Berlin matchmaker belts a commercial marriage bureau idea
A long essay argues that city life limits marriage prospects compared with rural roots. It contrasts boarding houses and transient encounters with chances of finding a lasting partner. A Berlin matchmaker’s bureau is proposed as a remedy to the modern dating maze. Residents of Tenafly NJ protest a widow’s demand for memorial bells for a 96 year old husband who left her 50 million.
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New York
Cupid
Berlin
Tenafly
N. J
Automobiles for Our Cops Debate Sparks Seattle Census
A local column questions Councilman Peirce’s push for police car runabouts, noting 1913 Seattle police automobile costs topped 25,000 dollars with substantial monthly gas and payroll expenses. The piece argues motorcycles suffice and warns against increasing taxpayer burdens amid hard times. It also references Mexican rebels seeking U S shelter and mocks an eastern editor’s reliability.
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Peirce
Tyne Star
Seattle
Cascarets Cleanse and Sweeten Stomach and Bowels
Popular health advertorial touts Cascarets as a quick remedy for headache, biliousness, and constipation. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, eases liver discord, and promotes regularity by morning, with a 10 cent box lasting months.
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Ately
Casearet
Mysterious Safe Access Spotted in New York Times Item
A garbled report notes a man opened a safe door by manipulating the combination and mentions a witness describing tools and a sensitive lock. The piece references a quotable line about being elsewhere and cites Mre Albert MH Chaffee with plans for a talk from Thursday. The fragment ends with a Times reference to a Metropolitan Museum item at 5 o clock.
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Martin
Albert MH. Chaffee
Metropolitan Museum
Sotlockh
New York
Dinner guest earns praise as home settles the table
A guest enjoys a generous dinner and a child wishes he could dine every day. The column notes a playful exchange about future meals and comments on local sports and editorials, including requests to contact the Star’s sporting editor.
Editor's Mail on Wages and Protections in Seattle
A reader argues men deserve wage and hour protections equal to women and cites low wages in Seattle. He laments 20 cent hourly pay, notes wage cuts after Christmas, and urges legislature to regulate hours and wages for all workers, not just women, calling for honest work and condemnation of starvation wages.
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the Star
Seattle
A. R
Inside Revenue Estimates Dec Six Months Whisky and Cigars
Washington January 24 The Internal Revenue Department announced that Americans drank 70 million gallons of whisky and smoked 4.09 billion cigars and 8.711 billion cigarettes in the six months ending December 31.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Department
Riddle Contest Clues Spur Circle Club Challenge
Uncle Jack plans a new week long riddle contest using prior submissions. The Circle club prints four top riddles with no answers and invites entries from readers for all four solutions. Winners receive candy, with ties resolved by lot.
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Uncle Jack
Circle Club
Letha Ducommun
Star Office
Athens
Honor roll list grows for riddle contest winners
The riddle contest honor roll includes Mabel Walters Lowell Ward Robert Beymour 2219 Pineet Everett Clare Stangeland Sedro-Woolley Beth ella Reel 016 Cherry Leslie Walker 617 Clove Luella Hobibein 2616 Woodlawnav Lauretta Blake Beattie Vivian Murnett 327 14th No W Ruby McDonald Jesaquah Bite Anthony Mon roe Ireland Lincoln 2402 N. 44th t Eidrie FPadden Monroe Helen Kyle Meattie Gradge Thornton 1767 W 6rrd Olive Evereon Colby Waah Thyra Pierson 6638 10th N. W. Clara Fulton 3210 Oakes av Hallie Young 130 KM bTth a Vern Wa Kamonde Evelyn Hol land 11 Weedland Park av Muth Mal Gil bith aw Vesper Hall 611 1ith av Doone Bleele 4016 Fremont av Harold Steele 4015 Fremont av teacher Hardy Youngstown tation Julia McMahon 10925 hf Vivienne Campbell 77 N THth et Thelma Bryant Arington Mary lee Beattie Nancy HMediund Seattle Ines Burge 716 Third TM Edward Berg 1820 Ninth av Corla Berg 1926 Ninth av
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Mabel Walters
Lowell
Ward
Robert Beymour
Pineet
Everett
Clare Stangeland
Sedro-Woolley
Wash
Bethella Reel
Cherry
Leslie Walker
Luella Hobibein
Woodlawnav
Lauretta Blake
Beattie Vivian Murnett
Ruby McDonald
Jesaquah
Bite Anthony
Monroe
Ireland
Lincoln
Eidrie Fpadden
Helen Kyle
Gradge Thornton
Olive Evereon
Colby
Waah
Thyra Pierson
Clara Fulton
Oakes
Hazel Carieon
Hallie Young
Kamonde
Evelyn Holland
Weedland Park
Gil Bith
Vesper Hall
Doone Bleele
Fremont
Harold Steele
Hardy
Seattle
Ines Burge
Edward Berg
Corla Berg
Owing to unsigned Circle club membership certificates
The Circle club reports several membership certificates mailed last week were unsigned and asks recipients to contact Uncle Jack by letter or phone. A replacement certificate will be sent after information is provided. Two young readers request membership cards and include their ages grades and addresses for Mr. Jack.
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Uncle Jack
Circle Club
Hundred Boys and Girls Enter Riddle Contest
The Circle contest drew many entrants with Ducommun a Circle member living at 1451 West 67th. The winning conundrum was selected by drawing, though three other riddles from Circlettes were deemed equally good. The contest will continue with more mail-ins and future submissions printed here.
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Ducommun
Cirelettes
Forgetful Charge Sparks Irish Quay Boat Dash
A scenario on a busy quay shows a cavalry horse bolting when an officer shouts charge. The driver retrieves a rein and the horse tears toward the barracks halting on command. The next morning a passenger laments forgetting his errand as the driver jokes about Ireland's speed.
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An Ishman
Ireland
Pat
Missouri 1913 Wheat Crop Value and Yield
Missouri harvested 35,390,833 bushels of wheat in 1913, valued at 28,505,846 dollars. The year’s crop totals reflect a large yield and substantial market value within the state’s agricultural sector.
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Missouri
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