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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
9
A Rowe report notes Republicans appear embarrassed about a proposed voter registration rule requiring party affiliation. The piece hints at a referendum possibility if the law faces public challenge and questions the stance of Everett and Stone & Webster amid European war debates.
The piece contrasts a productive groove with a rusting rut and urges a new interest or fad to sustain effort. It cites Gunsaulus’s eleventh commandment Get a fad and contrasts George Eastman and Napoleon as examples of divergent paths from taking time off.
A Seattle employer, created with wealth and a new home, rails against labor and charity. The piece questions the moral cost of this stance amid economic strain, noting hardships borne by workers and households. It urges readers to consider spiritual and social costs of profits at the expense of brotherhood.
The piece urges Seattle and Washington consumers to buy home made goods to boost employment and prosperity. It highlights seasonal industries and suggests merchants display local products to support the Buy Home Made Goods movement. It also notes broader topics from the newspaper pages, including diplomacy and a Mexico City march.
Frank Reynolds urges public support for staple provisions while urging competition between farmers and dealers. He argues direct farmer to consumer sales must match dealer prices to benefit consumers and asks for continued reader responses.
A reader Letters to The Star argues that the paper should limit relief to needy locals rather than starving Belgians, noting daily doorstep requests and urging focus on own state. He adds the idea of tending to local needs first.
A reader questions the parcel post department's handling of a list of farmers' names and argues the list should be kept by the department for consumer benefit. The letter expresses skepticism about the list's value to farmers.
The Star letters argue that Seattle boosters drive mass migration to the coast, bringing inflation and low wages as new arrivals seek work at employers’ prices. They contrast with past experiments in explosive bullets and hunting meat spoilage, recalling Sweden 25 years ago and an elk shot with excessive damage.
Property listing on Virginia Gt and Eighth Ave Beattie invites transients to use Woodlake Avenue route. Modern kitchen, elegantly furnished rooms emphasize heat cleanliness comfort and courtesy. Rates begin at $1 with privileges.
A Milwaukee judge fines an engaged couple for a public kiss observed by a neighbor who kept a stopwatch claiming the kiss lasted 20 minutes. The couple argued a right to kiss as lovers in private, but the court ruled public exhibition unacceptable and fined them $10 each plus costs.
A collage of jokes and gags features puns about money, a safety razor, a janitor in a bank, and a polyglot crowd. Humor riffs include wisecracks on religion, chivalry, and the Irish, with a Hartford chimes relic and a vaudeville lineup touching on trains, dentistry, and seaside misadventures.
Berlin Tageblatt prints a German captain letter from France detailing a trench room described as a home like suite with a birch trunk clock damask ceiling and Smyrna carpet. He notes the room came from a nearby chateau bombed during combat and left a note for its owner.
Terence O'Brien known as Little Sunshine will not be retained as county jail superintendent when Sheriff Hodge takes office in January. Hodge names Allan Stark for the position, while O'Brien remains confident in dire predictions for the state and nation.
Commissioners Bridges and Remsberg charged Thursday the crew of the Leschi ferry was overworked. Olaf Carlson the engineer is compelled to work nights as well as days. They urged that an assistant engineer be employed who should be capable of making repairs. This would save the expense of calling in outside concerns on small jobs.
A flood of testimonials from Seattle and Portland residents claim Akoz, discovered near Yosemite, eased rheumatism stomach liver kidney and bladder trouble catarrh eczema piles and more. Names and addresses from J D Mackenzie’s Natura Company campaign illustrate widespread relief.
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