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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
4
A call to wake up in a time of luxury and ease. The text praises a fellowship of minds that transcends race, custom, and creed, uniting to ease hardship and spread wisdom. It asserts that true wealth lies in shared talents and collective effort, not in dollars alone.
The progressive party pushes for a gateway amendment to Article V to allow amendments by a simple majority in Congress and a national referendum. Iowa Democrats backed the idea in 1899 with Senate sponsor Follette proposing national adoption by referendum. The issue becomes a central campaign battleground aiming to end democracy as a tool of plutocracy.
A sensational lecture by Dr. W. E. Emmet of Washington University claims blood from pigs can be multiplied in saline tissue mixtures to create live blood. Other researchers like Carroll and Harrison reportedly grow liver and kidney tissue from animals. The rhetoric envisions humans transformed by organ and tissue engineering with animals seen as models.
Observers note a 20 percent dividend cut tied to a dissolution case while discussions on tariffs trade policy and political tours swirl. Mentions of METI expenses and Secretary Knox visit hint at broader economic and governmental tensions as media chatter tracks who in Ohio taft sentiment and public tours.
Daily service from Seattle to Vancouver via Victoria. Depart Beattie at 9:00 p.m. Arrives Victoria 1:15 p.m. Depart Victoria for Vancouver arriving 7:15 p.m. Final leg to Seattle reaches 11:00 p.m. Service code 0048.
A fragment from the Baltimore American quotes a casual line about a vacation place and hospitality from a farmer and his wife, noting their welcome as unimprovable by a gold brick professional. The text reads as a light aside within a broader lifestyle or social column.
A Chicago Record Herald item notes a reply about judging by appearances, stating the speaker has just left a hospital and denying vacation claims. The quote urges not to judge by appearances.
A compilation of humorous clippings from various papers. It features remarks about exemplary people and marriages with jokes about maids divorces lawyers and thrifty Swedes. The pieces include playful exchanges and regional quips from multiple city papers.
A large Irishman, carrying a ladder, breaks a plate glass shop window in London. The shopkeeper pursues and catches him. the man admits breaking the window and explains he ran home to fetch the money to pay. The incident elicits a witty reply from Pat in the crowd.
A Pittsburg Post quip notes a farmer in Elizabeth township who sent vegetables to about a dozen Pittsburg friends. His wife rebukes him for sharing, while he suggests an alternate plan to split four radishes among many families.
A Boston Transcript quip notes Peggy faces a marriage dilemma after counting a dozen rejections and fearing acceptance of Dick, who would be her thirteenth proposal. The line plays on superstition and romance in a humorous social vignette.
A collage of humorous snippets and quotations from Chicago Tribune and Washington Star. The lines feature silly exchanges about vacations fiddles sea sickness and big fish escapes alongside a playful ball game moment about a man rushing home.
A vaudeville feature feud unfolds as the Heim children Bud and Nellie clash with Anna-Belle and Mayo Geo over billing on the Empress bill. The Star critic’s praise fuels family tears and backstage suspense amid stage troupe rivalries and immigrant vaudeville lore.
Washington August 15 The house democratic caucus voted 95 to 1 for one battleship. Chairman Sulzer of the foreign affairs committee and eleven others had previously voted for a motion to build two battleships.
Peel on the hoof broke all price records in Chicago today by selling for 10.50 per hundredweight, ten cents above the previous high.
Portland officials enacted a street car half fare for riders without seats. The city council approved an ordinance requiring the company to sell books of 100 five cent tickets for $2.50, to be used by strap hangers.
The state convention of the Hotel Men's Association in Aberdeen begins tonight for a three day session. Attendance is set to be the largest in the group's history as many delegates arrived in Seattle and traveled by special train to Aberdeen.
A vintage ad-like passage touts mercorized wax as a multi purpose cosmetic replacing cleansers massage creams and rouge. It claims daily application to remove old discolored cuticles and reveal clearer softer healthier skin within a week. It also mentions a face bath with saxolite and hazel for wrinkles and sagging skin.
A commencement ceremony is scheduled for Friday evening August 16. The event will be held on campus with graduates and faculty marching in a traditional format and guests invited to attend the afternoon program.
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