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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1914
Page
4
Commentary rails against Argentina s shipbuilding for a useless battleship the Rividavia while noting U S war costs. It contrasts political remarks on primaries and socialists with a Detroit tale of an ugliest wife and a New York ad for a homely wife. It also mentions 1804 silver dollars valued at 3500 dollars each.
A local conference at the Henry building failed to endorse a mayoral candidate. The paper praises the lack of handpicked selections, noting such endorsements often backfire. It also includes a satirical anecdote about a misfit wedding ad and a German birth-death stat for 1912.
A comic column riffs on McAdoo and Houston choosing reserve city status under a new law suggesting any city could serve, except New York is deemed too dominant financially. Other quips note a Quincy woman selling her husband for a cat, septuplets in Spain, a dead man with a note, and France's courts ignoring precedent.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets relieve costive and bilious symptoms overnight. It promises headaches and upset stomach disappear by morning with a 10 cent box keeping head clear and bowels regular, and mentions gentle cleansing for children.
The piece praises the Isthmian labor leaders in Panama US a for managing the huge campaign on shovel and dredge. It extols masterful captains who plan with blueprints and meet daily battles of rain mud and floods as they cut the Isthmus through. It lauds their courage, teamwork, and enduring grit.
A tiresome talker who boasts of travels irritates a Bronx club until a new member with world experience shuts her down with a quick China joke about rain. The group ends the chatter and finally gets some rest.
Snakes do not chew their food as they swallow prey larger than their mouths. Their jaws unlock via a ligament to expand like a paper bag while their eyes stay closed. The forked tongue aids senses. shedding skins coincides with eye protection.
A collage of reader notes and quirky items from a late edition. Beauty hints joke about nose shaping, others discuss headlines about Lilian Russell, high cost of living and civic jokes. A Chicago city garbages plant remark, humorous ads, and a rash of stray remarks from readers and officials.
The Circle Club announces a Last Line contest inviting boys and girls not over 16 to submit a rhyming final line to a humorous verse. Prizes include a large candy box, with entries due by Friday at 2 PM. Supplementary lines and sender names will be printed.
The article describes aeroplanes built for children to ride, seating six and guaranteed to lift above ground. It notes adults already fly, and that many kids want the exciting play experience, with the craft operating daily in good weather for safe taking flights.
The Circle club held a membership contest for children, ending Friday afternoon. Each entrant who listed three new members received a "movie toy" wheel cart, with the toys awaiting those who sent in the required numbers at The Star office.
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