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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
9
A fragment discusses jitneys as unregulated buses challenging traditional transit. It favors freedom from schedules and rules, criticizing bonds, legislature seats, health clubs, and social surveys while portraying jitneys as a bold, independent public transport idea.
William H Taft calls for unity beyond personal differences and party lines in facing the European crisis. He stresses moderation and patriotic duty, stating neither personal or monetary passion should influence policy and that the nation must stand behind the administration's course.
Senator Albert B. Fall of New Mexico presses for active U S role as he questions Mexico and mentions embargo actions on Pear railroad and lumber mills. He is described as closely aligned with English interests and a syndicate.
The bank notes experts expect operating costs to lower jitney bus business, while public sentiment shifts toward jitneys despite six cylinder cost estimates. Bus owners doubt the figures and pressure grows for a public decision on the matter.
The Vienna editor faces heavy censorship two hours before print, forced to tailor content to war censors. The writer laments the pressure on editors and composing room foremen, fearing shutdowns and institutionalized constraints.
Chicago board of trade president WVANBY claims bread price increases won’t burden the poor because they won’t eat much. He jokes that the poor could economize by not eating.
The fragment discusses export growth and ship capacity with a speculative question about exports. It includes remarks attributed to Bryant Howard Jr about his third wife and judgments on past spouses, ending with a blessing and a note to children about a song.
On February 17 the Port Commission reviewed bids from Seattle dailies for publicity. The Star was chosen to insert a notice for 20 days two columns wide and six inches long, with an undersigned signature.
A speaker envisions Heattie as a thriving seaport and urges public control of terminals, grain elevators, cold storage and warehouses. Public docks are vital for welfare and should not be sold. In 19 years, Chamber literature will tout public port utilities as city pride alongside light and water systems.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips from readers and editors across towns. Jests include smart retorts from a New York hostess to a Briton, a boy’s chemistry misanswer, political rally heckles, and light anecdotes about actors, stock companies, and local curiosities.
The article advises choosing safe disinfectants like chloride of lime and carbene acid solutions, warns about dangers of bichloride of mercury, and suggests medical consultation for illness. It also notes sanitation in typhoid cases and the use of wheat bran as a remedy for constipation with cautions on fattening.
In Trenton New Jersey Ada Tucker with a jaw fracture underwent a novel operation by Dr H L Dollinger at McKinley hospital. After two failed attempts a joke triggered laughter which realigned the bone and allowed the surgeons to set and bound it successfully.
Star classifieds highlight available rooms for rent with brief details on location, price, and amenities. Listings feature property names and neighborhoods, guiding readers to suitable living spaces in the area.
Advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle internal cleanser for children and adults. It claims quick relief from constipation, feverish fussiness, and upset stomach, urging purchase of a 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company and warning against counterfeit syrups.
An advertisement explains stomach troubles arise from fermentation of food causing wind and heartburn. It promotes a teaspoon of bisulated manesia with water after meals or when symptoms appear to stop fermentation and neutralize acidity, and suggests bicurated magnesia as a safe antacid from a dry goods store.
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid remedy for sour stomach gas and indigestion. It claims five minute relief, gentle digestion, and affordable price with a large case at drug stores, urging readers to stop suffering and trust the product.
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