Dutch Minister John Loudon in US Diplomatic Spotlight
The piece highlights John Loudon Holland’s foreign minister role and his bid for congress as Kaiser Wilhelm's world gaze centers on Netherlands diplomacy. It notes Juliana Wilhelmina succession questions, mentions Queen Wilhelmina and Juliana, and adds a remark about a large district loan, with Seattle Kitsap counties cited as beneficiaries.
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Eer
John Loudon
Holland
Kaiser Bill
Jonkheer
Congress
Loudon
Philadelphia
Jan Beast
Willi Juliana
War News Ends and Front Moves in World Conflict
The article reflects on daily war coverage noting shifts in front lines and the idea that victory hinges on manpower and strategic reserves. It contrasts French and German tactics and urges readers to stay steady, avoiding panic while highlighting calls for counter offensives and discipline.
Government should take over nation’s telegraph systems
A 1918 letter argues the United States must nationalize telegraph services, criticizing Western Union and Postal for exploiting workers and resisting union rights. The writer condemns private control as un-American and urges Uncle Sam to run the system, noting a Seattle mass meeting in support.
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United States
Sph
Union St
Sd States of America
Sam
Cotterill Faces Scrutiny Over Women's Board Stance
A fragmented passage discusses Roland Cotterill and contrasts him with other Cotterills. It notes expectations of progressivism, mentions past support from labor, and cites his vote against a woman on the park board. The text references political shifts and a figure named Borglum in a late scene.
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Roland Cotterill
Seattle
Cotterill
Frank Cotterill
Roland
Labor
Star
Council
Skagit
Cotterills
World War I German Propaganda Verse Chronicle
A 1918 verse expresses extreme cruelty by German U boats and troops with phrases about slaying civilians including women and children priest crucifixions burning convents and mutilation of a deaf mute children's home. It frames these acts as boasting and renown in a campaign of terror.
Unusual Century Mark Sparks Lighthearted Rail Tales
A Jackson Times Union column riffs on oddities and curiosities from daily life. It mentions a streetcar sparrow mishap, county sale of Thorebred cows, rent hikes, and a gray haired major, with doodled asides about Kaiser Hunter and the Romanoff sisters doing laundry.
Landlords and German Colonists Oppress Russian Peasants
The article recounts German colonization in Kherson and Odessa regions, 104000 settlers by 1905, German schools and double citizenship, and harsh mistreatment of Russian peasants by German landlords. It cites anti German sentiment, 1914 patriotic groups, and a Russian writer's critique of German culture as harmful.
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Russia
Ttlesia
Triasia
Germany
Mussa
Normal Baby Signs Mothers Should Watch For in Infants
This article outlines basic infant care for the first year or two, stressing warmth, cleanliness, regular feeding and sunlight. It covers eye care at birth, sleeping posture, breathing, skin tone, calm expression, and signs of a healthy baby such as steady weight gain, moist skin, quiet breathing, hearty eating, peaceful sleep, and crying only when hungry or hurt.
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Reader questions foot itching and contagious disease terms
Mies M M asks how to relieve itching feet suggesting soaking with baking soda solution. H T explains that indic ating a patient with a contagious disease means placing them in a contagious ward or isolating at home with separate linens and dishware.
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Look and Feel Clean with Morning Hot Water Treatment
Promotes daily morning rinsing of the stomach liver kidneys and bowels with hot water and limestone phosphate to relieve dullness bad breath acidity and poor appetite. Claims to cure constipation biliousness stomach trouble rheumatism and sickly complexions with a quarter pound of limestone phosphate cheaply.
Take Cascarets for a Dandy Feeling
An advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to feel dandy and enjoy life. It claims the product relieves biliousness headaches and constipation and eliminates bad breath sour stomach and coated tongue.
Dentist Moves to New Corner Location in Seattle
A dentist announces relocation from 106 Columbia St to the corner of First Ave and Columbia St across from the old site. The new entrance is 106 and the practice plans to raise prices later due to the war, but claims not to have increased rates. He declares himself the only man in Seattle who did not raise prices because of the war.
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Gies Pecey
Seattle
Letters From Soldiers Describe War and Beauty in Wartime
A wartime letter from Al Evanson to his sister Ida Hivanson details kindness from Mrs. Harrison and Mr. Harrison, longing to be with them, and notes on life at the front. He describes daily walks, a nearby park, green scenery, birds, rolling hills, and distant valleys as he writes of separation and hope.
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al Evanson
Ida Hivanson
Woodlawn Ave
Ginter
Nuxated Iron Promises Strength and Endurance Gains
A vintage health ad touts iron in the blood as the key to vigor and resistance. It urges a two week course of Nuxated Iron tablets after meals, claiming improved red blood, nerves, and muscles, with testimonials from doctors and a disclosure of the iron peptide formula.
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Chicago
Jefferson Body Hospital
Nuxatedron
J. W. Armisted
Grove Hi
Xuate
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Mobil
He Raugh
Memphis Hospital
Ollege
Memphis
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Civil Service Bookkeeping Advanced Grammar
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