Dissolution of Monopolies and the Sherman Law
A critical view of the 1900s dissolution tactic against Standard Oil and the Tobacco Trust. The piece argues dissolution on paper undermines the Sherman anti trust goal of restoring competition and lowering prices. It warns that consumer benefits are illusory and that litigation replaces real reforms, urging bold action to make the government a genuine market competitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Tobacco Trusts
Ilarkiman
Standard Oil Trust
Tobacco Trust
Able Corporation
Washington
Rip van Winkle
Uncle Sam
White Farmers Need Breakup of Wholesalers in Washington
The piece argues small farmers face pressure from Japanese labor and low living costs while wholesalers control selling prices. It calls for state action to break up illegal combinations and urges a farmers association to cut costs and secure fair prices, asserting Gov elect Lister and the incoming legislature have a critical task ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farmers’ Association
Lister
Ostrich Metaphor and Call for Municipal Reform
A reflective editorial compares public denial of graft to ostriches hiding their heads. It argues New York’s graft situation mirrors broader municipal vice funding and urges readers to act locally before a crisis. It laments murder from vice linked to revenue and calls for civic awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dooley
Back to the soil battle cry and city arrests noted
The piece colors mix of urban dreams and policy with a Christmas toy appeal. Three auto owner arrests are reported yesterday, while a street car ordinance is hinted at. A newcomer from the East praises Seattle hills as great exercise amid local chatter about toys and a seasonal party message.
Vienna man dies after claim of $3000 horse win
A man in Vienna collapsed and died after being told he had won $3,000 in a horse race. In Connecticut a women's group has been nicknamed the Nut club for its unconventional approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Connecticut
Nut Club
Alma Center Orchestra Friday Dance Featured
Alma Center Wisconsin hosts a Friday evening dance by the Alma Center orchestra praised for its performance. Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt urges suffragettes to discard hats and corsets and wear Chinese trousers in a separate note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Center
Wis
Carrie Chapman Catt
Streetcar Lament and Lost Memories in Seattle Echoes
Fragmented notes reveal recollections of old Seattle landmarks and events. References include Broadway high cadets, the Washington Hotel streetcar, early West Seattle rides, and a playful jab at missing payments. A wry touch shows public figures and odd inventions.
Water fears eased by health officer Dr Criehton
A year ago today December 14 typhoid danger in city water ended by health officer Dr Criehton. Also H E B Wiley was taken to Judge Tallman’s court on a stretcher with a turkey bone stuck in his throat. A note about a $15 loss in two bids at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criehton
H. E B. Wiley
Five Years Ago Today December 14 Mayor Moore Leads Race
Five years ago today a city crusade against rats began with health authorities catching 12 428 rats for plague signs. A first cluster light installation was set on Thursday. A large straw poll favored Mayor Moore with W B Trimble second and Judge Humphries third. An English scientist claimed creating a thunderstorm is easy by separating atmospheric charges, and suggested bringing a separator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
W. B. Trimble
Judge Humphries
Paradox Poems and Advertisements in a Buffalo News Page
A collage of quirky odds and ends from the Buffalo News edition includes a Wanted ad seeking a college educated young man, humorous quips on modern inventions, and a rambling verse about farming, lettuce, and government work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Buffalo
Belief in intuition Helps Women Avoid Swindlers
Quotations from Chicago Record-Herald note women can tell an honest man from a grafter by intuition. The remark links this trait to why no woman is swindled and to a lower cost of living, as stated by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Turkey Trot Recalled in Antiquated Schoolyard Chant
A playful note recalls the turkey trot as a longstanding joke from twenty years ago. The speaker teases Steve about whether mothers forgot the old dance and the chase, hinting at its aged status in humorous terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Turkey
Steve
Cadiz News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Social News
Ht A Mattern of Cadiz spent Saturday evening with W M H Skipper and family. Willie Skipper of Selo visited Saturday and Sunday with home folks, Mr and Mrs Luther Crowe and daughter Katherine of Kilgore are visiting at W T Skipper's. Mrs J A Snyder called on Mrs W H Skipper. Doyle ouipees and sister Nettie mee were shopping in Cadiz. Mek Carson and Willie Skipper were Cadiz callers Saturday evening. Watereh correspondence Cadiz Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ht. A. Mattern
Cadix Apent
W. MH
Willie Skipper
Selo Apent
Luther Crowe
Kather
Kilgore
W. T. Skipper’s
J. A Snyder
Mra
W. H. Skipper
Doyle Ouipees
Nettie Mee
Cadiz
Christmas Santa Controversy Contest Opens for Circlettes
The Star Circle Club invites Circlettes to debate telling the truth about Santa Claus. Entries must be 150 words, in ink on one side, with a 3 pm Friday December 20 deadline. Uncle Jack will announce the winner in the next Circle column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Jack
Circlettes
Star Circle Club
Uncle Jack
Papa
Mamma
Santa
Cireleites
Many Compete in This Funny Story Contest Circle event
The contest closed Thursday at 3 pm with sixty seven Circle youths submitting humorous stories. Uncle Jack nearly laughed to death as Christmas money was at stake. Notable entrants included Thomas Jones, Effie Moore, Mary Lee, Rita Meyer, Marie Scholz, Albert Lewis, and Alice Olmstead from across Washington.
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Uncle Jack
Thomas Jones
Rainier
Effie Moore
Edmonds
Wash
Mary Lee
N. W
Rita Meyer
Marie Scholz
Albert Lewis
Alice Olmstead
Auburn
Uncle Jack Forgot About This Girl
A letter from Effie E B Moore of Edmonds Washington requests a membership card for The Star Circle. The 14 year old seventh grader mentions viewing a Saturday joke contest in The Star and hopes to receive membership details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jack
Effie EB. Moore
Edmonds
Wash
Child Seeks Star Circle Membership Card
An 11 year old student at Jefferson school asks Uncle Jack to send a Star Circle membership card. Esther Bide, 4016 List nv, 8S writes a polite request citing school and age.
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Jack
Star Circle
Jefferson School
Esther Bide
Sisters Seek Membership Cards For The Circle
Florence Baes writes from 4702 31st S asking Uncle Jack for membership cards for herself and her 10 year old sister, both students at Columbia School, noting their ages and interest in the Circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jack
Bernice
Columbia School
Florence Baes
Granddaughter seeks Star Circle join in Stanwood farm note
Emma Law of Stanwood Washington writes from a farm where she lives with her grandpa. She has read The Seattle Star for years and expresses interest in joining the Star Circle. She is 12 years old and in the sixth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Jack
Seattle
Star Circle
Emma Law
Stanwood
Wash
Marysville Girl Seeks Circle Card
Dear Uncle Jack, a Marysville girl writes asking for a membership card. She notes she moved from Lowisley to Marysville R F D 1 and signs Julia Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jack
Lowisley
Marysville
R. PF. D
Julia Pike
Circleite Club Inquiry From Custer Reader
A 10 year old in the fourth grade requests a membership card for The Star Circle in Custer Washington. She notes reading today’s paper and mentions a contest for the fun short story and expresses interest in joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jack
Star Circle
Funnieat
Sylvia Pickard
Custer, Wash
Stanwood Girl Seeks Circle Membership Card
Evelyn Jenny of Stanwood Washington writes to Uncle Jack expressing her long desire to join The Star Circle and requests a membership card. She notes she is 18 and currently in the eighth grade at the village school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Star Circle
Evelyn Jenny
Stanwood, Wash
Took Sewing With Girls
Corrinne Peterson recaps her brother Frank’s experience in a Van Assett school sewing class for girls. He, disabled by a minor accident and living a mile from school, asks to sew with the girls and earns the Circle prize for a funny story. the class atmosphere sparks laughter as the lesson begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrinne Peterson
van Assett
Frank
Circle
van Asset School
Circle membership grows as teen group accepts new members
A Helena led community circle reports rapid growth with nearly five hundred new members including Rudolph Bremerton Earhart Pike and others from Stanwood Marysville and Custer. The list names Edith Sorenson Geraldine Colby Sylvia Pickard Effie Moore Ed Albert Lewis Cecil Lewis Esther Eide Bernice Baes Florence Baes and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease
Helena Rudolph
Bremerton
Hawid Earhart
Julia Pike
Marysville
Ethel Drake
Emma Law
Stanwood
Evelyn Jenny
Willie Sage
Edith Sorenson
Geraldine Colby
Sylvia Pickard
Custer
Effie Moore
Ed Albert Lewis
Cecil Lewis
Terry
Esther Eide
5Igt
Bernice Baes
Florence Baes
Boy in Clear Seeks Star Circle Membership
A reader from Clear Lake writes Willie Sage asking for a Star Circle membership certificate, praising the program as a fine for Star boys and girls and signaling loyalty to The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Star Circle
Star
Willie Sage
Clear Lake
Running Stitch Joke Shared By Corinne
Corrinne Van Asselt of Wash explains a sewing joke about a running stitch. She recalls the teacher asking what is running stitch and answering you take a stitch and then run. Her sister walked in and the joke fit the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister In
What to Buy for Christmas Children Receive
A guide lists doll options from 25 cents to 100 dollars with outfits, houses, and novelty items for girls. For boys the section covers automobiles, wagons, tools, and mechanical toys, noting affordable items under 60 cents and a few imported electrics.
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Jake Anet Riont
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Jones
Nobody
Mars
Cern
SANOS
Whitfield’s
Warrenaburg
Goodby
Josh Wise
Bill Kainit
John D. Rockefeller
Loeb
Sky
Hili
Tassie
Mek Carson
Cadia
Watereh Correspondence
Sentinel
Stanwood Girl
UV Sa
Jon Clue
Dboys
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