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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1916
Page
5
J. W. T. Mason, a renowned European war expert, analyzes the current stage of conflict now labeled attrition. He argues the war has moved beyond initial shocks to a prolonged, grinding struggle, with casualties and hardships increasingly shaping strategic decisions.
The piece notes Norway avoiding war with Germany to keep Sweden allied against Kaiser's side, while Sweden fears Russia over Finland and past borders. It laments the prospect of two peaceful Nordic nations entering conflict over broad European issues, urging avoidance of bloodshed.
A handwritten column contends the world does not owe anyone a living and that a proper start—physical, mental, moral—prevents a life of whine. It cites Ruth Law’s flight, Seattle's prize for unrequited love, and a quip about Wilson vs Hughes, in a period voice.
Constipation and inaction of the bowels are blamed for many ailments. The ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective household laxative, sold for fifty cents, with a free trial offer and assurances of no opiates. It cites Hon John D Keister endorsing it and urges readers to avoid imitations by checking Dr Caldwell's signature on the carton.
A collage of quirky items includes a Long Island City worm digger earning three dollars a day, a Minneapolis inventor touting a doorknob wrinkle smoother, and humorous vignettes about a pianist audience reaction and a barber shop feminist incident. Also features tongue in cheek definitions, a fable about meat pricing, and whimsical notes on money love and beer.
Captain Jerry, Perez, and Eri seek a Nantucket widow to marry John Baxter’s sonship, but a sudden illness and a potential nurse, Martha Snow, shifts plans. Baxter survives, Nurse Snow proves capable, and the crew debates arranging marriage while coordinating care and a possible future in their coastal town.
The Captain frets over how public talk may affect his friend, guiding John Baxter home after a tense meeting. Baxter appears weary and distracted, while the elder vows not to worry about Web Saunders and the billiard saloon as sleetmen may resolve it. He suggests Baxter rest in Boston for a while.
A health feature urges both men and women to drink a morning glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved skin complexion vitality and fewer illnesses, citing interior sanitation as key to outward health.
Captain Eri and other village captains rush to the blaze in Orham. Fire engulfs the back of the Web Saunders billiard saloon. While buckets fight the flames, Eri searches for missing John Haxter and glimpses a light at the Baxter homestead on the shore road.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound for quick cure of grippe and cold symptoms. It claims three doses every two hours clear nasal congestion, relieve headache and fever, and ends with a 25 cent price at drug stores.
Mrs Snow wakes Captain Perez as the door rings at ten, then he finds a dining room set with a spotless cloth and neatly arranged silverware. A nurse explains Cap’n Burgess did not fix the table and Cap’n Baxter seems asleep while the Doctor had left him briefly to go downstairs.
Seattle resident Mrs John Craig reports relief from backache and burning kidney urges after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The ad urges targeting kidney weakness early with a safe remedy that acts on kidneys only and does not harm sound kidneys. Seattle evidence is cited.
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