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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
4
A collage of verse excerpts and ad like lines from a spring poem contest page. The text references fashion, city life, and a playful tone with named lines about lovers and vanity. It includes a mock dialogue about names and a note on winning a prize for poems.
Seattle letter from Rev Sydney Strong, pastor and peace club member, arguing against pacifism and defending preparedness. He accuses the paper of treasonable alarmism while the Star defends readiness as insurance against war and questions Strong about life insurance and civic duty.
A collage of reader questions and adviser replies covers loneliness and possible recontact with a moved acquaintance, superstition about birds and illness, mixed signals from a traveling salesman, gift etiquette for a dance party, and marital strain. The advice urges skepticism toward superstition, patience in relationships, and practical steps to pursue career goals.
Dr. Jacques Bertillon notes soldiers are tougher from hardship and exposure, and can endure twice as much as last year. He observes the death rate from wounds is now less than half what it was a year ago. Ada star wants land bargains offer listings elsewhere.
Susan bonds with Madeleine as Jane Nina leads a kitchen awakening in a town stirred by a visiting artist Lorenzo Rath. Madeline seeks happiness and love while Jane grapples with her own future and questions of marriage as the trio navigates affection, religion, and small town gossip.
In a small town the mood shifts as a new presence unsettles residents. Debby Vane notes Susan Ralston’s surprising recovery from near death while Mrs. Mead warns that old faces revive hope only to fade again.
The text explains measles spread by air and contact, likely from human sources, with infection via nasal and oral discharges. Coughs and sneezes project germs into room air, where they can be inhaled by others, with outfits possibly re releasing dried germs. It notes measles as a leading cause of death in children alongside scarlet fever.
Professor Young contemplates a solid ice column two and a half miles in diameter stretching from Earth to the sun. If the sun concentrated all its power on it the column would dissolve in one second.
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