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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1914
Page
4
A historical fragment notes that occasional low mood is universal, reflecting on human temperament. The citation attributes a line to Feuchtersieben, signaling a midcentury or earlier medical or philosophical context.
The piece laments rising pacifism and NATO styled spending while blasting Britain’s vast navy and its annual $300 million upkeep. It mocks Moran’s shipyard gunboat and contrasts American social issues with Europe’s military posture. It also notes St Louis mayors debating wage reforms for inmates while questioning fairness for working women.
A column notes Bathhouse John Coughlin's offer to his female opponent to speak freely, arguing women seek equal participation rather than chivalry. It predicts political backlash as women demand parity in governance and voice. Quincy Shaw comments on Michigan copper strike probes, and a quip on the Federal league affecting salaries and editors. Earl Flynn urges ministers to eat raw vegetables for better sermons.
A jumble of quips, anecdotes, and cartoons from a small town paper recounts a graft witness recalling cash moves in Pittsburgh and New York, a Yorkshire verger window request, a boiler maker boarder, and playful fables about politicians and art.
George C. Hodges, manager of the Columbia River Orchards Co., pleaded guilty to signing 700000 dollars of worthless bonds tied to the Frenzied Finance scheme by De Larm. Judge Bean sentenced him to nine months in the county jail. Chinese buyers acquired 1090000 Bibles in the first six months of last year.
A Holyoke man declares relief from five years of rheumatism after using Kilmer Swamp Root. He praises the product, says he has taken more than a dozen bottles, and recommends it to friends. A Justice of the Peace validates his sworn statement.
A lighthearted note extols children’s mealtime joy and suggests adults miss that ease. It posits that grownups fail to imitate children’s eating cheer due to work stress and a taxed digestive system needing time to renew and repair.
An advertisement extols Stuart’s Dyapep sian Tablet as a natural digestive aid for weak stomachs. It claims the tablet supplies the stomach juices, aids gastric glands, and helps meals pass to the small intestine ready for assimilation. One grain supposedly digests 3,000 grains of food. Try after meals, 50 cents a box.
The Union Theatre in Seattle offers twelve first run reels each week on a regular program. Patrons are assured of viewing something never before shown in Seattle every Tuesday and Friday with no exceptions or price restrictions.
Large salaries are paid for what the employee knows not for labor. Knowledge is power the Seattle Business College is a power producing plant. Our graduates earn more, get more and rise faster than any other class of employees. Join our classes and succeed.
The Seattle stage presents Miss Rachael Marshall's The Crime of the Law in its second week. Inez Ragan, as Ai jou, argues society should welcome reforming women. she criticizes old Puritanical norms and praises changing views that allow second chances for women who reform.
In letters to The Star readers rally H C Pigott as the sole public-spirited candidate amid mayoralty rivals. Pigott is lauded for 15 years of service and support from a broad “Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Service,” while opponents are accused of siding with special interests. Edith Levi apologizes for a misstatement regarding a letter from the Label league and its publication.
A reader praises The Star for highlighting candidates and proposes a nickname for J. C. Slater after he spoke at May's hall. The letter compares him to Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford and signs as F H Brown with approval.
England’s historic town criers rise in quality as an annual prize for the best bellman voice spurs better town crying. Furniture sale and cattle market notices now sing with restraint, while railway porters show potential to join the trend, offering a musical voice that may blur lines between town cries and opera.
McConnelleville reports Frank R. Smith from Rainersville escaped serious harm after his arm was torn off by an engine and he ran half a mile to seek a physician. Bellefontaine notes Mrs. Jas Swan 02 enjoyed her first railway ride to Lakeview to visit her son over holidays. Cincinnati records the opening of a new maternal hospital on Oakest road at Reading, costing 125000 dollars. Columbus carries a note from the Ohio State Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Mt. Vernon urging state officials to admit the institution to the poor free of charge.
In Rochester, smallpox spreads as authorities note concealment and neglect of several cases. In St Paul, Gov Eberhart says he received a request to find a wife for F Ruacher of Maynard, a German American about 20, of medium height.
A Seattle plasterer, Guy Q. Robinson of 4212 42nd Ave South, testifies that long work caused severe back pain and headaches. He says Dean's Kidney Pills made him feel like a different man and restored his ability to work without pain.
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