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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
5
A speaker critiques a bill to use scientific agriculture with resident farm experts to raise yields and lower prices. Exports show wheat rising from 62 to 100 million bushels in two years, but the issue remains that people cannot buy due to low wages. The remedy proposed is higher wages for workers rather than pushing exports.
A humorous report notes William Devitt, a sewing machine agent, fell five stories at the Hotel Plaza yet will recover. The piece mocks insurance and book agents as hardy, jokes about risks they take, and ends with a jab at a police reporter as the tougher bet.
Fragmented reads note holiday shopping, a heavyweight prize fight, Germany censoring dime novels, a coal bill query, whisker fashion, and a question about the electoral college from a high school boy. The disjointed items show scattered topics without coherent event or subject.
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A brief item notes Cheasty's Haberdashery located at Second Avenue and Spring Street with a fashion slogan Cheasty Has It It’s Correct. The note underscores brand presence and location.
The piece notes Taft forming a committee and appointing a Democrat to office, mentioning Billy McAdoo as an incorporator of the Red Cross society. It comments on sending Happy New Year greetings on a penny postal card and hints at celebrating a pacific anniversary unless conflicts arise with Britain over a canal.
A reader argues Cain’s mark and asks whether Pilate released Jesus with Bible references. Another writer cites District 175 trouble in King County over a principal and teacher relative, urging strict nepotism laws to prevent privileges and fiscal waste in schools.
A playful verse describes a chaotic scene as a crowd bursts through streets to witness a man with grand bearing. Soldiers guard him while a dozen new laid eggs appear in a window. The speaker discovers the reason for all the spectacle: he owns a chicken farm.
A mosaic of quips and views ranging from a Nomac seeking a consular post to a Fulton County insurgent vowing to defend prohibition on dry territory. The piece also notes fashion in London, streetcar service as evergreen amusement, jokes on legal bills, and a bridegroom’s cemetery tour with a biblical punchline.
Pittsburgh hotel manager Karas outlines a broad plan to create New Year’s Eve joy by coordinating efforts from New York to Chicago. He notes pressure on hotels to join the newly named Hotel Workers association as part of a wider industry campaign.
Wireless reports say the United Fruit steamer Turrialba, ashore near Atlantic City during a blizzard last Saturday, has been freed by tugs and is expected to reach New York tonight.
Governor Hiram Johnson will be the chief guest at a banquet in Los Angeles organized to stimulate the progressive movement. The event aims to rally support for reform efforts and showcase local leadership.
Washington dispatch details the parcel post plan amid January 1 rollout. It highlights quick 7 cent local-rate deliveries for small towns and potential shifts in mail order competition, noting the system is experimental and subject to rule changes.
In Seattle the new parcel post zone map shows the country divided into numbered squares radiating from a central circle. Zones determine postage, with inner circle towns paying lower rates. the guide helps find a town’s zone by locating its square and number on the map.
New York letter notes Century Theater sold to a Sixth Avenue store and patrons used trading stamps to gain seats. Four women at a matinee tried to reclaim a share of seating with pass-out checks, prompting a question about entitlement to the prize.
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