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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
2
King county judges propose a bill granting superior court judges power to suspend sentences for adult first offenders and place them on probation. The act sets probation terms from one to five years depending on offense, with monthly reports to a probation officer. An examining committee will select probation officers under gubernatorial appointment.
Billy Williams known as The Drummer Evangelist will present The Last Romp With the Tiger at the Y M C A Sunday club. The lecture has been delivered 2 000 times and will be followed by discussions on The Economic Causes of War Life s Foundation Visions and Building Life on a Bedrock Foundation led by H A Woodcock and Judge Wood. Dr J B Eagleson of Seattle will give a brief talk at the Friendship supper.
Mr Sam Atkinson will lecture Sunday evening in Stevens hall on George Bernard Shaw's Maj Barbara. The talk discusses indiscriminate giving and argues such methods fail to relieve poverty today.
A vintage advertisement claims Resinol Ointment soothes raw itching and scaly skins and starts healing immediately. It touts antiseptic properties and related Resinol Soap for pimples dandruff and blackheads, promoted as doctor prescribed for 20 years with safe ingredients.
Mrs Helene G Johnson wins $25 from the Colonial theatre for a letter answering Does a wife earn wages She lives with two young daughters Dor othy and Marjorie The Star photographer captured the moment as Fred L Boalt hands over the prize The photos will be shown with George Randolph Chester Runaway June at the Colonial the next day.
A discussion on marriage as a partnership with wives earning wages or not. Readers including Mrs Bre King and Mrs George Macdonald submit letters. The exchange notes that many husbands refuse wages, yet expect harmony, while some wives resist wage equality, reflecting diverse views on money and partnership.
Injury in an auto mishap near Meadows leads to death of Geo Butzer five months later. J H Thompson, Mt Baker Park Improvement Club janitor, dies after being found unconscious. Armour & Co manager T N Conway addresses Y M C A sales club. Numerous residents listed with addresses. planned talks by business leaders and local church activities headline a busy Seattle week.
A columnist recalls meeting senators, actors, and lawyers, praising H. B. Hixon for his dignity at the Clemmer door. Ed Kennedy plots a council run after a private office chat, while Ed Martin courts many girls at the Colonial Theatre. The Mission theatre reopens for 5 cents and cinema prices ease.
Margie visits Eliene's nursery and finds Eliene crying with joy and fear after announcing she is going to have a baby. Eliene worries about the pain and the unknown, while Margie consoles her and reflects on women bearing children through history.
John Barrett director general of the bureau of American republics told Seattle businessmen at the Butler that the city should plan its future as a metropolis of Washington and a Pan American center. Edwin R. Scott of Raymond received six months in Tacoma from Judge Cushman after writing threatening letters to the German ambassador.
Uncle Jack invites boy and girl readers to solve jumbled animal names for a candy prize. Correct answers judged by lottery from entrants ages listed. contest closes Friday at 3 PM.
Those awarded honorable mention in the Circle contest, which closed Friday, include Noel Crosby Menton Merna Chapman Laura Babcock Cle Kium Edwin Baimert Charleston Paul Ashford Alma Yeager Grand Mound Wash Florence Melvin Gladys Grace and Robert Amith Myrtle Johnson Poulsho Frida Mangels Perry Jones Auburn Clarence Mehmidt Beatrice McDonald and others with listed addresses.
Arthur Morrisette and his French bulldog Buster are described as a remarkable pair. Buster learned to smoke by accident when a pipe stem was tucked between his teeth during a playful moment. He now retrieves the pipe, is filled and lit, and sits contentedly beside his master as he puffs.
In a recent guessing contest Uncle Jack announced David Ogden of 1007 BK Madison St as the winner of a pound box of candy for correctly naming the Circle’s long necked bird. Many entrants suggested Rhea Ostrich Flamingo and Heron but only the last named species is correct in the clue.
Sweden claims the continent's prettiest royal offspring with Princes Gustavus Sievard and Bertil and Princess Ingrid as the crown princess's children.
Park Ridge Illinois hosts an egg laying contest with forty eight children entering one coop of hens per entrant. The coop that yields the most eggs wins a special prize. Also noted are the daughters of Julie Claussen, the Swedish singer, Bojan and Sonja Claussen, who have arrived in the United States during wartime.
Not picked yet and under review as press goes to press to ensure showing the best available on the market.
Eliene fears loving a unborn child more than her two nameless boys and worries the new baby may alter her bond with them. Margie counsels that mother love may not differ, while Harry hints at support as Eliene confronts possible outcomes. The scene ends with a cliffing note.
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