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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
5
A Star report details high Swiss living costs for an American family in a private consular area. It notes prices for food and goods such as butter, bone, veal, shirts, soap, and linens, plus annual rent of a flat at $500. The narrator traces a three person family’s modest yearly expenses.
John H. Packer of Liberty Missouri says Tanlac cured his stomach misery after 16 years on raw eggs. He reports weight gain from 124 to 160 pounds and renewed energy, noting relief from indigestion constipation and gas. Advertisement states Seattle Bartell Stores carry Tanlac.
Miss Helen Gill argues in favor of experienced lovers in a Potash and Perlmutter play adaptation at the Metropolitan theatre. She cites women preferring men who have known many women, and notes reforming women value sophistication and worldly charm over pure innocence. The piece includes quotes on what women find attractive and the social dynamics of romance and mastery.
The paving of Leary Avenue between Ballard and Westlake avenues will be considered by the city streets committee on January 20. Improvements to Boyer Avenue and nearby streets await further plans by the city engineer.
Tacoma December 27 Joseph H Lyons former secretary of the Tacoma Central Labor council and prominent labor leader was yesterday appointed city superintendent of transportation for the municipal street railway line which goes under full city supervision January 1.
British expert H. C. Normand, long studying Far East affairs, says the China Japan dispute before the Versailles table will shape world peace. He arrived in San Francisco en route to Versailles and will testify to inform the settlement of the major issue.
German troops in Cologne decorated Wilhelm's statue with a Dunce's cap a traveling bag and a cane after word of his flight. A message on the statue read Here goes the great scoundrel marking the act as a postwar taunt from occupying forces.
London dispatch reports Tewfik Pasha, grand vizier of Turkey, saying the country lacks capable public hand to govern and proposing that the Entente powers lend trained administrators and advisers to help solve the nation’s difficulties.
In Paris on December 27 President and Mrs Wilson traveled to France when Ambassador Jusserand joined their deck conversation. The exchange included a quip about a film and a joke about near beer called Veve la France. The president ribbed Jusserand with Bevo American as laughter echoed.
The report notes Burleson shows little interest in developing mail plane production and hints at limited prospects for local aviation projects.
Walter Meier reports from Washington that the capital issues committee has ceased to exist despite a last appeal to continue. He alleges the group sought ongoing control of civic spending for Mant ern bankers. Reports from the department of labor show southern cotton fields suffer labor exodus to northern war plants causing shortages.
The Tenyo Maru bound for America from Japan sparked a seasick scare aboard with Allied national anthems played during a patriotic meeting. Bonde apologized to Rear Admiral Knight after being escorted from the gathering as tensions cooled.
Prominent lumbermen and shingle manufacturers from the Pacific Northwest, members of the West Coast Lumbermen's association, gathered in Tacoma to discuss future government relations for the lumber industry. A. C. Dixon of Heath Kelly Lumber Co. in Eugene, Oregon, was to report on his East investigations.
Tacoma and Victoria reports share the same wire. In Tacoma the city electricians, on strike for a week over pay, voted to accept city council ordnance based on the Macy award at 6.40 dollars a day, ending the stoppage. The protesters had demanded 7.20 dollars, arguing financial impossibility. In Victoria, the Blue Funnel liner Protestants carried 2000 troops under Brigadier General Breckford to Siberia, departing on Thursday.
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