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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1913
Page
4
A Seattle physician famed for a lucrative practice faces renewed discussion after a dramatic incident involving his wife who embraced Christian Science. A young hopeful actress approached Carl Reiter at the Orpheum theatre seeking a role, only to be rejected with curt irony. The piece pivots on social satire and rumor surrounding the medical man and his household.
A collection of quips and vignettes from a small town, including chatter about a new college frat name, a saloon, a cheerful idiot, a pickpocket, a dog and cat encounter, parcel post goose eggs, Civil War relics, and a doctor warning that cards rival whisky in danger. It finishes with a joke about boarding on a farm and a mangled newspaper headline about Snow.
The piece blasts Wall Street’s influence from 26 Broadway to San Francisco and asserts that Wilson’s policies deter panic. It claims the moneyed elite once controlled government, but now the ordinary people will back the president elect in resisting manipulative threats. The message vows public support and retaliation against panic’s financiers.
The so called hush committee tied to Speaker Taylor will hold public hearings Monday on Rep. Houser of Renton charges. Critics say the move exposes railroads and waterfront land interests while offering Houser a chance to present before an open panel. The piece argues that progressives prompt debate and may sway Democratic backers toward real investigation.
In New York men night court Magistrate Campbell sentences Alexander Lupo to 30 days for disorderly conduct after he and a hotel workers committee strikebreakers entered a Broadway lobster house, ordered a meal, and blew a whistle during dinner.
In San Francisco on January 25, Dr Milton Francis Clark performs a historic operation replacing a dog’s heel with a jeweled silver ball and diamond pivots. The graft preserves tendons nerves and vessels and the animal moves its left hind leg signaling potential for future human applications.
Next week the Star Circle sponsors a poetry contest for about 60 young writers. The emphasis is on humorous pieces with a prize of a pound box of candy. Entries must be original and addressed to the Circle Club in care of The Star, due by 4 in the afternoon next Friday.
A reader signs as VERIL MAPLE requesting membership in The Star Circle. He explains two years of illness kept him from school and asks for a membership card to pass the time.
A 10 year old girl, Helen Ducommun of 1451 W 67th St, asks to join Uncle Jack’s Cony Corner and to receive a membership card. She notes her sister has joined and expresses desire to join as well.
A dubious ad promises dramatic facial transformation by removing skin in pieces and revealing a fresher look. It claims nightly cold cream applications and a facial wash with a saccharine solution that supposedly erases wrinkles and crow’s feet, with the aim to entice readers to purchase.
A Buckley Washington youth writes from Buckley to Uncle Jack confirming his win in a contest reported by The Star. He thanks him for his continued support and signs as Peter Robertson Jr.
Hazel Hauck of 628 21st av writes that her contest solution was not incorrect, contrary to the Circle’s ruling. The letters were destroyed, preventing review, and many students’ small errors were treated as wrong by the Circle.
Pacific Northwest Traction Co. publishes limited trains between Everett and Seattle with daily and weekend services. Ticket office at Fifth Ave near Westlake. connections via Greenwood. multiple daily departures and special Saturday Sunday trains. fares listed in local prices.
A short United Press item from Chicago reports a wartime style want ad for a pet snake of two feet or less. The tale connects Sylva Van Dyck of the De Koven Opera to a misadventure when the snake was stepped on, followed by a quip about a singer’s church solo.
A Circle column prize went to Alice for solving last Saturday's picture puzzle. Her answer was among 78 submissions, amid the contest scrutiny to fill the space left by Artletstanley. Other notable solvers included James Oliver, Harold Schinskast, Mary Lee, Letha Druncommusa, and Bessie Day from various locales.
A 13 year old girl writes from 2317 KB Union St asking to join The Star Circle. She explains tuberculosis in the knee keeps her on crutches for six months and away from school, yet she takes music lessons and has ample time to practice.
A Mt Vernon 10 year old, Lester Watson, asks Dear Uncle Jack for a club membership card. He notes he is in high fourth grade and provides a mailing address 8000 a6 for sending the card.
A Redmond girl writes to Dear Uncle Jack asking to join the Ty lar Circle. She attends Valley School aged 10 in fourth grade and asks for a card.
The note suggests taxi prices rising, with mentions of Saturdays and a street address 15th Ave NW. It hints at higher fares across weekends and ongoing price pressure on riders.
Notice requests enclosing 39 in stamps for the return of manuscripts and a lunch arrangement. The terse appeal seeks proper handling and timely reimbursement of expenses.
A collection of letters to The Star covers bread making methods with yeast and rye variations, support for a higher minimum wage for women, criticism of editorial stance on pensions and philanthropy, and a proposal to tax land to curb prices after logging. The writers include Leila Bekins, A. W. Thiel, and others from Bremerton and neighboring areas.
A theater manager meets Col Buffalo Bill Cody and the eccentric Jim Thornton in a hotel lobby. Thornton greets Cody as a Midwest showman and they chat about Buffalo origins amid a breezy, period tone.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds with two to three doses claiming to end headache nasal congestion sneezing sore throat and rheumatic twinges. The copy urges customers to request the genuine 26 cent product from their druggist and warns against inferior items.
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