Things to Laugh At and Think About
A 1914 newspaper fragment previews a Friday page of light items to amuse and provoke thought. The note repeats the page label and date, indicating a miscellany column likely mixed jokes and reflections.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
7
The Little Flower Fairy and the Honey Bee Save a Puppy
A tiny violet fairy fears a roaming puppy dog in a pansy bed. She asks for help from the honey bee, who buzzes into the flowers and stings the dog, sending it away. The tale notes the bee is small yet sharp.
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Little Flower Fairy
Sunshine Ahead as Europe Buoys American Gold Flows
The piece notes Europe has imported a large amount of American gold this year and predicts a shift once U S crop surpluses reach European markets. It says Washington holds half a billion in emergency bank securities ready to back business, while stock markets’ panic does not erode real value. It urges optimism and warns against panicked selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Washington
Cooney Boasts at Witness Stand Over Seven Sisters Initiative
Neil Cooney of Grays Harbor Commercial Co. Cosmopolis Wash says his firm employs 400 men at a dollar a day in lumber and runs multiple gangs, criticizing private layment sharks as an influence on an initiative law tied to the Ten Sisters. Hugh Wallace riffs on a Tacoma banquet while Paul Page lauds a day’s work at Page Lumber. Doctors and hospital fees draw fire as members clash in public debate. Lemons rise in Seattle from 4.50 to 9 a box, illustrating harsh economic strains.
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Federal Commission On 7
Neil Cooney
Grays Harbor
Hugh Wallace
France
Wilson
Tacoma
Hughie
Exit Door Mystery In Exhibition Oddities
Flannigan and Rooney wander an exhibition discovering an exit door not seen as a beast. A theatre anecdote shows a woman who buys two seats and later sits on both, claiming she will occupy them herself. A Seattle store window coffee boast follows, ending with a town question about fire departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flannigan
Rooney
Flennigan
War to Cut Prices As War Delays Goods Reach Markets
The article argues prolonged naval warfare near Asia will lower US food prices if European markets stay closed. It notes abundant canned goods and imports, with potential price drops in vegetables fruits salmon and milk, while increases may occur on citrus. Short war may not affect prices much.
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