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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
5
A reader asks The Star to locate a bank willing to be embezzled of thirty thousand dollars and promises to reveal all to prosecutors and the public. The proposer offers to plead guilty, accept a light sentence, and donate half the stolen sum to charity, seeking lenient treatment and anonymity.
Mike Alexandrovitch insists on a clear mandate before accepting a throne job. He argues the role should come with explicit support and questions the legitimacy of a broad divine right to rule.
The piece reflects on rulers and autocrats losing conceit as war exposes truths. It notes Nicholas acting foolhardy returning from the front, remarks on Russia clinging to monarchy yet capable of revolt, and observes Wilson's neutrals move toward China joining the Allies. It ends urging public opinion to sustain loftier aims.
A citizen from a misrepresented state condemns La Follette and warns of traitor-like scenes in Washington. Letters critique Wilson's eight hour law, bank failures, and war stance, with calls to resign and to back a fair fight against Germany. Mrs. R. R. adds personal hardship notes on wartime costs and profiteering.
In Petrograd on March 26, reports indicate Russia could adopt the name United States of Russia if popular opinion holds. The form of government is expected to be republican regardless of the name change.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for rheumatism catarrh scrofula eczema and other ailments from impure blood or weak systems. It adds Pepticon Pills boost nerve and blood health and recommends a two medicine course before and after meals with widespread family use.
The Star announces a forthcoming tabloid history of the Russian empire, describing Russia as a democracy with contradictions. It notes a past shrouded in mystery and a present understood differently by East and West, and previews a series starting tomorrow.
In Morgan Gap de Spain reveals his rifleman past and motive to Nan as she plans to aid his escape. He vows to hunt the man who killed his father, while Nan weighs the danger of aiding him and her own commitment to leave. The scene ends as they prepare for a dusk rendezvous and a perilous crossing.
Washington dispatch notes that food price surges far exceed production costs, with major firms like Armour and Swift posting huge dividends and earnings. The piece argues profits largely come from American consumers, not abroad, and urges strong federal action via the Federal Trade Commission to curb price gouging and fund investigations. It highlights opposition to a requested $400,000 investigative fund and credits FTC actions in the paper industry as a model for broader probes.
A discussion of nasal size, breathing, and health in children. It covers effects of adenoids, enlarged tonsils, and a narrow nose space, plus habits like thumb sucking. Remedies include removing adenoids and tonsils when needed and encouraging deep breathing and nasal development through activity. It notes early jaw development can widen the nose space. It ends with a Q A about kidney trouble symptoms such as shortness of breath and swelling.
Following up its earlier suggestion of a one billion dollar gift from the United States to France the New York World reports broad approval from bankers businessmen and tellers for the plan.
Free advice to women via Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from the E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass. Letters answered by women only and kept confidential, inviting readers to write for guidance.
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