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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
5
The article argues for preparation in motherhood and praises the Seattle Mothers' Training School which offers practical guidance at its Marche meetings. It notes the first-born infant requires care in feeding bathing and clothing and urges strong support from the community.
The passage blends springtime rituals with sharp politics. It notes engagements and fashion shifts while contrasting light social changes with grave events. A Paris editor’s murder and a California store robbery spark anti-government rhetoric and calls for monarchy amid Mexico tensions.
The piece argues Standard Oil cuts gasoline to freeze out cheaper rivals. It questions if the 13 cent price harms the public or just preserves monopoly power. It critiques government price regulation as socialistic and warns of layoffs among workers, noting Wall Street links.
A Brazil Indiana men's club staged a debate on which companion is preferable the dirt stained hardworking wife or the clean lazy one. The mock issue drew laughs as the active wife who handles housework amid babies and baking was favored, while the so called clean idle mate faced derision. A London chemist boasted of a vegetable milk process, comparing it to a Jersey cow in invention. A San Diego youth burst into a police station declaring he was desperately in love and asked to be locked up noting such love as overwhelming.
The Seattle Star humor column features Josh Wise noting a village cut-up named ess Bean who is ambidextrous with cigar stains on both hands. A doctor speculates heavy underclothing reddens noses and many rosy-nosed owners are misjudged. A traveling man sighs that he can sell all orders and cancels the rest.
A collection of comic scraps from an era paper featuring Willis Odell trapped in a coop saved by an electric buzzer, a chronic bore boasting his wit, a woodpecker anecdote, a boy named Tommy chasing a watch, busy daye police banter, a drowning threat turned joke, a dentist quip, and a playful exchange about wedlock and buckets.
A humorous muddle of old time phrases and social quips about pie wishes, marriage disapproval, jewel theft suspicions, and dramatic theater clichés. It playfully critiques manners and stereotypes with sharp, joking lines.
A young Akron visitor arrives in New York with two aims to test the White Way’s quality and to sell auto tires. After a tense exchange at a dock he chooses caution and vows to curb singing and drinking, learning a hard lesson about tempo and restraint.
Pietro A Greenlettuce emerges as a renowned endurance medalist in the sport world. He is an ardent prizefight fan and remains unfazed by the introduction of multiple unknown challengers while sipping strong coffee without yawning.
The column muses on beards and shaving from prehistoric times to modern women, noting how cave men sought youth in mates and how bearded women faded from history. It humorously contrasts ancient grooming with today’s routines and laments the lack of a cave man to shave men.
Dr E J Brown announces liquidation of V and H Shoe Company stock to creditors. Sale runs daily 9 am to 5 30 pm cash terms only no C O D no exchanges no charges. No shoes for children under five. Plenty for men women and growing children. Expect delays at gate and urge patience.
The article argues divorces should be as easy as marriage licenses with a small recording fee. It blames Seattle separations on a flawed social system and suggests enlightenment from a new industrial environment to curb divorces.
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