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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
5
The Star expresses happiness at public praise and credits itself for helping to roll up a majority of 11 000 for Wilson in King County. The paper notes governor praise and citizen support while reaffirming its commitment to service to the people.
A North Carolina farmer notes record cotton prices while lamenting broker profits and debt driven sales. He argues federal farm loan act credit would ease seasonal refinancing, reduce broker margins, and improve prices for Southern growers if in place earlier.
F. McLellan, a contractor, was fined $30 in a justice court on a State Labor Commission complaint for violating the eight hour law. The piece notes such fines are small and argues for disqualifying violators from future road contracts to deter dishonesty in bidding.
A fragmented compilation of satirical quips and pop culture bits. The text mocks politics, Piute bread slicing, a fleece lined pipe idea, a pun about will and squabbling, and jokes about dictionaries, profanity, wrestling, and Christmas shopping. It includes light verse tips for husbands and a cheeky lionized store ad vibe.
Assistant Professor Danielson of the mining department announces a three month course beginning January 2, 1917. The program is open to any person who can read and write English, with no other requirements.
Portland police announce Charlies Cross 18 of Pendleton confessed to five holdups and a branch post office robbery in the last ten days. He was caught with a heavy caliber revolver while idling in the streets.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Orcutt contemplates accepting a false identity to protect a woman and child. The alienist hints at a waiting presence and a wife or child may be involved, forcing Orcutt to decide whether to reveal the truth or shield the vulnerable.
An ad copy touts Cascar ets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanse promising a headache free morning. In a fiction excerpt, Gail Orcutt confronts a man living under a false name in a tense domestic scene as a doctor uncovers a buried past.
The alienist explains his secret observations about Orcutt and the man known as George Orcutt. He reveals he treated Orcutt as George and guarded a dangerous truth about Mia and Gail, exposing a dramatic case of mistaken identity and hidden motives.
An old home remedy advertises Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound now sold in drugstores for about 50 cents. It claims to darken gray hair naturally and evenly with a sponge or brush, requiring one or two applications for a glossy, youthful look and specifies it is not a disease treatment.
An old health tonic ad promotes Jad Salta a grape lemon lithia compound to flush kidneys and reduce bladder irritation. It urges high water intake and a daily spoonful in water before breakfast to keep kidneys active and backache away.
On November 12 Mrs. Elizabeth Perry of 814 Washington St swore a complaint charging Sylvester King, 38, with stabbing her with a post knife. Constable James Shannon arrested King based on the filing.
The armored cruiser Washington will be renamed Seattle after December 1 and placed in full commission at Portsmouth Navy Yard New Hampshire the day of rechristening.
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