Have a Laugh or Two with Your War News
Diana Dillpickles delivers a lighthearted take on wartime life with a nearly proposed romance angle. The column mixes humor and resilience as readers glimpse a civilian perspective amid conflict.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1914
Page
4
Rise and Fall of a Dancer and a Press Agent
A London court heard a case involving Lydia Kyasht once a premier dancer in St. Petersburg. Manager M Leveaux brokered a deal granting her a high weekly salary and 10‑year commissions. She later challenged the terms as unreasonable, seeking $2,500 in cash damages and costs after a failed American engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Lydia Kyasht
Imi Ballet
St. Petersburg
M. Leveaux
Lydia
Dope
London Court Fec
What's Wrong With the Toiler and Other Echoes of 1919
A mosaic column notes the federal industrial relations commission in Seattle facing social and economic unrest. It questions hunger despite abundant crops and resources, cites fallen champion Johnny Coulon, questions Louis J. Kreger’s Senate run, and mocks wage debates and proverbs about war and prohibition during a period of national mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Seattle
Federal Commission
Wilson
The Fair Coeds and Empress Open Week At Pantages And Empress
Amusements listing for the Pantages features three pretty girls and three Rah Rah boys in The Fair Coeds with a three scene act climaxing in a spoony moon moment. The Schiler organization adds string music while Bill Chase, Latour, Kitner Haynes Montgomery Heras Preston perform tumbling dancing and comic bits. Marcus Leon's Empress presents the Nine Krazy Kids musical comedy and dancing with Axel Christensen and a number of sketches including On a Country Road with Donna Harris plus a skating opener by Jet er and Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitner
Haynes
Montgomery
Heras
Preston
Marcus Leon
Axel Christensen
Coar
William Morrow
Donna Harris
Sigsbee
Doga
Billy Inman
Owen Martin
O'Malley
Jeter
Rogers
Punchline Parade of Wordplay and Wit
A comic collection of light quips and vignette jokes about travel longing, wordplay on names and professions, eugenics and mischief, and satirical animal metaphors. The brisk items poke fun at lovers journeys, fashion, dentistry, and politics with a playful tone.
Dock fire theory blamed on fuel oil gas explosion
Marshal Bringhurst told the city council yesterday that the Grand Trunk dock fire was likely caused by an explosion of gases from fuel oil. He cited indications supporting the theory as the real cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Dock
Marshal Bringhurst
Forest fire tragedy claims man in Marshfield area
A burned tree toppled onto Thomas Win field while battling fires near Marshfield Oregon, killing him. In Bremerton area a fast moving 15 mile forest blaze rages between Shelton Clifton and Bremerton, according to travelers returning from the fire zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Ore
Thomas Winfield
Bremerton
Shelton
Clifton
Germans Give Red Cross Aid License Electricians
An ordinance requires electricians to obtain a license. The provision appears in a local government measure focused on regulating electrical work and ensuring qualified practitioners assist the Red Cross efforts.
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RED Cross
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