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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
5
A Seattle opinion piece argues against a "nice" or "bankers" war, warning of a prolonged effort if Russia and Germany avoid defeat. It compares current Germany and Confederate wartime conditions, urging resolve and warning of heavy American mobilization and sacrifice.
A wartime appeal argues Americans must mobilize fully to end the war, claiming daily suffering in Belgium Serbia and France and urging universal military training and sending American regulars to Europe. It notes a suspected German spy arrest in San Diego as context.
The piece argues the US Supreme Court sides with federal control of millions of acres in Oregon and California previously claimed by railroads to support wartime crops like beans onions and potatoes. It mocks patriotism and warns readers to plant gardens and save candy spending as wartime thrift.
The Seattle Times editorial tone shifts from conscription of men to money and notes a quirky Household Hints item urging readers to carry a pickle as a humorous substitute for a fire extinguisher on autos.
A miscellany of short Q and A items and brief local notes. Readers inquire about a lawn tennis exam for lawyers and banana skin tanning while wit contrasts fashion and old time sentiment.
Bambi and Jarvis visit Gramercy Park and Claremont in a city surge of dreams. She envisions Belasco backing his play for Jarvis while he pursues a landmark morning in the Belasco Theatre office, facing delays and hopeful reception.
A vintage ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills as superior tonics for purifying impure blood aiding digestion and restoring energy. The claim says the combined course rejuvenates the worn exhaustion and improves sleep noting a $2 investment yields better results than $4 elsewhere.
Gales Biron of the Hotel Martinique in New York claims a war bread recipe is more nutritious and cheaper than other breads. The loaf, eaten through France, lasts a week before getting stale. Ingredients include rye flour whole wheat flour white flour water yeast and salt.
Seattle's historic Alaska Building changed hands from Mrs. Maria Antoinette Evans of Beverly Massachusetts to George L. Hur treas of Poston and Rene B. Paire of Brookline Massachusetts. Evans originally bought the property in 1910 for 1.5 million dollars.
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