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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1913
Page
4
The report describes Charles P. Battelle of Seattle jailed in Oakland after he phoned his wife with details of a dinner he had eaten downtown. She had only catsup and half a loaf of bread at home.
The piece sketches Joe Kirwin, called the Pirate, asking Congress to release him from Leavenworth. Superintendent La Dow notes Kirwin entered eight years ago as a degenerate and is now a model prisoner educated and cultivated. It contrasts Kirwin s rough youth with a chance in prison that society denied him as a child.
Popular Mechanics notes a high power rifle can wound a man outright, ending his fight and creating a pension possibility. It contrasts with the idea of easily concealing a long parcel gifted by a wife for mailing, highlighting modern burdens.
A reader laments social inequality and indecency in Seattle, criticizing front-page matters and urging publication choices. Another letter offers land for lease near Birch Bay with conditions, and a final note mentions a Dreamland dance tonight.
A collage of comic quips and letters from a bygone paper. An old resident recalls frivolous spending on a haircut while two young men seek advice on mustache shaping. The page drifts through verses, social bits, a fish story, waiter strike chatter, a pirate of oddities, and tidbits about a Rat der giant race claim with quirky local ads.
Excerpted diary notes reveal Mise Dillpickles witnessing a prizefight and Dudley Dillpickles gambling on Uppercut MecHruise. He bets with Wisenhimer, claims it’s a bluff, and faces moral pressure as family and associates react to the risky wager.
Clarence G. Dill, deputy prosecuting attorney of Spokane County, emerges as a forceful political figure in a defense closing. The article recalls Dill’s bold courtroom stance and his role as secretary to Governor, noting his early career, legal training, and rapid rise in Democratic circles.
An old advert promises Croxone as a guaranteed remedy for backache rheumatism and urinary disorders claiming it cleanses kidneys dissolves uric acid and restores bladder and renal health. It touts rapid relief and a unique preparation available at druggists with a money back promise if no results.
A Ballard Washington resident Adolph Johnson reports long standing kidney trouble relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He says disordered kidney secretions regulated, back pain eased, and health returned after using the product. The ad portrays kidney weakness as the cause of back pains and urinary disorders and claims thousands benefited.
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