Elsie Struggles to Find Work in New York City
A young woman named Elsie leaves her rural life to seek fortune in Manhattan. She encounters a wary employment agency and a moralist who warns against stage work as she searches for Mr Otter’s firm and a safe path amid city temptations.
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Doubleday, Page & Co
Manhattan
Ain
Elale
Elsle
Fox & Otter
Lower Broadway
Hueller
Elsie
Fox & Otter’s
Grand Central Station
Hank Rose
Sunflower Ranch
Idaho
Hank
Gotham
Ebliste
Ford Otter
Mr. Otter
Miss Ticklebaum
Association For the Prevention of
Elate
New York
Ernie
Beatty
Sky Pilot
Coltenas
Pitasarnof
Oscar
God’s Hill
Elsie Begs for Work and Faces City Temptations
Elsie leaves the church charity talk and seeks employment in New York. She encounters labor strife among factory girls and visits Fox Otter, where she is offered model work, near a glimpse of prosperous fashion and the persuasive power of society figures.
Judge Humphries Under Fire Over Seattle Speech Ruling
A Seattle judge faced criticism for restraining speech and forbidding socialist papers at a street corner without a petition. The editorial argues the ruling undermines public trust in the King County bench and questions judicial balance and authority. Yonkers notice on finding a husband reflects satire on public decency.
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John E. Humphries
Seattle
Humphries
Westlake
Superior Court of
King County
The Pumping Plant and the Farmer's Wife
The article argues a $250 scientific pumping plant could spare a farm wife endless daily water carrying and body wear. It questions husbands' attention to household concerns while praising practical labor-saving devices and noting Martha Marshall cites husbands often fail to speak up about domestic issues.
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Mississippi College
Uncle Sam
Murphy Is the Issue Not Sulzer in Gov Sulzer Case
The piece argues the central question is the Murphy machine and its corrupt blend of politics and business, not Sulzer's actions. It condemns Murphy as a threat to democracy, claims Sulzer aimed to help ordinary people, and calls for immediate confrontation with the system that mocks government. Also notes various stray regional remarks about Sun Yat Sen, hens, and a Huntington infant.
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Murphy
Sulzer
Letter to editor questions SP's in state business status
C A Reynolds asks the Star to interpret Section 206 of Remington and Hale’s Code regarding whether the Southern Pacific Co is transacting business in Washington. He cites company bulletins and asks if selling tickets or having a ticket office counts as business and whether SP should be excluded as an undesirables based on past records.
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the Star
Remington & Hallinger
Southern Pacific Co
Beattie
Wash. Dist
Pass
2Nd Ave
C. G. Chisholm
Ppa
Southern Pacific
Washington
Attorney General
Public Service Commission
Reynolds
Uncle Jack
Circle Club
Dof
Star
Improbable Stories and Snippets from a Dated Mailbag
A light, humorous collage opens with a gas bill mix up and a courteous clerk promising investigation. It moves through quips about a Spanish dancer, a prohibition speech, a pigeon flight from Texas to Indiana, and wry one liners about judges, wives, governors, and a restaurant sign.
County estimates $56,000 for mothers pensions in 1914
Judge Frater's submitted estimate shows the county will spend $56,000 in 1914 for mothers pensions. So far 25 pensions have been granted, totaling $600 a month, with over 100 applications still to be heard.
Vivian Burnett wins world's greatest invention contest
St Cycle Vivian Burnett of 222 14th Ave Northwest wins the Chelea offer of a dollar cash prize for best argument on the world's greatest invention. Letters from many children described inventions from wheels to the printing press and alphabet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Burnett
14Th Ave
Northwest
Uncle Jack
Florence Baes
Bistav
South
Louis Neff
Seattle
Jack
Circlettes
14Th N. W
Call Car Strike Hits Indianapolis
Con ductors and motormen on Interurban trolley lines began walking out in Indianapolis on August 23. Traffic is hampered and the strike threatens a total tieup as workers demand higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fresno father donates skin to save burned son
Russell Pitner a Raisin City farmer donated 144 square inches of skin to his ten year old son after a fire caused by an oil can explosion. Doctors report the boy shows signs of recovery after three weeks of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Russell Pitner
Raisin City
Man Clings to Rope for Three Hours After Fall at Pier
John F. Johnson fell from the launch Scout at Pier 1 and held to a rope for three hours Friday night. He shouted for help until Patrolman Crandall rescued him. Exposure was nearly fatal. he was admitted to City hospital and listed out of danger this morning.
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John F. Johnson
Pier 1
Crandall
Johnson
Missing Portland witness sought for Jewel theft trial
For three weeks authorities have hunted from state coast to the Mississippi River for Miss Ethel Newcombe a key witness in the jewel theft case against Edmund F E Von Klein. The trial is set for September after a prior jury disagreement over jewels valued at 3600 dollars.
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Portland
Stafe Cauat
Mississippi River
Ethel Newcombe
Edmund FE. C. von Klein
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Tammany
Wall Street
Marshall
Sun Yat Sen
China
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Smith
Huntington
Ind
Texas
Indiana
Chicago
Nat Goodwin
Mra. T. D. Lh
Everett True
Young
Drat
Dreamland
Adv
Mary Lee
25Th Ave
Louise Neff
Ruth Purrington
Sultan
Ruth Parrington
Wash
Circle
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Sarah M. Day
N. W
Star Circle
Odeon Theatre
Professor Bean
Pike
Ewanes
Albany
Dentists
Peoples Bank
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