Belt Line Plan Aims to End Seattle Switching Profiteering
The Port of Seattle seeks voter approval on December 4 to borrow 200000 for a belt line railroad cutting through the water front chaos. It would unify terminal switching across all railroads and reduce discriminatory charges, a reform already adopted in San Francisco New Orleans and Montreal. The measure argues the plan will attract more rail traffic, require no new bonds, and replace three separate rates with one fair charge. It also counters railroad and exempt shippers opposition as self interest.
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Tacoma
Oregon-Washington and
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific
Central
Hamlet
Great Northern
Smith's Cove
Ballard
Seattle
Port Commission
America
San Francisco
New Orleans
Montreal
Nevada exceeds contract speed in trial run at Massachusetts bay
Notes from the trial of the super-dreadnought Nevada report a speed gain of .04 knots per hour over contract requirements. Questions arise on what actions would have followed if engines had missed a stroke and the requirement was not met.
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Nevada
Massachusetts Bay
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted as Household Laxative
A testimonial filled notice extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a simple laxative herb blend free of opioids. The 25 year market presence is cited as proof of efficacy, with price given at fifty cents a bottle and free trial bottles offered by request to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwelli'a
Frank Klima
Ashland Ave
Baltimore
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
What is a balanced ration and the role of protein
The text explains a balanced ration as food that nourishes and maintains health with no universal diet. It notes protein as essential, found in meats dairy and some vegetables, and describes digestion into fragments that feed liver, muscle and brain tissues. It also mentions sugars fats starches and salts as needed for building and repair.
Here and Elsewhere: scattered notes from a city desk
Jack Church 25 surrendered after being sought in Los Angeles for deserting his wife. Alaska mine manager Thane indicates 10,000 tons daily after Jan. 1. A street collision injures Thomas Lnockington and Roy Marshall. Washington meetings and society notes include the Woman's Navy League, British-American Relief, and the Musical Art Society.
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Jack Church
Los Angeles
B. L. Thane
Alaska Gastineau Mines
Thane
Alaska
Seattle
Thomas Lnockington
Queen Anne Ave
Auto
Roy Marshall
Columbia #1
L. A. Sizer
Minor Ave
Washington Motor Trades Assortation
Henry Building
Relief Society
Press Club
How Do Plants Eat
Editor explains how plants take in nourishment. A child asks how plants eat and the reply describes leaves absorbing food and roots drinking water, with carbonic acid from air and plant food in water. It notes roots anchor and feed, plants rely more on air than soil, and burning plant matter releases gas instead of returning soil nutrients.
Resinol Soap Restores Skin Facial Tone and Health
Resinol Soap cleanses and softens while imparting a beauty of health through Restor in the soap formula. Regular use helps pimples redness and roughness fade, leaving a clear fresh velvety complexion. Ointment supports care of skin and scalp and drives lingering flaws away.
War oddities in London and Kitchener aid to farmers
Shrapnel from anti aircraft guns struck a London office one night, damaging a single oil painting of Sir John French. In a separate note, Lord Kitchener agreed to temporarily release soldiers to assist farmers with plowing.
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London
Certainness
Sir John French
Lord Kitchener
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Gold College
United States of America
LAB
Neverett
Everett True
Smiths
Allm
Gaither Drewry
Lexington
Spring Hills
Ohio
Yukon
North Woods
Dan
Nellie
Star’s Health Campaign
American Medical Association
Woman's Navy League
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
President Wilson
Lord Harry
Musical Art Society
Fine Arta Society
T. J. Rudd
27Th Ave
East Alder St
Noyo
la Jolla
Cal
Eleanor Wilson
Washington Dispatch
F. W. Agatz
State Land Office
State Capitol Commission
The
Met
C. F. Morgan
Police Department
Tommy
Doc
South Bend Mills and Timbers Company
South Bend
Elwha
Elwha River
Port Angeles
Baron ST. Davids
House of Lords
Bridge
France
J. R. Morgan
Salcha
Chitina-Fairbanks
Copper River
L. Eldridge
New York
Potosi
Bolivia
Methodist Church
New England
Middle West
Sarah Bernhardt
Altho
Sarah
Free Masons
Belgium
Germany
the Star
Lester
Resinol
California
Shasta Limited
Southern Pacific
C. M. Andrews
D. F
P. A
Second Avenue
Eliott
John M. Scott
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