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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
4
A brief quotation attributed to Ralph stresses that laws should reflect the best people's view as the majority’s opinion at its best. The line frames public policy as a reflection of community consensus rather than a mere formal rule.
The Star urges Mary G. O'Meara to join the school board noting her long teaching career at Seattle High, UW graduate status, and leadership in Women’s Good Government league. It argues women bring a valuable point of view to public education where half the students are girls and many teachers are women.
The New Jersey Supreme Court invalidated a years old law allowing sterilization of the mentally defective, ruling lawmakers overstepped constitutional bounds. The decision contrasts with prior intent to prevent hereditary illness, noting fashion and weather trends also color public discourse.
A newspaper column mocks Billy B. Wilson secretary of labor for his union labor stance. It condemns his agitation and urges cooler judicial poise while noting standard tariff dividends and Taft's disapproval of Wilson’s Philippine policy amid calls for third party options.
A tale from Washington nights describes a married woman with a three week old baby in an apartment who sings a lullaby to soothe it. A neighbor child knocks and asks the mother to stop singing so the baby can cry, claiming an older woman nearby wants quiet.
A jumbled set of jokes and notices cites remarks on suffrage weather belts and public salaries. Highlights include jokes on chalked walks, weather, onions and aging, plus a Pennsylvania governor moving to baseball leadership and oddball anecdotes about eggs and neckties.
Alaska could unlock vast wealth with a wagon road from Fort Gibbon on the Yukon, costing 160000 dollars with half funded by locals and half by Uncle Sam. Hastings pleads for federal support as mushers and insiders push a press campaign against distant Washington elites.
In Welsman Alaska the Hammond river camp far north of gold camps relies on 200 miners who pay 290 dollars per ton for supplies. Access by dog team or summer river boats makes shipments slow, taking two months from Seattle. Hastings notes the camp has stayed self-supporting yet freight bills drain 300000 to 500000 yearly.
The segment recalls Britain sixty years ago with 609 vessels totaling 67 969 tons and contrasts era conditions. It notes the Greenwich railway created from London to Debtsford, no penny postage, no photography, telegraphy in infancy and no transatlantic steamer. Medical practice relied on Lancet leech and calomel, while strikes in Canada averaged 750 000 lost days annually.
The article lauds General Chittenden as a tireless, capable engineer despite critics. It recounts his service at Yellowstone, Salmon Bay lock, Spanish War duties, and authorship, noting his paralysis yet sharp mind. He maintains a full work routine at the port commission and plans harbor projects, contrasting his industry with detractors.
Advertises Hyomel as quick relief for catarrh coughs bronchitis and cold in the head or infant croup with medicated air that supposedly destroys germs soothes mucous membranes and heals irritated tissue money back guarantee from Booths Hyomel Co Buffalo N Y or the druggist.
A promotional notice urges readers to treat vision issues with Optona drops mixed in water and used as an eye wash multiple times daily. It claims rapid improvement for astigmatism eyestrain cataract sore eyelids and other disorders and warns against neglect that leads to stronger glasses or blindness.
Thousands of Seattle customers praise denture work with precisely fitted plates. Free examination and minor repairs offered if the service is not satisfactory, with free lifetime repairs. Visit today for the free checkup.
The Star prints letters from readers about a Alberta town school dispute and a deputy sheriff liquor allegation. A widow recounts attempting to expose mistreatment, fines, and a private offer to testify while criticizing the trial process. Another mother accuses officials of supplying liquor to a minor and criticizes the prosecuting attorney’s handling.
The candy bill totals 184 million dollars, ten million more than the nation’s paint and varnish expense, highlighting large consumer costs amid postwar spending debates.
Citizens wrote to their congressmen urging a vote for a bill, with some expressing a desire to return home. The passage reflects public engagement on a legislative issue and the tone of early civic activism.
A vintage ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless local remedy for rheumatism. It claims quick relief from pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, bones, back, and nerves, with no skin burning or discoloration, urging readers to try a small trial bottle from any drug store.
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