Canada and Uncle Sam trade talks spark canal and breadstuffs image
The piece argues Canada may shift routes via a new canal to pierce markets in Britain and beyond while highlighting Canada’s breadstuffs exports and potential to expand metal manufacturing. It notes Canada’s ports, rail lines, and future trade with the United States, and briefly mentions Mme. Caillaux prison reforms and Massachusetts stance on tango dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Canada
Panama
U. S
Atlantic Seaboard
Liverpool
Pacific St
South America
Japan
China
Australia
Uncle Sam
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Debate over Borah on suffrage and state rights across nations
The article critiques Senator Borah for labeling the Fifteenth Amendment a blunder and argues negro suffrage has long suffered from state rights bias. It asserts woman suffrage is not the same, urges national unity, and notes the broad historical struggle for equal rights, ending with a wry aside about real estate in Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OST
Borah
United States
Kentucky
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Alabama
New Jersey Election Shows Mixed Party Alliances
The article notes a Democratic minority in New Jersey despite control, with progressives and Republicans forming a coalition that helped defeat the Democrat in Congress. It mentions a Bull Moose faction casting 600 votes and contrasts New Jersey with other districts where amalgamation occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Congress
Bull Moose
Great Northern Denies Rate Cut on New Astoria Steamers
L W Hill president of the Great Northern denied plans to slash rates when two new steamers linking Astoria with the Hill road become active for the exposition. He said the two steamers between Astoria and San Francisco would cost 5 000 000 dollars and the railroad could not operate them for nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
L. W. Hill
Great Northern
Hill Road
Astoria
San
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief for Constipation and Headache
A vintage pharmacy ad promotes Cascarets at a dime per box to ease constipation biliousness headaches and indigestion. It promises to cleanse the liver and bowels improving mood and stomach comfort by morning with a 10 cent box offering long lasting cheer.
Baby's Color Line and The Laugh Department
A mother returns from India and tests a new nurse by recalling the last nurse was black, directing her to stove polish. In another piece a child asks if a nurse before marriage was trained, and the answer hints at tricks with yeast and rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Alligator Shark Joke and Cabaret Definition Wordplay
A collage of humorous vignettes and puns from a vintage page. It features a naval officer asking a guide about alligators in a pool, a quip about revolutions in South America, a cabaret definition, a Bowery flower joke, a shop girl kiss line, and a coastal hotel reply about ocean facing rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Readers debate opera in Seattle and war ethics
A collection of letters to The Star argues grand opera fails due to unfamiliar language and high prices yet could succeed in Seattle under proper conditions. Other letters urge thrift through wage savings, oppose wholesale murder in Mexico, discuss Ulster unionists and home rule, support Herbert Quick on war, and condemn sending soldiers to fight in Mexico.
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the Star
Seattle
Standard Grand Opera Co
Mexico
Plethere
M. H
Ulster
Antrim
Armagh
Down
Derry
Washington
United States
Ireland
P. C
Herbert Quick
Quick
Timely
Jesus Christ
Hhs
Mr. Quick
Protest to prevent war with Mexico demands president act
Letter from Mrs B C appeals to the president to avert war with Mexico. She begs to spare that sacrifice of youth, noting three sons including a regular army member, urging moral action over dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
United States
Mexico
B, C
The Star Opines On Cost Of Living And Wealth Power
The article argues that common people struggle with high living costs while wealthier individuals and corporations hold sway over policy. It critiques economic inequality and calls for reforms to curb profits at the expense of everyday citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Seattle Woman Demands License Refund After Poodle’s Death
Flora McLean of Seattle asks for a one dollar rebate from the license collector after paying two dollars for a dog license and her poodle Tango died a week later. John M. Green of St. Louis resigns as head usher at Union Station after saving ten thousand dollars in tips.
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Venice
Cal
Tango
Flora McLean
Seattle
John M. Green
Union Station
St. Louis
Musterole Great Remedy for Rheumatism
Mustero le touts relief for rheumatic pains and sore throats with claims of easing stiff joints and muscles. The ad promotes 25c and 50c jars plus a $2.50 hospital size, cites hospital use and physician approval, offers mail order from Cleveland Ohio, and includes customer testimonial from Sulphur Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musthrole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph FF
Birthstone Confusion Over Birth Month
A playful dialogue centers on birthstones with March and April as key months. Julia insists her birth month is April despite the diamond symbolizing April and March being discussed, highlighting a personal claim over standard gemstone associations.
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Juiias
Juliae
Echidna Hunter of Ants Features Duck Bill Traits
A descriptive note on the echidna, a duck bill related animal. It has a long pointed snout used to probe ant hills and a sticky tongue to scoop ants during the hunt. The piece blends natural history with light humor about its quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Inquiry into Death of Mrs Hamlin Near Golden Star
Chemists analyze Mrs Helen Hamlin stomach after her death in Golden Star apartments 2229 Western Ave. Conrad Lee a restaurant man held after delaying report remains jailed awaiting test results. Eureka Fluid Co San Francisco reports arsenic as a major component of the embalming fluid used, the poison found in large quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hamlin
Golden Star
Western Av
Conrad Lee
Eureka Fluid Co
San Francisco
County officials order flag flown over election booths
Portland dated April 9. County commissioners authorize the American flag to be displayed at all election booths moving forward, citing patriotic standards and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Twenty-one births and many city items listed
A packed local notes sheet reports twenty-one births and two deaths, plus civic events and incidents. It notes Food Products Co may locate headquarters here, arrests of two shoplifters, a benefit vaudeville for Day Nursery, and several community activities from a dramatic Aida performance to PTA entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Products Co
Lucy Lynn
Adelie Watkins
L. &S. Sugden
Alaska
North
Aida
Queen Anne Congregational
Chester Mumper
Fort Lawton
Lady Sterling
Sarette Manter
Parent-Teacher Association
Stevens School
Rebekah Yandell
Board of Trustees
Children’s Orthopedic Hospital
Sunset Heights Literary Club
Tug Chelma
L. W. Martin
Rufus Buck
W. A. Hicks
L. A. Hull
H. McCoy
F. Greene
Lakewood
Missouri Club
Carroll
Gill
Funeral of lumber king Weyerhaeuser today
Funeral services are held for the influential lumber magnate Weyerhaeuser today. The ceremony follows a long career reshaping the timber industry and regional development.
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City
Star Publishing Co
Mme. Caillaux
Paris
Massachusetts
Angel
Battlefield of
Waterloo
Brussels
Louis
Man
Erscarets
Seattle Star’s Laugh Department
Everett True
Charles
Bowery
Jack
maAxa Marvous
Eczema
Zemo
Wold
Swift's Drug Co
Bartell
Hamlin
Atkins Grasse
Sheffield
Spinning’s Cash Store
Uko
Weyerhaeuser
London County Council
J. H. Bixbee
South Norwalk
Conn
Roosevelt
Manaus
Brazil
R. L. Gerry
BE. H. Harriman
Maryland
California
Matanuska
Robert H. Terrell
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Glynn
Becker
Cheasty
Benjamin
Cheasty’s
Cheasty’s Haberdashery
Second Ave
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