Seattle must start hotel expansion to capture tourist trade
Herbert Cuthbert argues Seattle loses $150 a day from hotel shortages as a major convention and tourist flow shifts to the Pacific Northwest. He cites Portland and Olympia efforts, urges a first class hotel of 600 to 800 rooms, and notes hotel guests spend millions.
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Automobile Club
Seattle
Iis
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Pacific North
Olympia
Lal Man
Herbert Cuthbert
Pacific Northwest Tourist Association
Foresters urged clear national forestry policy
President Charles Lathrop Pack warns at an American Forestry Association meeting that forests face a 25 to 30 year drain and urges a federal timber policy. He proposes extending federal holdings, state fire protection collaboration, forest taxation and loans, plus surveys and research to safeguard future timber supplies.
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Charles Lathrop Pack
American Forestry Association
United States
Great Lakes
New England
This Fish Is a Wonder
A humor piece extols the Eskimo delicacy of the Dallic Pedorcilis or Alaskan black fish. It describes winter catches, frozen heaps that briefly revive when thawed, and townsfolk amused by the fish’s antics. The piece praises absurd comic potential in the fish’s never dying antics.
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Federal
Solomon
Handicaps by Edmund Vance Cooke
A compact poem contrasts Youth and Old Age as a chase after a elusive dust cloud. Youth pursues swiftly while Old Age slowly follows, bearing a heavy load. The piece notes how time pressures Youth but Age always has time to wait and eventually the dust cloud is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Vance Cooke
Pau
Fishy fright on Union Bay a summer lake tale to Aileen Claire
A humorous handwritten note from a shy mermaid on Lake Washington recalls a summer fishing trip in a tiny patched boat on Union Bay. The writer imagines a fin, shouts at a fish, and asks Mayor Hugh M. Oakdwell to raise streetcar rates to 65th Ave near Green Lake.
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Arks
Lake Washington
Aileen Claire
Madison Park
Dad
Union Bay
Aileen
Hugh M. Oakdwell
Green Lake
65Th Ave
Era of Good Feeling and a Call for Unity
Frank Crane urges an end to partisan rancor in the United States. He notes World War I has blurred old divides and calls for a new Era of Good Feeling with national cooperation, unity, and focus on production as veterans return to civilian life.
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Frank Crane
United States
James Monroe
League of Nations
Persistent buyer proposes conditional mile contract for shoes
A letter from A. Shoe Wearer at 1321 Henecast proposes buying a pair of shoes priced at 33 on a conditional mile contract with one third down and six monthly payments. The writer seeks fire and theft insurance coverage and cites his history as a customer. The note mentions Turrel Bhoe Co and an automative financing concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henecast
Turrel Bhoe Co
Public health column answers disease questions
A reader asks about seasonality of whooping cough and other childhood diseases and whether climate affects spread. Uncle Sam MD explains there is no cure for tuberculosis, but emphasizes fresh air, good food, rest, and medical care. directs readers to contact local health officers and send questions to the Public Health Service for general guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Hyman
Information Horror
Public Health Services
Washington, PD. C
Common Witchhazel Eye Wash Promises Quick Help
An advertisement touts Lavoptik eye wash with witchhazel camphor and hydrastix claiming rapid relief for eye inflammation. A chronic case improved in two days and a free aluminum eye cup is offered with a small bottle.
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Swift Drug Co
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Idaho
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Marion
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