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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
4
Senate hearing revealed inadequate clothing and hospital capacity at Camp Bowie Texas. Gen Greble testified 16 National Guardsmen died daily due to delays while Sharpe noted wool purchases took April to August. Call to slash red tape and fire bureau chiefs.
The article argues that Congress action on the prohibition amendment will unite distillers and brewers against a wholesale crackdown. It notes past divisions among beer wine and distillery interests and cites California New York and Ohio as examples of light drink elements seeking shelter under milder labels.
Congressman Nick Longworth calls to amend the income tax provision that imposes a flat eight percent rate on professional salaries. He argues the flat tax unfairly targets college professors editors store managers while others such as stock gamblers profiteers and prizefighters escape with two to three percent rates.
In wartime satire, the piece notes Jerusalem’s fall boosts morale against the Turks, mocks German peace toys, and lampoons leaders while touching on Allenby’s Palestine campaign, Brest-Litovsk talks, and food shortages. The column mixes quips on politics, sport, and daily life.
A collection of clipped wit and reader notes referencing humorous lines and quips about daily life. Mentions Camp Lewis, a Windcor tie, censoring mail, and a querulous letter from a mother. Also notes about meals and a request to recruit Ernest Kaitter from Fall Creek Wisconsin.
A fragmented miscellany cites wartime resolve and maintaining morale amid national anxieties. It references Philander Johnson’s Washington Star note on a Northwest Texas insane asylum site and a Cuba bred alien dogged by customs in New York.
The Star column discusses the state bank examiner's lack of results in liquidating the Northern bank and the German-American Mercantile bank. It notes a 25 percent dividend paid after the bank's collapse, questionable efforts to collect loans, and failed takeover negotiations tied to stockholder cash calls. The writer alleges examiner sympathy toward a widow stockholder and hints at political influence harming depositors. An editor's note adds that a 10 percent payment to German American depositors was planned and Northern proceeds depend on proceeds from lasaquah opal lands. May imply depositor risk from dishonest officers and political appointees.
Representative Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee seeks repeal of the war tax exemption on congressional salaries arguing it is bad taste for lawmakers to grant themselves a privilege. He asserts tax dodging takes many forms and should be stopped.
The article describes nationwide rat control initiatives urging citizen involvement. It notes municipal workers aided by dogs killing thousands of rats in Folketone Fingland and cites historical rat battles in New Turlington Ohio. It highlights boards of trade civic societies and clubs as key players while calling for fat and health conservation during wartime.
A brief guidance explains relief for throat blockage. In choking cases the back blows and forceful breaths can expel the obstruction. This method emphasizes prompt action to restore airflow and prevent asphyxia.
A brief notice invites a veteran editor to lead with a long column on the question Whither Are We Drifting in Petrograd. The ad seeks experience in strong opinion writing and familiar newspaper pacing.
Margie Waverley learns Alice must choose between love for Pat and a past affair with Harvey. Harvey faces ruin after bank fraud, is dying, and seeks help from the pair. Margie offers money and vows to take control, promising to handle Harvey and shield Pat from the truth.
Vern G. Kelly, 26, died after being electrocuted while repairing a street arc light at 2909 55th St. Sunday night. He was taken to hospital but died en route. He lived at 3614 43rd Ave. N. E. in the city.
A delegation from the Chamber of Commerce will travel to Bremerton Monday to honor Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz on his promotion from captain to rear admiral.
Mary Pickford appears in a film posing as Unity Blake with hair slicked back. Dorothy Dalton returns in Love Letters at Liberty, while Wallace Reid in Nan of Music Mountain tops Coliseum program. Rex Beach The Auction Block plays at Strand. Annette Kellermann stars The Daughter of the Gods at Clemmer. George Castle, notable vaudeville figure, dies in Miami.
Abner Eplians of Crossroads Indiana proposes an odd farming scheme claiming fish can live out of water. He envisions large fish eating smaller ones to feed a family and suggests no ponds are needed since waterless tanks would prevent weight loss and freezes.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as an old family favorite still superior in purifying blood expelling humors restoring appetite and banishing fatigue. It claims roots herbs barks and berries from a Boston physician prescription as a standard tonic for blood stomach liver and kidneys.
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