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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
4
An essay urges comfort and outdoor life for wealthy American girls while contrasting the toil of poor sisters behind the counters. It laments lack of funds for sun, air, and exercise and calls for more generosity to share resources and extend fellowship.
The piece contemplates how names reflect virtues and heritage, noting how parents choose names for children and how towns like Texarkana and Calexico Mexicali fuse native and foreign elements. It invites reader opinions and illustrations on the topic of names.
The Cologne Gazette imagines fashion going to war with a torpedo toque and armament millinery. It jokes that styles will push to extremes with submarines and Zeppelins as dead fashions, while women may favor safer artificial fruits and vegetables in cosmetics.
Dr Francis G Curtis of Newton Mass argues against complete school closures during contagious disease outbreaks. Keeping schools open allows daily exams by the school physician and nurse to detect illness early and isolate cases while parents are alerted to seek medical care. Absentees are examined to determine illness and necessary isolation, stressing that human life is the highest asset to protect.
A fragmentary humorous column features a line about Diana Dill and a plain sewing scene, a London cable note on England’s drink bill, odd exchanges with a newsstand joke, a bareback rider quip, and a wartime pun about medals and socks.
The Star Circle invites youths to solve a 12 letter charade puzzle with a candy prize. Participants must be under 16, write answers legibly on one side, sign name and address, and submit with the solution to reveal the name of a famous man as the whole.
A vintage ad touts TIZ as a miracle foot remedy for sore tired feet and corns. It claims rapid relief from burning swelling and pain and urges wearing smaller shoes. The one year money back guarantee is highlighted with a 26 cent box price.
In the Star section readers find a private room available for rent. The listing notes location, price, and contact method for interested tenants.
In New York on April 10, Fanny and Marion Mickel, two young girls known for wearing baggy “trondice,” are praised as the best skaters of their age in the city. They spend all winter on skates, often mistaken for boys in their blanket suits.
The note condemns publishing photos of Vassar officers, arguing the action prompts widespread legal trouble as men nationwide may seek to imitate arrests. It reflects strong public reaction to police portrayal.
A city contest awarded two rabbits to Donald Crammond of 718 34th Ave for a jingle about an owl eyed girl. He was chosen from over thirty entries submitted by Circle Kten. Donald should call at the office around 4 pm Monday for prize handover, with Uncle Jack presenting the rabbits.
Readers submit brief lines with spellings and punctuation reflecting hometown styles. The excerpts include varied sentiments about surprise blue skies and expressive eye imagery with names and addresses attached. The collection showcases personal voices and regional spelling nuances.
Thirteen year old Charles Colapeck chased a baseball about fifty miles from Charleroi to Freedom while spring training near railroad yards. The ball rolled into a box car and he followed, only to be trapped inside until found near the Conemaugh Way yards at Freedom shortly after midnight. Deputy Sheriff Beaver arranged return fare to Charleroi.
The Iowa State Bankers Association and Iowa State College faculty propose a corn growing contest in all 99 Iowa counties. Prizes include trips to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco this fall. About 1,600 banks will assist the project.
An emergency drill in N J including ten troops. A local scoutmaster reported his child missing and within half an hour the search began. By an hour later the child was found, proving Scouts’ readiness and teamwork.
Editor notes this fifth installment in a series on American defenses. It recounts early U S naval struggles with Barbary pirates and wartime pressures from England and France, the creation of the Navy Department, initial ships, and lessons drawn from early frigates and coast defense policies. It contrasts Jefferson’s defense stance with later emphasis on a national fleet and outlines Britain’s superior naval strength by 1814.
In Sullivan Indiana on April 10, former Sullivan county recorder Andrew J. Curry fell from a bugsy and fractured his cork leg just below the knee. A local blacksmith set the fracture at his shop.
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