Seattle Council Urged to Decide on Skagit Power Site Now
City officials face a direct choice on developing the Skagit river power site as Uncle Sam offers a proposition. The council is urged to act without delay, weighing the huge cheap power against the millions required, with Corporation Counsel Caldwell pressing for prompt action. President Fitzgerald and Francis J. Heney are referenced in urging dispatch.
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Seattle
Skagit River
Sam
Skagit
Caldwell
Fitzgerald
Government food controls hinge on public compliance
The piece argues government reliance on public behavior to curb consumption, calling for direct control of supply for wheat and meat. It warns that millers must meet 74 percent flour output and suggests using the government’s leverage against big butchers amid wartime shortages and anti-German sentiment among consumers.
Isn’t It So Meatless Diet Order Sparks Debate
The piece argues that Hoover era rationing enforces discipline rather than broad change, noting two porkless days weekly and meatless meals for many. It criticizes the upscale reliance on restaurant dining and highlights limited impact on overall habits while referencing Seattle bank clearings breaking records.
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Hoover
May Be of Lasting Benefit
The passage argues there is no distress from the new food order and that the country can cope without wheat meat. It suggests the measure disciplines indulgent tastes and views intelligent eating as a lasting benefit akin to government control of public utilities.
Let It Be and Allenby win in Palestine
The piece argues that Allied victory in Palestine hinges on Turkish collapse and shifts on the Eastern Front, suggesting Bulgarian defeat and Austro German forces in Italy may retreat. It also notes a broad impact on the Russian front and calls for U S service members to insure before the deadline.
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Allenby
Palestine
Turkey
Bulgaria
Italy
Holy Land
Mallard man invents gas mask and safety trick
Ochiltree News reports a Mallard resident invented a gas mask and describes a dramatic rescue during a water tank incident. Bermett slipped and fell, froze to a rope, then used breath and repeated pulls to reach the top. General Wood and Colonel Moone are referenced in humorous private anecdotes.
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M M. Bermett
Q and A Gossip on Poetry Glasses and Foot Rules
A column of letters asks why Col Theodore Roosevelt wears glasses and muses on becoming a poet. Other notes joke about the foot rule's inventor, while readers chide and remark on actors quarrels and resolutions.
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BE. D. K
Col. Theodore Roosevelt
L. C.D
Editor Questions and Family Stumpers in Loose Conversation
A noisy column presents a string of quirky questions about everyday life and rules. Topics range from nerve tenderness and etiquette to rail service, street fights, and city manners. The items read like a light reader of curiosities with brief opinions.
Household Hints From Mrs E D K
A collage of light tips and quips including repurposing old pants as megaphones and billiard cushions as furniture pads. Anecdotes warn against cheap talk and note a rubber doorbell will aid housework, plus a cheeky line about Honest Abe Lincoln's birthday.
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Akron Rubber Company
Tacomans Set Pace for Smileage Drive
Tecoma eitisena has purchased 5,000 smileage books for soldiers at Camp Lewis. The state plans to triple its quota to 15,000 books. Smileage books fund sending theatrical companies to cantonments and operating modern theatres for civilians.
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Camp Lewis
Tecoma Eitisena
Witiers
Agricultural Area in San Fernando Valley May Rival Europe
A read sentence notes that the San Fernando Valley in California has nearly as much agricultural land as some European countries, highlighting the region's farming scale and land use.
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San Fernando Valley
California
Pope's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a quick safe cure for indigestion and gas. It claims the remedy neutralizes acidity, stops fermentation, and sweetens the stomach within minutes for fifty cents a large case at drugstores.
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Pape
Costa
Drug Storey
Syracuse Man Promotes Cure for Rheumatism
Mark H. Jackson of Syracuse New York describes years of rheumatic suffering and misery and urges other rheumatic victims to learn how he was cured, sharing his experience and outlook to help others in pain.
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Mark H. Jackson
Syracuse
New York
Patriotism Theme At Beattie Aerie Eagles Ball
The 19th annual Beattie Aerie No 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles ball will be held in the lodge hall Tuesday night. The program features a patriotic service with a tar above each member’s name and 18 dances, each a patriotic number.
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Beattie Aerie No. 1
Order of Eagles
Eagles Here Dance Under Service Flag Ball at Beattie Aerie
The Eagles held their 17th annual ball of Beattie aerie No 1 FO. BK with a service flag display showing a star for each member. The program honored A. J. Witchell, killed in action in France on Sept 12 1916.
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Beattie Aerie No 1
A. J. Witchell
France
Charges Dismissed Against Attorneys in Land Act Case
Charges against Attorney Edward M. Comyna and C. L. Byron for filing false certificates in land applications were dismissed by U A. 8 Commissioner Robert W. McClelland. Evidence showed the land office had no authority under the violated land act to require any affidavit.
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Edward M. Comyna
C. L. Byron
UA. 8
Robert W. McClelland
Land Office
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Reliable Health Tonic
Disease is ever the same and Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to be a safe reliable blood purifier for over 40 years. The ad touts it as a general tonic and appetite maker for all ages, aiding digestion and supplying rich red blood for health. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla today and start now.
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America
Hood
Allies Look to America to Lead War Effort, Says Ambassador Sharp
The American ambassador to France urges unity and national resolve as the United States stands at the start of a year of momentous global consequences. He appeals for full American effort in war and peace to defend rights, world freedom, and human government.
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America
Ambassador Sharp
WM. G. Shar
France
United States
Stuttgart Neues Tageblat
Antilles
Europe
German Press Mocked Indians and US War Effort
Stuttgart papers deride American soldiers and mock Roosevelt while praising German antiwar sentiment at home. They claim US troop transport failures and bomber plans show America’s weakness, and critique German Americans for loyalty to the United States over Germany.
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American War Department
America
Washington
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Oregon
T. R
Wilson
Germany
Income Tax Puzzles Answered by The Star Editor
A 1917 tax Q and A column covers filing needs for married couples with rental income, a Canadian resident, a loss on house construction, a senior mother with a blind child, and stock dividend taxation. Key points include required returns for net incomes, exemptions for dependents, and capital vs income treatment of sales.
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