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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1914
Page
4
The discussion accuses railroads of disguising charges as free services such as storage lighterage and load transfers. It notes past rebates and advance charges used to be hidden in through rates, with railroads now fighting to keep higher rates while avoiding rebates under new laws.
The probate court sustains the will of Chancellor Crafts of Boston despite claims of undue influence. The decision notes Crafts left $1,200 annually for the upkeep of his dog Pete after disinheriting others. The piece argues moral questions about using wealth for a dog versus aiding people, urging humanity over strict property rights.
A quoted speaker argues that people are not unlimited in possibility and that thinking cannot create substance or remove limits. The discussion suggests progress comes from recognizing limits, while ignorance of limits fuels advancement and forward struggle.
An ad for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promotes a gentle laxative for infant and family use. It claims quick relief from constipation, no griping, broad safety, and money back guarantees. It includes a Melbourne Illinois address for a free sample by postal card.
A collage of humorous exchanges and cartoonish bits from the Laugh Department. Jokes include an empty meeting with an earl and reporter, Tango classes for ages over 70 and the young, engagement banter, a frame maker remark, a bigamist joke, a pilot quip about sand banks, and parents sharing tobacco tags or baths.
In Judge Smiths court yesterday afternoon a jury awarded Mrs Lina Ritter 1750 damages after she injured herself October last year in a sidewalk hole at 14th Avenue and Remington Court. Lawyer Leona May Biinn and Dr Maud Crocker represented Ritter. Four women served on the jury.
An old Musterole advertisement extols its white mustard oil ointment for sore backs and joints. It claims quicker relief than mustard plasters and lists uses from bronchitis to rheumatism, with price points and mail-order option to Cleveland Ohio.
Dr J D O Powers of the Boylston Avenue Unitarian church told his congregation he enjoys The Star. He cited reading the Cynthia Grey department and other features while concluding a sermon series on immortality.
Dr G Clement King dean of the Northern Deanery and Y M C A chaplain will give the final free travel lecture at the Seattle YMCA auditorium tonight. His talk titled A Tune Through Scotland and England recounts a 1912 Oxford student trip through the two nations.
The piece claims backache and dull kidney pain stem from excessive meat intake. It recommends Jad Salts a few times daily to cleanse sluggish kidneys, ease pain, and improve urine. advises consulting a physician if issues persist. It touts Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive effervescent lithia-water remedy.
Jacob Furth, noted Seattle financier, is said to be in improved condition at Adler's sanitarium in San Francisco where doctors treat his heart disease.
Advertisement for rooms at 86 West Stewart offering best modern outside rooms from 2b to 50c with emphasis on convenience and price.
In Manhattan and beyond, bubonic plague fears surface while a nationwide railway strike looms in Italy. Reports detail a high profile legal case in San Francisco and a deadly political event in Los Angeles. Further items note Venice traveler E A Amundsen seeking funds for polar work and a doctor’s death in Washington.
Fort Worth leaders awaited J Ogden Armour at the station with friendly but limited patience. Armour did not appear as officials peered into his private car and Armour calmly shaved in a barber chair, a scene linking him to a Texans flavor in the reception.
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