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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
4
The article argues against calling a grand jury in the Dr Matthews-Hl Gill controversy in Seattle. It asserts no new evidence of corruption and that a grand jury would waste taxpayer money, mock Hi Gill, and won’t improve public knowledge. It urges Seattle to forget the episode.
The Tucker bill making it a felony to add formaldehyde or other poisonous preservatives to milk becomes law. The Seattle Star notes the law as a result of its campaign against infant murder and urges strict enforcement with severe penalties to deter such practices nationwide.
The report notes 14 000 immigrants, half Russian, arriving in New York in the first ten days of January. Deportations reached 478, up from 70 the previous year, with calls to relocate newcomers to the far south and west. It argues many Russians flee military service and tyranny, urging America to house the poorest Europeans as long as laws allow.
A collage of quirky lines, local notices, and scattered snippets from Madras and Carthbou. It includes jokes about bank rules, a young widower accountant, a 20 year old cashier, and a query about reaching Union depot. Also mentions a new graphophone, a stove purchase, and a jokey remark about an aging general and fire drill.
A narrator imagines relocating to Pleasantville on Merry street near the Golden Strand and Happy park. They contrast Joyous river life with Worry Town blues, claiming Pleasantville heals with a tide of human kindness flowing from the community.
Fragmentary dispatch mentions a monument near Grosz Treitz in Silesia on the spot where Emperor William allegedly killed his fifty thousandth creature a white cock pheasant. The piece also notes sensational lines about Kaiser Bill and references to Buffalo Bill’s wife in divorce papers. Society chatter in Chicago and other offhand remarks appear amid the garbled text.
Two rival Alaska Indians from the Hard Eagle tribe seek the hand of Tenna Helle in a bold marriage wager. The contest features a canoe race up Glacier River with uphill testing, three day hunt, and a return to Juneau to settle the marriage claim. Purse and railroad men arrive in port to observe the event.
The notice urges consulting a physician about persistent coughs and asks doctors about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It claims the remedy has been endorsed by doctors for over six decades for coughs colds weak lungs bronchitis and asthma.
An ad recounts a decade of suffering from piles and asserts the Pyramid Pile Cure cured the writer permanently after using a fifty cent suppository and a one dollar box. The notice promotes home use, urges readers to buy now, and notes a free causes and cure booklet from Pyramid Drug Co. Also mentions California travel and Shasta route trains for the Southern Pacific, with details for ticket offices and bicycle repairs at Geo to Spinning's.
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