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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1917
Page
4
A letter argues against spending $100,000 on a luxury mountain road in Scenic district, calling for halting unexpended funds from the old board of commissioners. It urges using money for local needs and criticizes other proposed expenditures as wasteful.
A Seattle storm and political maneuvering stalled the Guaranty Law debate as bankers press for the bill, backed by Nichols Hastings and Farnsworth measures. Advocates insist banks must be free to operate with a guaranteed law, while opposition claims delay. The Ballard holdup case details remain unclear.
Citizens urge Jimmie Davis to report the Adams bill favorably from his appropriations committee to secure DC funds for Northwest tourism. Reynolds faces opposition but is urged to travel to Washington for thousands of state tourists amid a broader fight. local leaders Gill and Volkmar clash as press reports frame the public interest.
A letter from a farmer and taxpayer argues that producers receive low returns after freight and commissions. He recalls veal delivering only 6.70 on 97 pounds and a hog earning 14.63 on 214 pounds, noting poor dock-to-kill handling and better terms from a Japanese trader. He urges Seattle to back a municipal market with county help.
Editor C G Clifford proposes a wholesale market linked to the retailer to serve customers in outlying districts and ensure fair pricing for handling foods, arguing it would work well.
A letter questions Captain Koenig of Deutschland fame and the British war prison status. The writer argues Koenig appeared on a friendly mission, praises his character, and urges the British government to release him and his crew to remain in America until the European war ends.
The report notes about 230 warships capable of sailing within 48 hours. It also mentions hundreds of privately owned boats that could be readied for business in 48 hours as part of anti submarine guards.
Jelly is described as a nervous excitable food that collapses when not contained. It needs handling on a spoon to stay calm and move, otherwise it falls apart and remains weak and timid.
The clipped dialogue spans a comic exchange about a hat, a marriage rumor, and a playful yet chaotic scene. A child claims bedsheets missing, another hushes about a neighbor’s gossip, while a censor’s kick hints at unruly behavior witnessed by Katy and others.
A fragmentary, sensational piece describes two college students in Eugene paying funeral expenses by acting as pallbearers for two dollars. It mixes gossip about Jonathan Jones a clerk at Burgemeier Bros with violent imagery, social intrigue, and moralizing observed during a spring day.
Julia adjusts to Jim's world of wealth and society in San Francisco's elite circle. Amid delicate gossip at the Browning ball she defends a lighter girl’s past, while questioning her own longing for deeper meaning beyond gowns and dinners.
Jim and Julia clash over a casual remark about another woman. Jim asserts pride in his wife and requests that such subjects be avoided. They part at the house in silence, hinting at ongoing tension in their relationship.
Pendleton Oregon reports a tribal lands dispute on the Umatilla reservation as Umapine and allied Cayuse leaders push to divide 75 000 acres among descendants. No Shirt leads opposition while officials in Washington are asked to intervene. The council vote favors division three to one amid fierce resistance from the old-guard faction.
A store manager warns a female employee about treating customers properly after a minor incident last week angered a major customer. An in-store visitor notes the beer trade ban as a consequence of the event, prompting the manager to reinforce proper conduct.
The pamphlet advises preparing bottle baby's food with diluted whole milk. Starting on day three, give three ounces of milk daily, diluted with seven ounces of water and boiled, plus one tablespoon lime juice and two teaspoons sugar, in seven feedings.
A shopper attempted to exchange a shirt but the man who bought it had already left in a fit of anger resembling a wet hen, leaving the store without completing the swap.
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