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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
4
City council members debate March 4 vote on issuing 2 million dollars in bonds for a municipal telephone system. The Star notes voters already expressed support for municipal ownership and urges leaving the decision to the people, not the council. Council committee delays action to next Monday.
The piece argues that hardship builds giants, citing Lincoln as a contrast to wealth and ease. It claims adversity awakens latent strength, with Napoleon Massena as an example of a fierce response to battle, and notes many people owe much to their handicap, which fuels drive.
A long exposé details how corporations manipulate courts and public opinion through bribery in prior legal battles. It recounts the Ben Oppenheim case, his disbarment for alleged perjury, and the revelation that witnesses lied in a later trial funded by the street car company.
A range of reflections on thrift links saving with honesty and self respect, urging frugality for health and happiness. The piece notes excess thrift becomes vice and highlights savings as seed for education and independence, then shifts to brief, satirical mentions of current events and social scenes.
In dialogue, Pat questions town health while Mike notes many ophthalmic signs. He explains locals stay up enjoying the climate and injure their eyes, then visit J. W. Edmunds the Eye Specialist in the Leary Building for care.
A collage of brief items spans a 1910s style feel with a rural justice quip over a speeding charge, a mock weather promise, a Baker reference, satirical verse, a rental ad, a Florida trip joke, a revolver of social humor and a Seattle false alarm anecdote ending with a lonely motive.
A Sing Sing inmate notes Charlie Becker in the condemned cell life and details Becker reading the Bible and leading a choir while others temper their behavior. The account recalls Becker’s daily routine, hymns, and a pledge to curb swearing as executions loom.
A Star editor argues against a twenty million bond for reclaiming Western Washington lands warning of high interest costs and rapid spending. The letter urges targeted reclamation districts and brigades to aid settlers and cites eminent domain possibilities. Also praised is a separate editorial calling for humane laws and worker uplift.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a universal cure for grippe and severe colds. It claims rapid relief from headache feverishness runny nose and sore throat with doses every two hours, noting the product requires no other remedies and contains no quinine.
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