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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
5
A column celebrates amateur photography as April showers give way to May sunshine. It urges photographers to take cheerful pictures of cows, calves, neighbors, and spring scenes while noting the enduring impression photos make, then ends with Berlin noting the Wotan Line is impregnable and a suggestion to remove each N.
The Seattle Star reports the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling sets Northwest rates equal to California, ending a costly fight with the Southern Pacific. The paper credits SP for offering free right of way to farmers, over 12,000 acres, and urges its use for gardens by section hands, praising the railroad’s generosity as a model for others.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awards medals and cash to live heroes or relatives of those who perished saving others. Its last report lists 127 heroism cases, 75 involving drownings, underscoring the need to teach children to swim and adults to swim as well.
A narrative contrasts Jones and Smith as they ponder ideas and decide actions, highlighting the impact of prompt execution. The piece ends with a playful digressions about naval policy and U-boats, questioning who is greater in earthly influence.
A Seattle newspaper derides The Star proposal for wartime daylight conservation as silly while noting its own ritual of broadcasting noon with a ball drop. It condemns excess in both men and women, urging patriotism without waste.
Bambi and Jarvis, a newly married pair, nurture a shared artistic dream while Professor Parkhurst clings to his research and Ardelia keeps house. Bambi’s short story wins a magazine prize, prompting plans for a New York trip to advance Jarvis’s play and their fledgling careers.
A collage of quirky items and snippets mentions Kaiser Hill and Prines being fired from a New York club, patriotism through Anna, a crypt in Plains mausoleum, a gag about Forman’s marriages, a John Wise quip on doing things oneself, a jail sign joke, counterfeit money warnings, Hawaiian music selections, and past boxing figures tied to Roosevelt era talk.
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