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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
11
The Star editorial argues Ole Hanson stands on Americanism, urging voters to back him next Tuesday. It warns that miscast support could bring bloodshed and hardship to Seattle, claiming Hanson kept faith with the city and its voters when the test came.
The passage frames Lincoln as the culmination of frontier ideals guiding the Civil War and abolition. It emphasizes the Northwest draining through canals and railroads shaping 1860 election outcomes, the frontier as a moral and economic engine, and the ongoing need to adapt pioneer lessons to future challenges amid political conflict and war.
An editorial likens loud talk to an empty barrel. real value comes from substance. It urges individuals to speak only to elicit useful knowledge and organizations to repair any critical squeaks in their operations to prevent failure and foster lasting friendships.
Hastings King introduces Bill No. 95 in Olympia to classify logging railroads as common carriers and place them under a public commission. The measure aims to curb current abuses by large operators who pressure timber owners and small lumbermen seeking fair timber values. The fate rests with lawmakers and potential leadership influence.
The Rev Charles Stelzle urges a modern citizenship to embody Lincoln's spirit of sacrifice and duty. He recalls Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and calls readers to persevere, serve humanity, and safeguard democracy through personal responsibility and global solidarity.
Dr. Joseph Beech, returning Methodist missionary, reports four million isolated Western China tribes ignorant of Europe and the world war. He describes diverse tribes with no schools, many wives and husbands, duels to settle disputes, and a land mass about the size of Iowa bounded by Kan su Burmah Yunan Kweichow Szechuan and Tibet.
Paris reports President WH von received the prince of Wales at the Murat palace and they conversed for fifteen minutes.
A verse on the German monarch William II notes his birth date and frames his royal lineage as a symbol of tyranny. The poem laments oppression, women’s suffering, and the cost of autocratic power, ending by linking the crown to tyranny and its legacy.
A World War I era letter argues between the Stars and Stripes and a blood-red rag, urging workers to choose liberty for labor and capital. The writer, from a Kenton war-time unit in 1918 France, comments on German air combat, American troops, and a Christmas package while noting wartime fortifications and an aviation field nearby.
A WWI era dispatch from John Arthur with the American Army of Occupation at Coliers to his mother Mrs George Arthur of Renton Washington notes the fall of a German ace and marks the year as 1919 with a personal touch.
Phillip A Waits of Old Tacoma testifies Tanlac improved his health after twenty years of stomach and kidney trouble. He claims fifteen pound weight gain, relieved back and hip pain, and restored sleep and appetite after using two bottles. Sold in Seattle by Bartell Drug Stores under a Tanlac representative.
Reverend Charles Stelzle writes that friends claim to be becoming oriented by checking themselves against first principles. He notes the term today means adjusting by recognized truths and aligning with new global changes as old ways pass away. The piece reflects social shifts and self reassessment.
Washington reports in informed circles that Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy is to be U S ambassador to Paria. The news comes as speculation centers on his possible diplomatic appointment.
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