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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
4
The Alaska senate passed a pension bill for needy seniors, urged capital punishment, imposed strict penalties on deserting husbands, and extended suffrage to educated Indians. The move signals a leap toward progressive measures across the territory, contrasted with outdated perceptions of Alaska as cold and distant.
A narrator mocks Southern California displays of Truth and other virtues as nude female figures appear in statues and expo buildings. The piece questions propriety, art’s reliance on female form, and public shock at provocative sculpture and imagery.
The Star adopts simplified spellings such as tho for though thru for through and thore for thorough. It cites dictionary recognition and National Education Association support and argues final ugh is unnecessary. It notes other modern spellings like program and cig and expects broader usage across the paper.
A drastic Houston jitney ordinance prompts streetcar services to protest as discriminatory. Riders demand equally comfortable seating, while new concerns arise about a Boys' Busy Life group and other social antics. A grand mix of local anecdotes threads through this compact column.
A humorous vignette features Diana Dillpickle in a breezy sketch about a man asking for the name of the cigar he bought and a comical exchange on the shape of fresh air. A university professor anecdote follows, recalling a sword raffle memory shared with students.
A collage of jokes and quips from Everett True style cartoons and brief humorous exchanges. Snippets touch on finance vanity, marriage, painting, billiard balls, elephants, photography, manners, and economics with punchlines and wry observations.
Chicago April 20. J Ogden Armour head of Armour Co the king of the packing trust testifies before the United States Industrial Relations Commission. He says unskilled labor is a permanent part of the force a man starts as a day laborer and rises to general superintendent. He notes unions haven t worked well in stock yards and discusses wages wages start at 5 to 9 dollars a week rising to 12. Armour cites company earnings about 7,000,000 last year and describes selection of office boys and board responsibilities.
Businesses adopt medical supervision to cut losses from accidents and illness. A staff physician warns against washing fresh wounds with soap or hydrogen peroxide and endorses tincture of iodine as emergency antiseptic. Emphasizes implemented first aid cabinets and safe handling of nails and wires to prevent infection and improve worker health. Another ad touts Hallid arvon for dandruff treatment, promising dissolving effects with nightly use.
Meamers HM Kennedy and Tourist depart Colman Dock with schedules 6 90 except Sunday 10 80 a m 1 30 2 00 2 20 except Sunday 6 30 p m Saturday 11 40 Time table subject to change without notice Phone Main 4101 Round trip price 500
A well known authority attributes stomach trouble to excess hydrochloric acid, not lack of digestive juices. He prescribes four ounces of Rad Salts in water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acidity, reduce gas, and promote digestive juices, noting relief after the first dose.
The man run over by a Northern Pacific freight train near Fremont was identified as Green Lake resident Charles Marshall by his wife Mrs. B Charles Marshall at the county morgue. Marshall had been missing since Saturday night following a reported fifty fight, heightening police suspicion of an accidental death.
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