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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
4
George Lansbury, British MP, praises American suffragists yet fears granting women the ballot too easily. He cites hunger strikes and imprisonment for the cause, noting ten states have won suffrage and urging continued toll and sacrifice for growth and power.
A medical quack remedy touts four ounces of Salts to drink before breakfast to relieve sluggish kidneys caused by meat intake. The ad claims the grape and lemon acid lithia preparation cleanses the kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and ends bladder weakness, marketed as inexpensive and safe.
Washington Baths and Moore Theatre host Turkish Russian baths for gentlemen. The listing cites Masseers, Wm Wicklund, and graduates from Kjel lberg's Institute in Stockholm and Unman's Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
A Boston banker’s son chooses to work as a brakeman to learn railroading from the railside perspective rather than merely sit as a director. The anecdote foregrounds wealthier progeny taking unconventional paths while noting councilman Goddard’s salary situation as he campaigns for mayor.
The piece argues that OUNCIDMAN A. J. GODDARD should resign from the Seattle council or withdraw from the mayoral race. It asserts dual roles undermine public trust and would force a council vacancy if he wins. The column also notes a burglary report of $20 stolen from a officer’s home.
The text argues that true worth lies in selfless service rather than seeking fame. It cites Mrs. Pankhurst John Brown and anonymous Salvation Army workers as examples of lasting impact through deed, not publicity. Reputation is unstable while deeds endure, and many genuine martyrs remain unheard.
A major price cutting sale on small instruments sheet music and folios ends Saturday night. Rose Music Company and Ellers Music House will merge remaining stock after selling their small instrument and sheet music departments to Rose Music Company.
The sale offers remaining pianos from $500 values cut to 246 and $350 pianos reduced to 165. Tam aims to clear stock of 35 run pianos from brands like Chickering Kimball utoplano Haddorff Bungalow and Smith Barnes with reasonable terms and a strong guarantee.
A jumble of curiosities and gossip pieces from a 1920s newspaper page. Notes on rising costs and a bracelet loss mix with quips about boxing series and hometown happenings. Brief ad blurbs and rural names pepper the collage.
Florence Bell, once urged onto Broadway by a Michigan friend, left college life for the Seattle stage. Now seven years in acting shaped by roles like Cherry Mallotte in The Spoilers, she champions social justice and denounces the double standard of morality as a social crime awaiting abolition.
An advertisement promotes Hamburg Preast Tea called Hamburger Brust Thee as a cheap vegetable remedy. A spoonful steeped in boiling water and strained is claimed to relieve congestion and speed a cold, with laxative effects. It notes ads in Star want columns for lost items in the Lost and Found.
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin for relief from indigestion sourness and gas. It promises rapid action within five minutes, claiming the pill aids digestion, prevents discomfort, and lets people eat freely. It notes a large case costs fifty cents and emphasizes harmless, gentle relief.
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