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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
4
The Danbury hatters case ends with 140 families losing their homes after exhausted appeals fail. Most families are unemployed and destitute, marking a grim near finish to the 1903 strike and drawing sharp public reproach. A stray note critiques summer photographer gear as a digressive aside amid the misery.
A report from the Alaska agricultural experiment stations declares Alaska a land of flowers. At Fairbanks the station grew tall sweet peas and a wide array of blooms, while private gardens around Fairbanks and Valdez showcase lush nasturtiums, poppies, asters, and daisies, proving Alaska’s floral potential.
The text contrasts police treatment of elderly men with a horse's fate. It notes two policemen dragged James Reynolds and remain on payroll while Officer Byers who lost his horse was dismissed by Chief Lang. The piece underscores perceived value of horses over people.
A collage of quick items note Sarah Bernhardt plans an American tour starting Sept 20 and a manager calling it not farewell. Railway experts debate if sauerkraut is fruit or vegetable. A toast on Bainbridge island sketches summer boarders and a modernized rustic bucket verse. Bryan urged to try peace on Haiti. A youngster quips not yet living here. A Scottish mother buys syrup with two jugs for her boy. For sale two broncho horses. owner in hospital. A shipboard farmer observes life preservers with spare tires aboard.
The piece recalls the Eastland disaster praised as the safest vessel on the lakes by its owner, the Indiana Transportation Company, a claim now tied to a thousand deaths. It mentions Colorado Iron and Fuel, the King County Embalmers’ Club banquet, and Bill Taft addressing Seattle bankers about a big bill.
A Seattle woman with a highly trained parrot leaves detailed instructions for her daughter on a trip to the fair. While uneasy in Portland she wires to feed Polly and later receives the reply Have fed Polly. What shall I do next. Mr and Mrs F Stanley Powles of Milwaukee visit relatives in the village.
Advice urges parents to focus on health and physical development in girls from ages 10 to 14. Encourages romping, fresh air, outdoor sleep in good weather, regular exercise, proper sleep, lighter noon meals, and addressing constipation to reduce daytime drowsiness. Emphasizes health as the best dowry for marriage.
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