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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1918
Page
6
Paul Purman explains two essentials for effective kicking in football. The center must deliver a precise long pass and the line must hold to avoid blocks. Ends must reach the ball carrier quickly. practice punting for accuracy and distance is urged. Charles Brickley is cited as a legendary kicker.
Readers blame demoralized management for wasted time and poor service as influenza calls go unanswered. A Seattle pharmacy reports two phones fail during epidemics while pay phones and central switchboards hamper doctors and patients seeking prescriptions. Concerns include undertrained operators, low wages, and a need for drastic action to avert a local calamity.
In Athens on October 19 the public discusses King Alexander's possible marriage to a native Greek girl. The government fears such a union and notes the press has revealed the facts, showing the state seeks public expression on the matter.
Amsterdam reports that non socialist trade unions in the Rhineland Westphalian area have established a work ingmen's bank to shield labor from exploitation by powerful financiers. The move aims to safeguard the capital of the working classes amid rising financial influence.
Wholesale and local price lists show varied rates for produce and goods. Includes vegetables like horseradish cabbage squash and corn, fruits such as apples and apples and cheese and butter, plus poultry and pork prices and cattle and barley feed costs.
Einoch Ragshaw, Everett high school football coach for a decade with only one loss, has enlisted in the army and will join the 403rd engineers at Fort Douglas Utah. He expects call within ten days. Portsmouth Oregon News.
Clifford J. Clark receives a letter from his son Wagoner James B. Clark in France. He writes of turning age, feeling responsible, France versus England, weather, and daily work, plus a poem about lost dreams and longing for home. Notes on Russia canal length, Norwegian and Chinese mile lengths appear.
Co H Burkman of 619 Nob Hill enlisted with the Canadians in 1915. He was wounded August 8 at Amiens when nearly his entire platoon was killed. While recovering in hospital he penned a poem that later appeared in The Listening Post by the British Expeditionary Forces.
New York Oct 19 Coach Dobies Annapolis eleven meets Navy Pay Station team from Princeton Saturday. The Middies expected to win easily while Oregon and Oregon State schedule two games in November marking first twice in a season. Camp Lewis also fires up Sunday against Portland shipbuilders Foundation. lineup uncertain with Lyle Bigbee a potential left halfback.
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