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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
4
The Cardinal’s remark on the Arabic incident frames it as a patriotic stance reflecting broad U S sentiment. He argues Americans risk travels on English ships and warns that sacrifice of thousands of young lives is necessary only when national honor and peace hang in the balance.
The article notes Villa near collapse as desertions rise and funds run dry while Carranza gains leverage. Zapata holds a strong base in his southern territory with a capable army and substantial supplies, resisting both leaders as a major foe in the ongoing conflict.
A Los Angeles paper prints a blustering rumor about an imminent Germany Britain pact to crush Russia based on dubious Berlin sources. The piece mocks war correspondents for touting fragile official rumors.
A speaker endorses Reid for allegedly helping to loot the Rock Island and railroad. It notes that at month end he burned his books, removing evidence about how the Rock Island was promoted to death.
The German chancellor, who last year justified Belgium’s assassination as necessary, now proclaims a war of conquest. Belgium would be annexed and Poland given an Austro-German king, among other aims. The piece suggests a parallel to common greed for gain.
A York woman buries a bulldog in a $150 coffin while nearby bodies are stored at $7.50 each. The industrial relations commission hints at wealth distribution reforms by urging more equal estate sharing for estates over $1,000.
The article notes AJ A J proposes flexible rules on patents and trademarks within borders and argues for international respect of property to end conflict. It contrasts a housekeeper’s advice on essential ingredients with Secretary Lansing’s perceived influence in the U S cabinet as a leavening factor during wartime policy discussions.
Los Angeles council members accuse Estelle Lindsay of flip flopping while she declares that people who cannot change their minds are dead. The remark is noted as part of a political dispute amid a baseball metaphor noting a one sided score in a game analogy.
After his Plattsburg speech readers note an unrevealed hardship of Theodore Roosevelt's South American journey the eating of war dogs is described as a hardship in the piece.
A brief meditation on preparing for renewed conflict led by a strong leader versus constant peace. It contrasts Theodor Roosevelt’s vigor with the clash between Sir Edward Grey and Von Bethmann-Hollweg over Belgium’s invasion, framing the era’s tensions.
A vaudeville quip laments the shift from rich coffee aromas of yesteryear to modern percolator culture. The speaker declares being an old fashioned farmer at heart while bemoaning the weak drip brew and the percolating fad that dominates daily life.
An advertisement style piece promotes Sargol as a fattening agent claiming it helps the digestive system absorb nutrients to add 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh. It lists drugstores selling it with a money back guarantee and warns about excessive use for certain indigestion cases.
About 2000 people attended the ball at the Hippodrome Tuesday night to raise funds for travel expenses. Seattle firemen assured Wednesday the department band would perform in San Francisco for Seattle day festivities at the exposition.
An officer questions a new recruit about drills and the recruit replies with a tongue in cheek claim of extensive experience, saying he is a farmer's son and has done "acres of it."
William G. Shepherd begins a series titled Discovering America noting how European war intoxication reveals nations as they are. He quotes a German professor calling the United States the world’s conscience and recalls British officers praising Abraham Lincoln amid trench life.
A publication urges sending young people to the bank with their first spare dollar to begin thrift and economy, hoping it may start a life of savings and perhaps begin a fortune.
The Star runs a lighthearted contest about sport shirts with a prize of 3 dollars for the best entry and 2 dollars for the next. Readers submit humorous verses and observations about the garment amid urban debates and social reform comments.
A year into the war Paris announces plans to shift the capital to Bordeaux. Reports place fighting within 40 miles of Paris with German losses claimed as heavy. Berlin dispatches cite Antwerp siege imminent and Brussels fortifications. Russia proclaims victory in Polish lands and advances toward Germany while Lemberg is evacuated. Allenstein may fall without halting the German push. The Turkish ambassador in Washington confirms mobilization on both Bosphorus shores and Germany cites Louvain burning as retaliation for civilian deaths.
World renowned chemists at the 51st annual American Chemical Society gathering met at Bagley hall on the University campus to discuss sawdust and wood waste chemistry. Division meetings, an auto tour, and a public address by President Charles H. Herty on cooperation in matters chemical were on the program.
The advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to relieve indigestion dyspepsia heartburn and stomach trouble after meals. It claims tablets digest food beyond the stomach and reduce belching sourness and lumpy feeling with improved appetite. 50c per box and a free trial coupon is offered.
Magnesia is widely used by physicians to treat stomach troubles by stopping fermentation and neutralizing stomach acid. Isolated magnesium preparations such as disulated magnesia provide rapid relief when taken after meals, with care to use the insulated form for maximum effect.
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