys breaking into a freight car to steal eggs and adds humorous quips about cold fingers and soup.
Pape's Cold Compound Provides Quick Relief
Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours for three doses to end grippe misery. It opens clogged passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and eases throat and sneezing. Costs 25 cents at drug stores for genuine product.
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Grippe
Pape
Ghost of Marley warns Scrooge of three Spirits visit
Scrooge confronts Marley's ghost who explains the chain of his life and the need for charity. The ghost warns of three forthcoming visits to reveal the consequences of his miserly ways and to offer hope if he changes. The first spirit arrives to begin the journey.
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Bain
Scrooge
Jacob
Jacob Marley
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bcrooge
Marley
Scrooge Sees Illusions of Past Christmases
In a memory drift, Scrooge revisits a decayed mansion and a bare room with past forms. Ali Baba, Friday, Robin Crusoe and a little sister Fan appear as part of the ghostly visions guiding him to recall his former, neglected self. The scene ends as the Ghost signals another Christmas.
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Scrooge
Robin Crusoe
Editor Seeks Insight on High Cost of Living
A builder now in Sunnyside valley describes efforts to reduce expenses and freight issues limiting produce sales. He notes 9 year apple orchard work, 500 boxes of apples at 25 cents, and tells of mixed shipments raising costs while railing against regulation and taxation on ranchers.
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Seattle
Sunnyside
R. A
H. C
Heated Cars a Joke in Fort Lawton Line
A reader laments heated train cars on the Fort Lawton line noting frequent ventilation by conductors. He describes riding to town and back daily and suggests heating is rare, while air circulation is common. A. P. D.
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Fort Lawton
36Th W
Lingering guest arrested for dry law violation
After a Christmas dinner at 2239 Fairview Ave officers were called by neighbors and arrested W. C. Carlisle, former Thalia cafe waiter, for violating the dry law. Carlisle had remained with a half gallon jug of whisky after other guests departed. Previously, he was arrested November 21 for selling alcohol.
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Fairview Ave
W. C. Carlisle
Thalia Cafe
First Woman Named Assistant Attorney General
Miss Clara Ruth Mozzer of Denver becomes the first woman in the United States to hold the post as assistant attorney general appointed by Leslie Hubbard. She views politics as a path to support women's role and plans to build a home. Mozzer earned degrees from the University of Colorado and the University of Denver.
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United States
Clara Ruth Mozzer
Denver
Leslie Hubbard
Colorado
Alshe
Miss Mozzer
University of Colorado
University of Denver
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