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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
3
James Bruce Dykeman, age three, was adopted by Judge A W later in a Saturday morning proceeding. Judge King Dykeman is designated as the boy’s father by adoption. The case stems from an incident involving Mrs Dykeman during a home visit a year ago. The judge administers juvenile justice.
J. G. Maureil of Lake Forest Park proclaims Swedish potatoes superior after receiving seed from Sweden years ago. He developed a large plot of the crop on his farm and now urges Seattle residents to plant Swedish spuds. He notes one potato weighed six pounds and calls every potato a great big spud.
Tom Dutton, a Christmas tree merchant at Fourth and Weertlake, states there will be no profiteering this year. He pledges lower prices with four foot trees at 25 cents and Holly wreaths priced from 15 cents to 1.60 dollars, noting last year's higher costs.
The article recounts Je Sais Tout claiming a staged German revolution in 1917 opened to a Kaiser led drama. It describes a planned armistice and mocked socialized army, then notes soldiers overstepping cues and turning the play into reality, with neutral dispatches aligning current Germany with the prophecy.
City Engineer A M H Dimock urges Seattle to build subways and elevated lines as growth accelerates. He backs Fourth Avenue as a central artery with separate auto and rail traffic, proposes aerial car tracks over Fourth, and favors a Third Avenue subway to connect north passengers with railroad depots and southern electric stations. A rapid paving program is also urged.
Funeral services for Regina Wilhelm 62 a Seattle pioneer who died after 42 years here were held at the Church of Our Lady of Good Help at Fifth and Jefferson. Interment was at Calvary cemetery. She came from Germany with her husband in 1876 and lived in a small brown cottage at Fifth Ave and Cherry when Seattle was wilder.
The Casualty Junta released a Seattle area list naming 12 soldiers wounded, with next of kin details. The document includes ranks from private to captain and notes multiple injuries and a few deaths from disease, with addresses for next of kin in Seattle and Tacoma.
Plan to escape renting and buy a lot then build a house. The Star Real Estate for Sale columns guide readers to save, pay for a home, and move in soon. Rent money could cover the down payment and offer a path to ownership with a builder's help.
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