Seattle Star endorses Malcolm Douglas for prosecuting attorney
The Seattle Star reports the Seattle branch of the Second Division Association endorses Malcolm Douglas a veteran and attorney for the republican nomination. They commend his leadership and past service at St Mihiel Champagne and the Argonne and pledge to work for his nomination and election citing issues with the current prosecutor and need for veteran backed good government.
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Argonne
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King County
Premature aging linked to diet and worry in midlife
The piece argues worry and poor diet accelerate aging and artery and kidney disease. It cites animal studies where a vitamin rich diet yielded youthful vitality and contrasts it with meat bread and poor nutrition. It urges consulting a doctor and adopting life-preserving eating habits. It also reports a Roosevelt hall gathering endorsing Malcolm Douglas for prosecuting attorney with a pledge to act independently.
Swell Time They're Having in Winsted
Winsted Connecticut on September 7 reports heavy rainfall swelling doors and entryways. Plums are described as large, causing issues for housewives with fruit handling and passage at home. Continuous rain has impeded entering and leaving residences.
Campaign Started for Dry Scotland
In Edinburgh Scotland prohibition forces begin a campaign to end of year to reduce licenses and possibly trigger a ballot on three options bone dry fewer licenses or no change. Pussyfoot Johnson is returning to participate in the campaign.
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Baby Falls Three Floors Lands on Cat in New York
A three year old girl Mary Ross fell from the third floor and landed on a cat beneath a fire escape. The cat absorbed the impact and died, while the child suffered a slight fracture but survived.
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Baby
New York
Mary Ross
One Black Sheep in Jones Inglesia Senate Fight
A critical lampoon of press behavior condemns Senator Jones for his 1917 wartime actions and accuses all but one Republican papers in the state of breaking pledges to the voters. The piece laments the absence of conscience among papers supporting Jones today.
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U. S. Senate
Jones
Judas
Benedict Armold
The Bar and Campaign Wealth Through History
The article traces the evolving meaning of the term bar in politics from self wealth to party funds. It notes 1876 candidate Samuel J. Tilden as an example and explains how modern campaigns rely on party finance committees to supply the necessary money, ranging from a hogshead to a small keg.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
Patriota
Food abundance drives famine fears from Europe to America
A sweeping survey notes global food production rising above prewar five year averages with surplus in the southern hemisphere. It credits strong harvests in the United States and Canada, explains Russia’s wheat problem, and argues famines are not looming as demand spurs greater cultivation worldwide.
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Europe
Mother Earth
Canada
Russia
Argentina
India
Australia
United States
Reaper
Dakotas
Fine Feathers and Ostrich Trade Grow Across States
The ostrich feather business thrives as imports reach 2.5 million dollars last year, with a near 20 million dollar global market. California started the first US farms in 1882, now spreads to Arizona Texas Florida and Alabama. Feathers yield 25 to 100 dollars per bird every eight months and birds live up to 60 years.
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Florida
Canoodling, Mansions, and Rambles in Disjointed Verse
A collage of cut‑and‑paste quips and anecdotes from carefree midcentury columns. Tales range from a dialogue about a vast haligater to a Parisian pensioner and a Seattle paterfamilias, punctuated by stray reflections on books, canoodling bans, and youthful adventures.
Expert Employer Seeks Packer as Applicant Claims Subway Work
A comic dialogue shows an expert employer asking about sardine packing experience. The applicant retorts with three years as a subway conductor, highlighting a mismatch between claimed and relevant experience in a labor job.
What Man Wants What Woman Wants A Sociology Class Survey
A sociology class at Ohio State University collected peer judged desirability of husband and wife traits. The piece lists traits with numeric ratings from 1 to 10 indicating how essential they are, with averages for men and women. It notes the method and provides a sample ranking including traits like comradeship intelligence and personal charm, ending with a historical statistic on Italian immigration before the war.
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Ohio State University
League of Nations
Nebraska Capitol Urges Modern Public Building Design
In a critique echoing across Nebraska and beyond the architectural critic laments ugliness in public buildings. He envisions a future Lincoln state capitol as a model of dignity and beauty, urging Washington Seattle and Lincoln to adopt a Nebraska plan emphasizing fire, beauty, and proper commissioning. The piece also notes the U.S. vast peanut acreage and yields as a non sequitur ending.
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