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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1917
Page
9
The feature recounts Edith Cavell's 1915 arrest and execution in Brussels told by former American Legation secretary Gibson. It covers German secrecy delaying defense efforts, pleas for clemency, and Cavell's final hour before the firing squad.
A detailed chronology of Edith Cavell’s final days from arrest to execution on October 12. The account includes plea for clemency, denial of counsel, and the firing squad execution witnessed by German and military chaplains, ending with a German officer’s remark that she died a heroine.
The Seattle Star cautions readers about Theodore Roosevelt’s wartime accusations against 100000 food producers and the Minnesota Nonpartisan League. It details the convention’s aims, speaker expectations, and the league’s response to pressure while denying any truth to Roosevelt’s claims.
The shipping and chartering federation head Welding Ring of New York will oversee chartering of all foreign ports. Ring is noted as a leading export ships director and president of the Exporters and Importers group, advocating closer ties with other nations.
A critical editorial notes the removal of Im Vaterland from Seattle schools amid warnings against un American texts. It argues boards nationwide must resist enemy propaganda and promote true American values. The column also surveys wartime home front topics and social costs from food to mobilization.
The analysis argues Finland may gain full sovereignty as a consequence of the Russian revolution. It states a formal recognition by Russia would test the Kerensky cabinet and could advance autonomy for Finland, with wider impact on small nationalities seeking self government and potential postwar fragmentation in Russia.
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly remedy to purge bowels and cleanse the stomach to cure a cold by morning. It claims the product frees the liver from excess bile, removes sour undigested food, and ships out waste, with a 10 cent box available at drug stores.
A folk remedy claims Parmint facubtie strength treats catarrhal deafness and head noises. The recipe mixes Parmint with hot water and sugar to form a syrup to be taken four times daily, aiming to reduce middle ear inflammation and easing dull feelings and headaches.
A Pleasant Ridge Tennis club gathering at Miss Pearl Van Valkenburg’s home featured a fireside roast and progressive euchre after a social hour. Guests, led by club president Miss Van Valkenburg, enjoyed a jovial evening and a washup before games.
A compact classified note advertises using Star Want Ada for selling houses. It urges homeowners to list with the service, highlighting quick exposure and local reach.
An old editorial argues women can match men in work steadiness and deserve equal pay. It condemns staying home when unfit, and praises perseverance, urging use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to maintain work capacity.
Dr Ferdinand King and Dr Schuyler Jaques urge iron supplementation noting iron deficiency weakens women causing pallor and fatigue. They promote organic Nuxated Iron as a safe, easily absorbed remedy with tests and physician endorsement, claiming dramatic strength gains within weeks and offering money back guarantees through local pharmacies.
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