Convalescents to Camp Lewis Urged as Health Asset
The Mitchell Co appeals to Pacific Northwest Commercial clubs to protest removing convalescent soldiers from Camp Lewis. It praises Camp Lewis as top military hospital with ideal climate for recovery and urges inviting the president to speak, backed by local medical groups and civic leaders.
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Mitchell Co
Pacific North
Lewis
Letterman
San Francisco
California
Pacific Northwest
Camp Lewis
United States
Campris
Puget Sound
Northwest
Six to Eleven: The Night Shift for Mothers in Industry
A national business feature questions the rise of a successful American woman born of capital and contrasts it with the plight of mothers who must work 6 to 11 at night. The piece argues such hours disrupt families, and notes many workers are foreign born, including Finnish, Bohemian, and Slavic. It raises concerns about social impact and national stability.
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Fee
Ara Dhaues
Ates
Iit
Keeping Up With the Joneses Comic Strip Debuts in The Star
The Star introduces Keeping Up With the Joneses a daily comic strip about a social climbing family. Ma pursues fashion and status while Pa endures discomfort and camouflage antics from Mrs Jones, with lighthearted humor and everyday life satire.
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Joneses
Mrs. Jones
Harvard
America
Star
Kirkland Ferry Route Proposed To Speed Seattle Access
A shortened King county ferry plan would run from the south end of Lake Union to downtown Seattle, replacing the current route to Son Park. The proposal aims to shave travel time and improve service, though officials note it is not a major change in policy.
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Kirkland
Seattle
King County
Lake Union
Son Park
Honest confessions and street corner jokes on stage
Captain Tinney’s remarks between acts of Attaboy reveal Theda Bara fanfare and army camp gags that draw loud laughter. The piece notes jokes about Germans and drafting, a math riddle, and quotes from the Boston Transcript and other readers. Local quips include a Southern sermon, a grand mother’s nerves, and Fifth Avenue footmen strike chatter.
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Frank Tinney
Attaboy
Washington
Baltimore
Theda Bara
Tinney
July 9 historical battles span Swiss victory to Braddock defeat
On July 9 in 1386 Swiss defeated Austria securing independence and Arnold Winkelreid died commemorated in James Montgomery poem Make way for liberty. In 1755 Braddock’s defeat at Monongahela saw Washington save the remnant as 1 200 British regulars and 1 000 colonials faced 200 French and 600 Indians. In 1916 the German submarine Deutschland reached Chesapeake Bay on a 16 day voyage from Heligoland carrying rubber and metal.
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Leopold
Switzerland
Arnold Winkelreid
James Montgomery
the Monongahela
Braddock
America
England
Alleghany Mountains
Fort du Quesne
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Heligoland
Europe
Germany
Baltimore
Weser River
And God Took Him A Quiet Walk To Home
Staff writer at The Star reflects on the biblical account of Enoch walking with God. The piece frames aging believers as drawing nearer to heaven and viewing eternity more clearly, ending with death as departure to a new life with God.
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the Star
Enoch
God
Heaven
Miracles by Edmund Vance Cooke
A poem explores belief in miracles from biblical signs to personal love. The speaker shifts from external wonders to a private, intimate miracle, declaring that being alive and loved by the beloved is the greatest miracle of all. The verse emphasizes a transformative view of miracles centered on human connection.
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Edmund Vance Cooke
Lazarus
Eddmund Vance Cooke
Tides
Poem contrasts autocracy and Bolshevism with democracy free speech guiding the nation. It argues both extremes threaten liberty, praising democracy as ruled by opinion and reason, unthreatened by rulers or mobs. The piece reflects 1919 pro democracy sentiment amid postwar tensions.
Prohibition Debate Draws National Capital Crowd
A large crowd gathered in the National Capital to protest Prohibition. Organized Labor cited fear for workers in craft trades and wage concerns, while praising Samuel Gompers but criticizing partisan views. The piece emphasizes that broad citizenry, the bourgeoisie and the “class that is no class,” ultimately pushed for Prohibition through voting.
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National
Europe
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
Woodrow Wilson
Federation of Labor
Wilson
Democratic Party
Republican Party
American Federation of Labor
Socialism
Old Gardener Recommends Powdered Sulphur For Garden Health
The Old Gardener notes powdered sulphur as a remedy for common garden troubles. It protects roses currant and gooseberry bushes from mildew and dusting potatoes helps control early blight. A mix of dry arsenate of lead and sulphur serves as an insecticide and fungicide for melons cucumbers and squashes.
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Seattle Star
Oeeman C Carroll
A Fitzgerald
Villa
Baker
To Grande
By McKee
Hell
Johnny
B. B
New York
Fifth Ave
Charles Stelzle
Prohibition
Charles Henry Melzer
The
North American Review
Black River
Renton
New Castle
Grand Ridge
Utah Lump Black Diamond
Tone Lump
Lump Nut Roslyn Mine Run
Wingate Furnace
Carbonado Coal Sales Agency
Elliott
Connecticut St
University District
White Building
4Th Ave
Spring and
Seneca Streets
the Pacific Telephone
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