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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1914
Page
4
A woman named Myrer in New York attempted ingesting poison to avoid loss of her appendix. Doctors treated her and preserved the organ, prompting discussions on whether such actions were medically justified and ethically acceptable.
A letter from a widow concerns a $2400 inheritance and debt harassment, denouncing public intrusion into her affairs. She warns suitors and creditors she will act against those prying and asserts control over her money and future.
Intense dedication to sound ideas and hard work shaped Ben Keith’s vaudeville rise. His family kept venues clean from stage to uniform, stressing cleanliness. The text also mocks wartime diplomacy and public debates while noting express service gains and rising political skepticism.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for sour stomach, indigestion, gas, bloating, and nausea. The claim is relief within five minutes and suitability for the whole family, with a fifty cent case sold at drug stores.
In the Editor's Mail a foreign veteran lauds the American soldier's life as superior to other armies. A second letter commends loyal newsboys braving bad weather and urges prompt payment to earn their weekly pay.
The Italian warship Calabria is due to reach Seattle harbor this summer carrying Duke dAbruzi on a globe trotting expedition. The men plan a public visit, with coastal displays expected to attract local spectators.
The piece compiles gag lines and short quips from a satirical column titled Laugh Department. It features quick jokes on trading, fame, love, and everyday folly with punchy lines and a breezy, streetwise tone. Notable snippets include puns about supply and demand, married happiness, and a magistrate quip about a man who merely took in a lodger.
An elderly man from New York on the west side visits a bank and drinks, then returns home to a library where he sits with a big book as his wife discovers him. He claims his mind is improving though the scene hints at tension and mischief.
Dr E J McCaustland urges state control of Seattle sanitation prompting J J Morgan to resign as port steward of the Pacific Coast Steamship to Pennsylvania State association to elect officers at annual meeting Thursday night at Keystone hall Monks club hosts vaudeville tonight at 514 Terryay Alameda sails Tuesday night with full passenger list Rev L L Totten of Spokane delivers three evangelistic addresses at Central Presbyterian Col D C Jackling returns from Alaska inspection tour Seattle Tacoma business leaders urge congress for Mt Rainier National Park road funds Rev M A Matthews declines call at Central Presbyterian in Denver Corporation Counsel Bradford addresses Municipal league on car line extensions W Andrews Seattle National Bank president returns from California optimistic about business prospects Prof Charles J Bullock Harvard to speak at state taxation conference May 27 Open Forum congratulates Senator Miles Poindexter for stand against secret sessions Rev J P Morrissey addresses Knights of Columbus Five hundred local Japanese pay last respects to Ayano Hattori former Jappar member Steamship Al Ki due from Juneau held at Port Townsend due to smallpox in steerage James Broulette to edit Tolo at Franklin high Cecil Smith named business manager King County Democratic club endorses wage act defense New government fisheries exhibit opens about April 15 Gov Strong Alaska en route to Washington D C Arrives at New York Nine convicts killed during Folsom prison escape riots in New York Senate tolls debate expected Wall Street Journal says Brock should have got weak Secretary Bryan's brother Chas W to run for Nebraska governor
Dowager empress of Japan near death. Morgan Shuster criticizes Wilson's foreign policy. Hawaii plans seven million dollar army funding. Villa orders six hundred Spaniards deported from Torreon. Three killed and 35 injured in Wabash wreck at Attica Indiana. Denver mob deports Rev Otis Spurgeon of Des Moines. Sarah Bernhardt to tour U S again. Gen Coxey to march unemployed to Washington May 1. Chicago women to vote tomorrow. Poincare testifies in Caillaux murder inquiry. Daniels bans liquor in navy after July 1. McAdoo poised for reserve banks head. Treasury secretary to resign. K F Shah named new Chinese minister.
The Legislative Federation of King County will convene Monday at 2 p m in Plymouth church parlors. Rep Kingery, sponsor of the eight hour bill, will present the talk titled The Eight Hour Law for Men.
The Diary of Father Time recalls a Morristown Indiana hog from 1877 that weighed 963 pounds. The owner's son fed it 25 ears of corn per meal twice daily, an expensive practice at the time. When slaughtered, $30 worth of lard was sold and the hog yielded massive hams and shoulders.
Lumm reservation activists challenge flash commissioner decision granting a company a permit to operate a fish trap at Port Francis. The protest accuses officials of favoritism and seeks reevaluation of the permit.
The piece explains how the nickname Yankee varies by region and group. It notes that English speakers call all Americans Yankees while Southerners reserve the term for Northerners. It traces origins to Native peoples calling settlers Yengeese, later simplified to Yankee.
A memento item will be presented to Roosevelt including the revolver used by John Schrank in the assassination attempt and five unused bullets. A rate case may conclude by April 27. Roosevelt’s party split with part arriving in Calama and the rest at Porto Velho.
Foley Kidney Pills are touted as effective for back pain rheumatism urinary and bladder issues due to quality. The ad claims benefits from Foley & Co and notes 50¢ and 1.00 sizes with no habit forming drugs. Also promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets and local availability at Cartell Drug Stores.
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