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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
3
The Seattle Star blasts the Billingsleys as a menace to peace, urging drastic action to curb their alleged gunplay and illegal cache linked to a homicide. Officials hint at harsher measures while vowing to send them out of the state.
Citizens across Lake Washington petition G County for more frequent ferries between Bellevue and towns, urging a 6 to 8 am and similar evening schedule. Current services run 6 am and 7 50 am with long gaps, forcing early departures or costly launches, and the Leschi ferry at 6 pm followed by 9 pm limits return for workers.
An American inventor argues that if we can build submarines like the Deutschland, we should do so to counter German and Japanese commerce, explore blockade implications, and leverage potential resources such as Alaska and the Philippines. He contrasts wartime needs with the idea of helping enemy trade.
Critics dismiss the Deutschland voyage as only a temporary boost to Germany’s food supply and not a lasting solution. The editorial cautions against overrating wartime cargo, noting seven hundred fifty tons is far from relief and warns against letting profit motives define progress.
In Cleveland a humorous note emerges from a divorce case where Mr. H. W. Mowery alleges his wife bit him on the neck and shoulder and he bit her in return. The quip about livers and bites reflects the lighthearted take on a strained situation.
On the Hart ranch a group of eight men stake placer claims across twenty acres, backed by Stanley. Peaceful Hart seeks injunctions with Baumberger but the others resist. Miss Georgie uncovers mining-law precedents while Good Indian and Evadna untangle the legal tangle and tensions at the strawberry patch rise.
Advice warns that soaps and shampoos contain alkali that dries the scalp and makes hair brittle. Recommends pure refined coconut oil as a mild alternative, used with water to produce a rich lather that cleanses hair and scalp. Coconut oil is inexpensive, available at pharmacies, and suitable for all family members.
A Native leader Peppajee directs the Good Indian to relay a distant warning in a ritual squaw-talk while Miss Georgie Howard questions her role and the interview leaves Good Indian pondering its value and Hartley awaiting clearance at the small red station house near Reno.
An advertisement promotes Stearns Electric Rat and Roach Paste as ready to use. It claims a box kills cockroaches after use and notes no mixing required, with directions in 18 languages and two sizes priced at 250 and $1.00, sold by retailers nationwide.
Public health copy warns against ignoring pains in kidney stomach joints and head. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as the cure and claims money back if ineffective. Sold by Owl Drug Co with a guarantee and warning against substitutes.
A reader asks about canning green peas and reusing soured canned peas. Advice covers sterilizing jars, steam boiler method, two hours boiling, sealing, and disposal of soured contents. Also requests complete furniture polish formula using linseed oil and turpentine with careful mixing to avoid curdling.
A clipped, comic collage notes quips about a Seattle elite and a Venice California ex-trustee recovering from pellagra, followed by a mock hometown gossip and a Punch style wordplay about bricks and spelling, with sparse names and places referenced.
Richard Henry Tuttle, who went to Texas as a war correspondent with Chicago troops, surprised his wife by asking for winter underwear on his return. He described 95 degrees locally as much hotter on the border, noting the chill felt there. A social club meeting had 19 members present due to illness. Fred Hamond and Randie Carley provided music, with a solo by Jack Wallace.
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