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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1912
Page
3
A raucous 1920s style report describes Minnesota opening a drinking water farm at Wilmar with a 72,000 gallon tank and orders probate judges to send up to five town drunkards from each county to the facility.
San Francisco reports a street railway gain with Geary street municipal service earning 632 dollars and 75 cents in a day and a half. The half day Saturday brought in 748 dollars and 75 cents, with Sunday figures noted below in the reporting.
A vintage advertisement touts HYOMEI as a safe nasal remedy made from eucalyptus and antiseptics. It claims relief from catarrh, coughs, colds, and croup in five minutes with inhalation, priced at 60 cents for a pocket inhaler, bottle, dropper, and directions.
Receipts totaled $1 668.75 for a day and a half. With operating expenses at $450 daily and bonds fixed charges at $234 per day, the city shows a net profit of $632.75.
United States Circuit Judges Warren Boen and Dennison ruled that the Lake Erie and Ohio Central railroads violated the Sherman Act by restraining trade. The decision orders the sale of 100000 acres of coal lands to dissolve the monopoly formed by the two railroads.
Local commission merchants report average prices paid to farmers and selling prices at the market. Listings include smoked meats, ox tongue, spring ducklings, vegetables such as tomatoes and cauliflower, house lettuce, and half bushel quantities. reference to furniture at 415 Pike appears. The document notes haying price, general expenses, and price variations.
The council agrees to five amendments including funding limits for city bonds, legalized weekly meetings, and campaign finance disclosure rules. A street railway franchise question is set for March 4, with a possible step toward city control. Mayor Cotterill confirms coalitions and appointments, and a $34,000 ordinance funds seven new fire and police stations.
When the government abandoned the post office in New Market Clark County Indiana and started regular rural mail service residents missed the social exchange at the counter Oscar Harman of Marysville proposed a central mailbox setup to preserve the community spirit A tree stump wagon wheel and spokes form 14 mailboxes the rural carrier rides to each box by turning the wheel on its pivot.
The British four masted bark Torrisdale lies wrecked south of Westport jetty as heavy seas erode the hull. Expected quicksands to engulf the vessel within two weeks. The Torrisdale, valued at $100,000, is of steel construction and is now a total loss.
The piece notes Parisians adapting to a 24 hour clock with hours numbered 1 to 24. It mocks how old style jokes about meal times lose punch when referencing new times like 2 o clock, 8 o'clock, or 10 o'clock. Authorities push a change but the public enjoys the shift.
The newly formed Queen City Cet Club announces its first annual car show at the Hon Marche on January 5th 31st and February 1st entries from North Pacific Coast cities. Special prizes include handsome cups for top entries. Entrants will be open to general public.
Robert Lee MacCameron an American sailor aged 47 who had recently returned from a long residence abroad is found dead at his New York home. He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor a few months earlier.
A history era style ad claims a homemade cough syrup using granulated sugar water and Pinex to soothe throat and lungs. It touts quick relief for hoarseness croup asthma and similar conditions with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co Wayne Ind and Bartel Drug Co Seattle as distributors.
James A. Beil of Chicago owns the hen Show You a prize bird at the Missouri agricultural experiment station. The hen laid 82 eggs in 82 consecutive days and 281 eggs in a year, nearing the continent’s record. She consumed 48 pounds mash 32 pounds grain and two pounds grit with no moult during the trial.
Welfare workers organize a prelegislative institute in Seattle January 8 9 10 to discuss social and economic reform measures including mothers pension employment bureaus prisoner wages child labor regulation and related topics A state conference will follow in Olympia January 20 21 22 covering tenement regulation free employment services charity supervision probation reform pure food laws and immigration issues tied to Panama Canal opening.
Mrs. Mary Lucas, an elderly resident who confessed to killing boarder Mrs. Pauline Fingel with aconite laced chocolate, has been bound over without bail to the circuit court for murder. Police say her motive involved jealousy over John Rorenz, who planned to wed Lucas.
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the complaint by Fullerton Lumber and Shingle Co. of Vancouver British Columbia against the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad. The claim charged discrimination in combination rates for lumber from Washington points to Canada.
Interurban service between Everett and Seattle listed with daily and weekend departures. Local trains run at multiple times from early morning to evening with separate baggage fret and freight connections noted. ticket offices cited near Westlake and Greer area for Seattle departures.
Readable times scattered across the clipped text show a pattern of morning and afternoon entries. The data includes varied hour formats and odd numbers, with references to Everett and a series of times such as 7 30 and 8 50, suggesting an incomplete timetable or transit note.
An advertising promo claims Parisian Sage stops hair loss and dandruff, with a money back guarantee. It targets young men, mentions a bearer of auburn hair on cartons, and lists Bartell's as a local seller.
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