Readings and Remarks on New Year and Local Happenings
A compact glimpse shows a playful exchange about a new novel and a quip on aging. It reflects a past New Year’s scene with brief notes on local events, city leadership, and wartime wages remarks.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1912
Page
4
Why the Bridegroom Wore a Full Dress Suit
A humorous collage notes a bride in a white gown and a groom in a black broadcloth suit as it lists witty quips, society chatter, and brief cultural jabs from various items and captions. The fragment references Jack Johnson at Lake Geneva and stray skits about fashion, theater, and public life, all in a dated small-town newspaper voice.
New Year Resolve to Form Good Habits and Help Others
A old article urges starting the year with a resolve not to give up on bad habits but to cultivate daily acts of helpfulness. It argues forming good habits is easier through steady daily effort and suggests bosses and workers alike focus on aiding others beyond the routine grind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kutting
Mr. Scribbler
Joalkee
Bam
wadiNe
Bom
Williams
Pemfesti
Parcel Post Arrives in Seattle Aims to Transform Mail
The parcel post begins in Seattle with optimism for gradual improvements. The postmaster gains broad authority to adjust weight limits and conditions to match express service. Officials expect faster connections between cities and rural areas, and a reduced cost of living as the system takes hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Genea i Gevee
Lew
Parcel Post
Detective Thayer Eyes Court Fight Over Anti Brethen Movement
A garbled note cites Detective Thayer ready for a courtroom showdown over an anti Brethen movement. It mentions onions, suffragettes in Albany, a Poughkeepsie reporter, and chaotic lines about Mary Walker and marriagelike rumors amid a boycott bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer
Leap Year Jokes End Tonight as Last Day Arrives
This brief note marks the final day before midnight when February 29 ends and leap year humor wraps up prompting readers to pause playful quips.
Tough luickan and first of year resolutions teased
A garbled note surveys New Year resolutions and Easter 1943 timing with playful digressions about keeping promises, shopping, and celebrations at Moore theatre. It mentions Indianapolis convictions and a joke about confetti and olives as a light New Year mood piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luick
Moore Theatre
Australia faces bounty proposal over child deaths in war om race
Ambiguous report notes Australia considering a $25 bounty per child linked to alleged wartime actions, with a potential alternative offer of a bounty on fathers for the same context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Little Worries
Bordeaux mixture is being supplanted by lime and sulphur on Anxious Mise Helen Gould's neances is 678 Fifth av New York ty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gould
New York
Everyday Bank Customer Service Pledges Clear Refunds
A bank promotes prompt reporting of employee incivility and outlines customer rights. It promises no tipping policy, cheerful mistake rectification, and a 30 day unconditional refund if not satisfied. The ad notes no trouble to show goods and encourages open feedback.
Oyster Supper Sparks Weekend Party in Ashland
Two gatherings filled the Ashland area last Saturday evening with social events including an oyster supper and a lively fraternity social at a small town. Local correspondence notes a casual, bustling scene as residents enjoyed food and company in the community setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borg
Ashland (Co
English Girl Cares for Lepers at Kumamoto Hospital
In Kumamoto Japan an Englishwoman Miss Helen Riddell runs a hospital for leprosy patients. Seventeen years ago she left her world tour to aid the afflicted. Now sixty patients, including one 21 year old American, receive shelter and treatment at the sulfur bath hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Resu Hope
Kumamoto
Ja Islands
Helen Riddell
Europe
Kuma
Mise Riddell
Miss Riddell
England
America
Riddell
Miss
Manless Navies Battle by Wireless Predicted
Chicago dispatch outlines a future naval warfare where fleets operate unmanned, guided by wireless operators from shore or distant ships. It describes controller tech, aerial scouts, and automatic gun aiming, citing German experiments and a shipboard electro magnet system as key steps toward a bloodless, brain powered conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. B. Blanchard
Popular Electricity
Blanchard
Christopher Wirth
Berlin
German Navy Department
Hope Fades for Jimmy Gore After Knockout in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania a boxer named Jimmy Gore suffered a brain concussion after being knocked out by opponent Jimmy Glover. Doctors hold slight hope of recovery as the case is reported in local ringside coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenadoah Pa
Jimmy Gore
Jimmy Glover
Gore
Healthful Town Doctors Signs Highlight Eye Specialist
A town boasting healthful living shows many doctors' signs, mainly eye doctors. Mike notes residents stay up late injuring their eyes, so Seattle visitors head to J. Munds Eye Specialist in the Leary Building for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Mike
Seattle
J. Ww. Munds
Ia Leary
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