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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
5
The piece rails at endless government studies on living costs and calls for action over more reports. It questions who benefits from high prices, highlights inflated corporate profits, and mocks middleman eliminations while urging practical solutions.
Yale professor R William Taft former president will tour the South and Southwest to impress residents with duty and rights. The piece notes his surprising post presidency wisdom and praises him as a large hale lecturer on defense of right, urging warm reception and large audiences.
A reader laments that prewar disputes over ship painting reveal deeper servility to European styles. The writer argues war is not over aesthetics but a broader insult to national independence and customs.
The federal trade commission is reported to accept a proposition of 2.50 per 100 pounds for print paper, except in less than carload lots. The commission notes no real competition but accuses major Canadian and U S manufacturers of seeking excessive profits. The law condemns deceptive deals and the industry faces scrutiny as felonious actions are challenged.
A jumble of lines mentions chess players and strong-arm squads, secret orders on merchantmen, and political asides from Washington. It notes Sea Stone staying in place, asks if he is founded on a rock, and references April 13 1918 payments to O Henry and Kipling as a personal obligation.
Caldwell says a Star account misquoted his remarks in the Gill trial and denies testifying. He explains he declined to advise Mayor Gill and would cooperate with any policy Gill chose to pursue.
A column urges Seattle residents to use the public library reference department at Fourth and Madison for information on poetry dates paintings and books. Attendants can locate material, and readers should visit rather than rely on others. Other Q and A cover church etiquette nurse fees handshakes self control home care and personal grooming tips with concise practical answers.
An old time remedy claims instant relief from neuralgia by rubbing St Jacobs Oil into aching nerves. The ad promises no skin damage and universal applicability from face to any body part, offering a small trial bottle at drug stores.
Old time remedy marketed for gray hair argues the Sage and Sulphur mix darkens hair naturally and evenly. It promises gloss and youthful appearance after several applications and cautions it is not a disease cure.
An old medical warning links daily meat intake to kidney trouble, advising a salt-based remedy. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon juice acid with lithia to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve bladder irritation.
In Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain is pressured by William Jeffries to run the Thief River Line after a failed rifle duel with Nan Morgan of the Morgans. De Spain, wary of Calabasas violence and stage operations, accepts a general superintendent role with guards and staff to curb gang activity along the route.
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