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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1915
Page
4
The Town Crier and The Seattle Star converge in praise of the McBride milk purity ordinance. Councilman Lundy’s referendum plan is dismissed as a waste, while Erickson Bolton and Lundy are contrasted with staunch defenders of public health.
A collage of oddities and anecdotes including a Sydney Herald note on a baseball game at an agricultural show ground. An American Australia match caused two injuries from deflected balls, prompting a halt after the health minister’s intervention. Also includes comic snippets about arithmetic, bones, and misstatements.
A Broadway fashion note urges fat women to stop worrying about figures and accept their bodies. The 227 pound performer in New York promotes a carefree stance, arguing life is short and style shifts from a bloated figure to a skinnier ideal are constant campaigns.
A breezy 1910s style column warns blondes on sun exposure risking skin cancer from direct rays, urges shade and parasols to avoid freckles and burnt leather looks, then shifts to urging Seattle crowds to welcome the Liberty Bell. It recalls frontline dispatches, travel notes, and a jab at the Kaiser over the Ben Davis apple.
A garbled mix of headlines and anecdotes describes a chaotic scene from a prison era news page. It references De Wolf and Lillian Russell like figures, a misquoted songs and rumors about a “yellow peril” label. Whitesburg reports Judge Collins and jailer Hall acquiring the first automobiles in town triggering fascination.
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith refused to discuss cabinet dissension and said war subjects serve no good purpose. Dr Christopher Addison for Lloyd George announced 95 266 skilled workmen enrolled at factories, signaling improvement in munitions.
Letters discuss wartime Japanese threat fears, Lake Wilderness water changes after a Seattle dynamite blast, and a painting contractor George Moore who tried to slit his throat after unemployment. The Star editors are urged to investigate lake mystery and address public concern.
Theodore Teepe argues that taxing labor products rather than land value would reduce taxes on work and prevent unemployment driven deaths. He warns that taxing property inflates living costs and harms families, proposing full removal of labor taxes in favor of land value taxes.
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