This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
4
The census bureau finds English as mother tongue for 1 percent of the white foreign stock in the United States. German speaking foreigners are 27 percent, followed by Italian speakers at 7 percent of those tabulated.
A Christmas message urges giving over getting and celebrates birth as a symbol of hope. The piece emphasizes unselfish acts, sympathy, service, and sharing with children and the needy, invoking Dickens and a blessing for all readers. It closes with a brief anecdote about a San Diegan jailed to avoid paying a restaurant bill.
The Star argues Puget Sound should be exempt from the Seamen's bill now before Congress as it is not a high seas area. It cites five years with no passenger drownings and one seaman death in lifeboat drills, while 4,666,000 passengers traveled Puget Sound area in the year ending December 1, 1912. The paper warns exemption would avoid undue burden on local shipping while supporting the bill for true high seas dangers. The piece contrasts Puget Sound with New York Bay and others already excluded. The column ends with a holiday verse about Christmas turkeys.
A witty survey notes debates among women about etiquette in elevators and voting rooms in Chicago and Cincinnati. The piece observes women joining equal suffrage yet clashing with male habits and rules. It mentions ambassadors and a tongue in cheek line about Siam and a stray exclamation.
The article argues that Villa has confiscated Terrazas and Creel lands in Chihuahua, allocating them to widows and orphans of soldiers. It notes Terrazas held about two thirds of the state, and questions whether land wealth sustains loyalty to law amid widespread poverty and hardship.
A ragbag of brief items notes a courtroom quip about an assault, a Bermuda joke about onions, a married couple Ida Josephine Bryan and Leroy Eldredge Taft tying the knot, and other local diversions. It also mentions editorials, a political realignment, a hog population figure, and social quirks.
A Georgetown reader urges muzzling dogs and fining owners for nighttime barking. He complains about 17 cars on the hill and says dogs should be kept quiet from 10 p m to 6 a m, backing Dr Crichton’s stance on dog rights being secondary to human peace.
An elderly man describes near death after lake drowning. He recounts leaving his body, watching rescuers place his corpse, and feeling alive again with a changed belief in an afterlife, from agnostic to certain in a spiritual state.
The article explains alligators breathe and dive underwater using eye ear and nose muscles. They glide underwater with a powerful tail and crush prey with a jaw strong enough to bite through wood. It notes the American alligator is related to the African crocodylidae and is less active on land.
Fred Sheldon praises The Star for defending 15 year old Willis Collins after police beatings at the city jail. He notes criticism in Editor's Mail and calls for continued scrutiny of law enforcement conduct in Seattle.
A Seattle dental office advertises painless extractions and low prices. Services include bridgework gold fillings and artificial teeth with a guarantee and free examination. The practice claims endorsement by prominent local businesspeople and the dental profession.
Brownlands in Riverside county California launches a four page weekly paper named the News edited and printed by 16 year old William M Hill the son of locals who moved from Los Angeles. The paper contains world news and editorials reflecting a precocious start in journalism.
County commissioners fixed January 27 as the date for a hearing on the city's application for a franchise to provide light and power services in the Duwamish valley. This area was included in the recent Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. franchise.
A compact invention collects sounds and conveys them to the ear of a partially deaf user via near invisible wires. The unit is small enough to be worn under a necktie, enabling discreet use.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.