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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
4
The piece argues physicians should avoid declaring a patient has no chance of recovery. It cites Buffalo Bill and Dr Mary Walker to show people outlive dire forecasts. It contends belief in a doomed outcome may hasten death while leaving room for recovery with trust and hope.
The report notes Chief Beckingham should keep a couple of lung motors near Green Lake as temperatures drop and skating begins, indicating preparedness for cold weather conditions and potential public use of the lake.
William Jennings Bryan argues churches should unite to urge peace in Europe and address social obligations. He notes Northern and Southern church splits persist from the Civil War and criticizes purely doctrinal preaching. He says war could spur churches to adopt social gospel teachings grounded in Jesus love for neighbors. An abrupt Nicaragua note follows.
Senator Jesse Jones attacks home rule with a committee push to regulate jitneys under public service control. He argues city councils are unable to manage utilities and that state regulation could drive jitneys from business. The core issue: can first class cities manage their own affairs?
A Massachusetts court ruling holds that a wife acts only as her husband's agent in market transactions and has no contractual relation with sellers. A wife who bought spoiled meat for her household suffered illness. damages accrued to the husband, not the wife, under the agency finding.
A New York Bureau of Social Hygiene report asserts New York's moral tone is higher than ever. The piece notes lavish spending patterns as a young heir appears poised to inherit a fortune and questions how money influences morals. The report cites nightly expenditures on wine and women as evidence of current social behavior.
A humorous column relays odd tips such as wearing nitro sneakers to avoid asthma a 190 mile daily walk boosting breakfast appetite and bizarre methods to curb habits and germs.
A columnist riffs on scandal and gender stereotypes with jokes about Miss Rocks, an osteopath, and a gag reel in Seattle. The piece mocks or lampoons moral outrage, theater signs, and outdated quips while noting a focus on gender in cases of scandal.
A diaristic chapter reveals Edith's magnetic hold over Ruth and husband Alec, and the narrator's mixed feelings toward Edith's social ascendancy. The piece contrasts Edith's ambition with the narrator's disillusionment with Dr. Maynard, whose letters shift from romance to clinical detachment.
At midnight in New York Lucy Chenery Varese recalls meeting Dr. Maynard who, after years apart, confesses his true feelings. A tense revelation follows as Lucy rejects a lifelong idol and accepts real affection from Maynard, ending with a vow of love.
A Star letter urges heating and closing Seattle Electric Railway cars amid freezing cabins and rider suffering. The writer contrasts with Green Lake cars and calls for action by the paper to protect passengers. Another letter defends farmers against city folk stereotypes and notes rural readers favor serious periodicals over sensational fiction.
A wife writes to The Star critiquing grocery prices and meat trimming. She warns that roasts contain excessive bone weight, boosting per pound cost, and notes bones are sold separately and suet is trimmed to sell beef lard, urging more honest retail practices.
A City man reflects on a stage rube who makes him laugh yet questions whether such comedy holds a true mirror to life. He ponders farmers and staged persona, suggesting performance may distort rather than reveal real character.
Mrs Lowden wife of Illinois' new governor prepares the executive mansion at Springfield as a hub for state society. Her mother Mrs George Pullman is among Chicago's best known society leaders.
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