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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1916
Page
4
A collage of humorous verses and captions from various papers. It showcases light verse on spring and weddings, jokes about elections and regional notices, plus quips about a duck essay and a cryptic warning about a Mother Factory. The pieces reference George Bernard Shaw, Elinor Glyn, and other names in snippets.
A nocturnal meeting in which a pickpocket steals from Sir Topham Vinson and a young man retrieves the watch, only to lose the thief in North Audley Street gossip. The episode unfolds with cautious relief and humorous irony about public figures and petty crime.
The home secretary hosts Doctor Dollar a nocturnal interview in Welbeck street. Dollar, a former army man turned crime expert, explains his calm theory that crime is a form of madness and pledges to curb it by curing moral failure and guiding society, not just treating acts.
In Welbeck Street Doctor Dollar hosts a so called home for incipient criminals. Home secretary Vinson visits to inspect the facility as a disturbance erupts with a masked gun incident and a pratical joke reveals tensions over policing and reform.
The piece argues for a uniform military organization where each person performs one exact role. It rejects partial civilian work alongside military duties, insisting that arsenals and navy yards must follow strict military discipline and concentrate all effort on the specific tasks at hand to maintain an effective army.
The socialist faction in the Norwegian parliament proposes a bill for complete disarmament and repeal of treaties that could hinder it. Though they hold about a third now, their growth could give them control in the next election, possibly enabling the bill to pass. The piece warns that England might then retaliate by sinking Norwegian ships, mirroring Germany's actions.
An advertisement quotes Dr Sauer asserting iron, not stimulants, builds strength and endurance. It promotes Nuxated Iron as easily absorbed, listing dramatic claims of doubling strength in days and offering money-back guarantees, with local drugstores named as retailers.
An old advertisement touts MUSTEROLE as a clean white ointment replacing mustard plasters. It claims rapid relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and more with genuine mustard oil formula in 26 cent jars and hospital size.
Topham Vinson and his companion roam in a drizzle to a brightly lit house. A stout policeman bangs on the door while Doctor Dollar orders him away. The home secretary arrives to calm the scene as the doctor retrieves his key.
The article explains that tuberculosis infection arises from unhygienic, crowded, and dusty living or working conditions that irritate lungs and predispose to consumption. It notes inheritance is often due to sick members infecting healthy ones, not genetics, and emphasizes sunlight, clean air, and cleanliness to resist infection. It states the sure prevention method is destroying all sputum from consumptives to stop transmission.
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