First Order for the Hike in Second Army
A fragment from New York reports General Killen Stair issuing a first general order for the Second Army of the Pacific. It urges readiness and coordination for a march to Washington and lists whimsical comfort items for soldiers. A Washington Star cartoon caption and a Rivers and Harbors comment follow, including a barbering quip about fate and a joke about a baby selecting possible futures.
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New York
M. Poincare
Ocean
Dea
Congress Hall
United States
Poincare
Mons
Paris
Executive
Heres
Fragmented OCR collage yields surreal sermon and anecdotes
A jumble of quotes and vignettes includes a Connecticut professor advising Sundays, a line about Wilson's election, and stray items from humor columns. Segments touch on carpentry of intellect, Japanese representation, Montreal addresses, silk hats, a five year old Gertrude misreading yesterday as tomorrow, and a duck chorus from a poultry yard.
We Americans can learn from Prussia on public railways
A lengthy comparison argues that Prussia taxed and controlled privately owned railroads to serve public interest, suppressing abuses and ensuring safety. It notes reforms over 20 years leading to constitutional income tax adoption and suggests vigilance to prevent private capture of public assets.
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Josh
Prussia
Iron Horse
Politically Charged Echoes On Judges and Elections
A columnist notes dwindling bench judges and rising judge candidates for senators, debating property and human rights. It cites Aldrich in Rhode Island, Tennessee Chief Justice Shields, and calls for direct election amendments. The piece mocks prying prayers, lampoons gas bills, and recalls four King County representatives who defeated a judges recall.
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United States
Aldrich
Rhode Ialand
Colt
Tennessee
Shields
Senate
Washington
Wray
Goss
Grass
Kennedy
Neves
King County
Cornered in franchise fight cites widows and orphans ownership
Cincinnati traction company claims much of its stock is held by widows and orphans as it battles a Rogers act. The note questions whether these holders include relatives of the bill’s backers. The second line asserts China held civil service exams as early as the 23rd century B C.
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Cincinnati
Traction Company
Ohio Hopper
China
B. C
Careful Cleansing Promise In Pestilent Liver Cure
A historic advertisement touts Cascarets as a sure cure for biliousness and indigestion. It claims torpid liver and bowels cause headaches yellow skin foul breath and fear, promising in a single night relief and months of cheer for a 10 cent box, urging mothers to treat their children too.
Beeple report and old railroad era memories in Charles City
Josh Wise recalls a Beeple report with a lace curtain partition and a gilt mirror in his room. He notes a Want ad seeking two roomers in Charles City and questions the fate of era figures like the brakeman in spring-bottom trousers and a railroad president never charged with rebates.
Maggie Milgates Wins Vacation Prize at Winter Resort
A factory girl writes home from a winter resort about winning a vacation prize and the notable people she meets. The piece highlights her popularity and the social scene surrounding the event.
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Maggie Milgates
Diagram
Sick Sport Letters Describe Cobbles From Chicago
A reader’s sketch details Cobbles, a Chicago wine agent, visiting for a “simple life” amid fellow downtrodden locals. He struggles with gout, eats the full menu and drinks only branded wine, while the author mocks pretensions and laments the hardship of the crowd.
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Chicago
Cobbles
Ana
Maggie
Poincare Elected France's President Amid Frenzied Paris
European correspondent reports the January election process in Versailles and Paris for Raymond Poincare. Delegates assemble, duel rumors surface, photographers flood restaurants, and by 5:50 PM Poincare secures victory, returning to the Elysee amid joyous celebrations.
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Sy Star
Poincare
France
Versailles
Paris
Congress
Monsieur Paris
Monsieur Poincare
Monsieur Wilson
United States
M. Poincare
M. Clemenceau
Secre Bieu
Clemenceau
Wilam
New York
McCombs
Tom Pence
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Moving Picture
Letters to The Star on park plans and taxation
Editor letters discuss city control of Dilling park, opposition to a boulevard and road plans, and fears of privileged development. A Seattle taxpayer decries double taxation on bridges and advocates broader funding. A reader praises editorial coverage of the sheriff issue and another criticizes a man’s view of women’s voting rights amid a Dreamland dance notice.
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the Star
Dilling Park
Boulevard Board
Park Board
Dil Ing Park
Woodland Park
Seattle
Seattie
Seatle
Uch
Minnie B. Frazier
Roberts
Hanford
Painful Times of Housework and Kidney Health
A Seattle woman shares how kidney issues worsen housework and daily life, noting many women suffer nervous, tired, or weak states. Dean's Kidney Pills are claimed to provide quick relief, with Mrs. A Cochran praising their effects after a family member recovered from kidney problems.
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Fremont
United States
Dean
Seattle
A. Cochran
Sturgess Road
Wash
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Lew Baloonea
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Fruit and Produce Exchange
Heaton Traveler
Mars
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Bowton
Japan
America
Togos
St. Cathering At
Montreal
Can
Boston
Mans
Gertrude
Grandma
National Monthly
Nichola
Russell
EARTH
Sacramento
San Diego Gas Co
Shoe Trust
Supreme Court
Oil Trust
Josh Wise
Charles City
W. G. Shepherd
Parie
Mere
Raymond Poincare
Republi
Dreamland
England
Germany
United Sea
Sturgess
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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