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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1916
Page
4
The note describes Gene Ahern’s Unnatural History as a mature picture with a speed cam for a frog hop gag and a whimsical snail journey toward the White House. It references a dance song Ball Was Over, suburban life, and a publicity clip sent by a reader, all reflecting mixed impressions of the film and its humor.
A rambling first person tale recounts a man’s misadventures with love, misfortune, and a long box of misread signals. He recalls a judge, a proposal, a cat, and a clue involving the city of Havanna as a punchline.
The piece mocks wartime dress rules and officials who forbid neckties with military uniforms in Harvard circles. It cites Washington Irving high school principal R. Zabriskie protesting inflammatory rhetoric at Labor Forum meetings and a parody of My Country, Thy Sweet Land of Liberty that shocks him.
The article argues that proper teeth care is crucial for hygiene and overall health. Decay and gum infection are presented as major routes for disease, potentially affecting the heart kidneys and causing death in some cases.
A columnist cites Prof Brander Matthews of Columbia who defines a highbrow as someone who habitually contemptuously criticizes popular culture while being educated beyond his intelligence. The piece notes many claim to reject being highbrow yet secretly hope others view them as such.
Delight Warren plans to travel to Montenegro to keep her engagement to Lieut Michael Balsic despite his broken ankle delaying their Paris wedding. Aunt and uncle scheme to block the match, while rumors tag Balsic as frivolous and Montenegrin Count Stefan Palsic looms as a potential threat to the union. Delight meets Jack Rupert, a driver, amid the Paris streets as she faces the supreme test of her wilfulness.
Delight Warren travels by car to Montenegro to meet Michael Balsic. Stefan Balik, brother of Michael’s enemy, intercepts her and takes her as his wife. A church ceremony and a castle siege of fear follow as she seeks escape with aid from a young cousin of a local captain.
A long reader exchange covers winning the father’s favor through conversation, improving manners, and showing industry. It also provides homemaking tips from carpet cleaners to yeast dough, and guidance on naming a dancing club, balancing work and family, and valuing domestic duties over hired help.
Delight awakens in a vast castle room beside the sleeping American as Irenya guards the door. Morning light reveals the surrounding hills that loom like waves around the tiny fortress as Delight asserts her plan to summon Count Balsic. (Continued in Our Next Issue)
A Zeppelin, badly damaged, passed Fedje Island and vanished in fog while settling toward the water after being hit by a flotilla of destroyers pursuing her. The Danish skipper reported the encounter upon arrival in Copenhagen.
CAPTURE A TRENCH PARIS French troops have seized a first line German trench near Vermandevillieres according to an official report dated May 15. The action marks a tactical gain as Allied forces press the German defense in the sector.
A cough is often the early warning sign of tuberculosis. Medical guidance urges awareness of persistent coughing, weight loss, fever, and night sweats as potential indicators prompting medical evaluation.
The Crown-Willamette Paper company announced a 10 percent wage raise for 1,700 employes across its Oregon City Lebanon and Camas mills dating back to May 1. The increase totals about $11,000 per month for the three mills.
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