Chamberlain S. 1695 Bill on Citizen Training and Defense
The Star promotes S. 1695 the Chamberlain bill to create citizen cadet corps citizen army citizen ivy and citizen reserve army with option to enlist in regular forces. It argues the measure offers advanced defense theory citing Swiss and Australian models and promises ongoing coverage by Charles Edward Russell in a series on 64th congress preparedness.
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Citizen Army
Citizen Ivy
Navy
Regular Army
United States
Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
The
Star
Charles Edward Russell
America
Washington
Russell
The Blockade Question and Defining the Seas
R F Paine argues Britain may press a complete blockade to starve Germany, forcing America to choose between surrendering freedom of the seas or arming for defense. He urges Americans and Canadians to decide whether to enforce an embargo on war munitions and money to uphold national rights.
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Great Britain
United States
Bulgaria
Greece
Rumania
America
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Europe
Britain
Canada
Washington
Newly Weds and Home Advice in Cynthia Grey’s Letters
A collage of reader questions and answers covers midnight lunch menus with clam lettuce sandwiches, packing lists for brides, tips on preserving rings, home fudge recipes, divorce and Idaho marriage legality, hair care with oils, breaking off old crushes gently, mole removal, improper gifts, and hospital visiting etiquette. Notable notes include Jack the jeweler aiding ring resizing and Ada’s fudge method using maple syrup and cream.
War May Wipe Out Peerages
United Press reports London proposes to prevent extinction of British peerages due to war. With Lord Keetoven killed and heirs to Lincolnshire and Ribblesdale fallen, special remainders to female lines may be created. Six titles extinct so far in the war. At start of 1915 the UK had 581 hereditary peers.
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Wilbur
Forrest United Press
London
Marth
Lord Keetoven
Lord Lincolnshire
Lord Ribblesdale
United Kingdom
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Health Claim
A 19th century style advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims coated tongues signal constipation and promises quick relief by passing waste bile and undigested food, urging mothers to buy a 50 cent bottle from the California Syrup Company with printed directions.
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California
California Mig Syrup Company
No Middle of Road With R H Thomson City Engineer
A portrait of Reginald H Thomson a Seattle city engineer of 20 years as he runs in the council race. Supporters praise his feats in municipal water sewage harbor plans and port engineering while critics point to debts and property impacts from major projects.
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R. H. Thomson
Reginald H. Thomson
Comed
Ike
Thomason
Seattle
Saturday Evening Post
Ike George Cotterill
Judge Moore
Thomson
Hague
Denny Regrade
British Columbia
Strathcona Park
Indiana
Notable Figure's Daily Routines and Pain Relief Methods
The text notes relief from pain through cold water sponging or hot cloth applications, specifying a balance to avoid excessive heat. It also mentions Gladstone dedicating two hours daily to personal care and outliving his contemporaries.
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Gladstone
Atlas the Mighty Man And The Balloon Escape Thrill
The tale tells how Atlas, a mighty figure, carried the heavens as a crowd fed him gifts and money for courage. He vanished one November morning by piloting a balloon, leaving the sky intact but the people furious and seeking clues across the seas.
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Atlas
Seven Seas
Training High School Boys Favored by State Official
Victor Zednick of the state commission on Washington schools urges state laws requiring military training in high schools and says he will push for the recommendation to the legislature.
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Victor Zednick
State Commission
Washington
New Trade and Commercial Classes Open at Y M C A Branch
New classes in machine trades and commercial departments of the Y M C A educational branch opened Monday as the second semester of the boys school and college preparatory work began.
Editorial clash over war stance sparks sharp memory joke
A contemporary critic challenges the paper’s war editorial asking if we recall Horatius at the bridge but the desk replies with a quip denying any bridge game. The exchange highlights tensions over the editorial stance and wartime commentary.
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Horatius
Inquisitive prompt questions odd animal care rule
The inquiry wonders why phrases like Water the horse are acceptable while Milk the cat would be odd. It hints at language patterns and possible ambiguity in verb animal pairings. The user also mentions lifstaff and Mr Skinner, suggesting a playful or chaotic tone.
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Sik
Skinner
Ing
Epigraphic Quirks Echo Through Rooms and Monuments
A fragment quotes a playful line about caution in love and fashion, noting hard drinkers dislike soft water. It also cites an inscription from an Egyptian monument where the face of Rameses resembles his mummy, illustrating a curious juxtaposition of modern taste and ancient imagery.
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Rameses
Nervous Eavesdrop At Skykomish Road Turn
A magazine serial note describes Holworthy listening at a door as a plan unfolds. In another line a sign lamp glows through hundreds of motoristas at a road turn near Skykomish.
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Holworthy
Skykomish
Brick friend defies odds in wall and rescue tale
A humorous exchange riffs on loyalty and danger as a man nicknamed a brick faces a wall and a rough rescue scene. Dialogue contrasts bravado and disbelief with a comic punchline about office work and knowing when you are through.
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Liniment
Star's Health Campaign
American Medical Association
Everett True
Stetson
Bing
Eustace
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