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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1915
Page
4
The writer ponders the czar deposing Grand Duke Nicholas and the implications for allied unity. Comparisons are drawn to Johnston Hood and Civil War shifts, asking if Nicholas’s retreat signals weakness or a pivot in wartime leadership and whether the czar’s choice alters the war’s course.
The speaker links Russian retreat to munitions scarcity caused by graft and urges Congress to act on revelations by Congressman Tavenner. Taft is quoted challenging Bull Moose return, insisting dehorning first.
The question asks whether U S neutrality could be harmed if Americans ban French and British government bonds without collateral. It frames the issue as a test of whether America remains a free, open market during war and how buyers and sellers should be treated amid conflict.
A commentary argues that Russians from all classes curse bureaucracy over ammunition shortages fueling continued reverses. It lauds free speech as beneficial and predicts more freedoms after the war, noting the loss of a million and a half lives would shame modern civilization.
The article explains depreciation as the difference between the price paid for an automobile and its current market value. It notes how wear, age, and condition reduce value over time and highlights practical implications for resale and insurance assessments.
A report notes Chief Lang and two friends left the Rainier club for Tate's where one companion was described as overloaded. The piece questions whether the chief should have escorted the man home to avoid further drinking and potential arrest, hinting at concerns over duty and judgment.
A collage of light verse and humorous vignettes with rhythmical verses about a shy country girl a dance scene and a subway conversation. The pieces reveal playful dialogue sly innuendo and rustic humor centered on social antics and everyday observations. The tone mimics a newspaper feature page with informal humor and lyric fragments.
A dated missive mocks Carranza and praises a Mexican bandit while proposing a police chief job. The piece then shifts to Andy and the Thief with an anecdote about Officer Callahan and a raid. It ends noting Rufus Moran is sued for damages for striking Mabel Adams in Elkhart.
An advertisement extols Akoz as a natural mineral tonic to fix stomach disorders from gas and indigestion to dyspepsia. John D. Mackenzie, the inventor, says drinking Akoz water relieves distress, with weight gain and reduced nervousness after a few weeks. Sold at drug stores or via Natura Company, San Francisco.
The year of today brings updates as Count Von Bernstorff states Germany seeks no peace and no separate terms for Belgium. President Wilson dismisses unfounded peace rumors. French and German offices claim advances in France with the German army said to be driven back seven miles. Serbia acknowledges withdrawal from Serlin for strategic reasons.
A Milwaukee Journal headline proclaims soldiers awaiting an expected dawn attack stood on their arms all night, reflecting tension and vigilance during a period of imminent danger.
Mrs. A. A. Newberry, 80, near Silverdale, built her 10-acre farm herself and plans to sell the place for 2500 or rent it for 100 yearly. If unsold, she envisions a Newberry Old Ladies’ home for women over 50 who are working, preserving her lifelong labor and dream.
In a reader letter from Bryn Mawr Washington Wiley M Scott questions the political outcome under Mayor Gill claiming openness and past corruption, while another Winchester reader Mrs Alice Thorson thanks The Star for investigative reporting and praises Cynthia Grey and the editor for quality writing.
In a fragmentary scene a tired woman recalls three years since visiting Seattle and aging tasks ahead. A small figure in a black bonnet disappears into a bustling street as traffic swirls around, leaving the moment unsettled and fleeting.
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