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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1919
Page
2
In late 1917 German leaders weigh option of renewed submarine warfare. They discuss impact on Allied shipping, U S entry, and war economy. Key figures include Chancellor and Field Marshal Hindenburg evaluating risks and national responsibility.
The text outlines a high level decision process led by the emperor and chancellor on initiating a campaign. It notes the anticipated American involvement, neutral ship considerations, and the blockading strategy with notes to neutral powers to be delivered on January 31. Defensive dispositions were prepared along northern Schleswig and the Dutch frontier.
An advertisement touts Blood-Iron Phosphate as a French discovery that builds nerves and enriches blood to raise strength endurance and vitality. It claims quick energy restoration and weight gain for thin, weak, nervous or anaemic individuals, with a three week supply priced at $1.50 and a 50 cent weekly rate.
An advertisement urges women to quit makeup and use mercorized wax nightly as a facial treatment. It claims the lifeless skin peels away and a clear velvety complexion emerges within one week, with a brand new girlish color and texture.
Ottawa outlines a plan to convene a fourfold labor round table in Ottawa on September 15. Delegates from all branches of labor and industries will weigh union goals and the wartime shift in Canadian production aims. The meeting seeks to harmonize provincial powers with dominion authority and to outline collective bargaining and price fixing for the new Board of Commerce.
Northwest forest rangers expand duties beyond hills and prairies to patrol logging camps along the Pacific coast. A 20 ton launch has been acquired and fitted for sea patrols, with use in emergencies or on the western front if needed.
In a heated confrontation at a summer home Dorothy Varick accuses Anita Corley of cruel tactics in pursuing a shared love interest. Corley defends her methods while Varick pleads for decency, noting Mrs. Kymbal’s moral struggle and fragile state. The scene ends with both sides exhausted and unresolved.
Peter Rabbit asks how a nuthatch climbs head first down a tree. Yank Yank explains using three forward claws and one rear claw to grip bark and twist to descend. He notes he enjoys acorns beech nuts and seeds and to crack nuts uses a tree crack and his stout bill. He promises a future demonstration in the Green Forest.
A speaker extols air as vital and everywhere urging outdoor play sun and wind. He jokes about trading gold for air, notes breathing hard after exertion, and champions open windows and ample sleep for well being. The piece emphasizes the importance of fresh air and rest.
Police Judge Gordon fined speeders and reckless drivers Tuesday afternoon. Names and amounts include Sam Moon 30 dollars, Tom Troutman 40 dollars, C D Stephens 10 dollars, G A Starett 25 dollars, 14 others with fines ranging from 20 to 90 dollars for alleged reckless driving.
Mrs M A Martin of Little Falls New Jersey asks Seattle police to locate her brother H B Wilson who disappeared after visiting Seattle and Portland in 1915. He is described as a large man slightly bald with a limp and has not been seen since.
Army sergeant refuses to break his jaw so he christens himself Slim Jim at Seattle recruiting headquarters. Antonio Ceravanti Amaratonibus Celleredi Compano becomes Slim Jim from reveille to retreat, serving with Company E, 126th Infantry, 324th Division and wounded at Chateau Thierry. He attends the MCA program.
Roger D. Pinneo head of foreign department of the Steamship company and Capt Malcolm Douglas spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon. Douglas discussed The American Soldier in Germany while Pinneo spoke on Trade With China.
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