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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
7
A garbled montage of dialogue and jokes from a bygone era includes a tale of a 151 year old Chief Firemaker recalling Indians, quips about petticoats, letters from ministers, a drunken chauffeur law, a rabbit riddle, a drug store mishap with a glass shower joke, marital banter over meat, a Carnegie hero medal deadline, and assorted humorous observations from Pleasant Grove meetings to a Seattle Soda fountain incident.
A 1900s style editorial laments a perceived monopoly seeking an injunction to block railroad commission review of rate hikes. It recounts past price boosts, court battles, and public harm in Seattle area electric transit, urging public ownership as rates remain contentious and further increases loom.
San Francisco faces a recall drive aimed at Police Judge Charles L. Weller over lenient handling of assault cases and bail, a move framed as challenging the judicial system and local politics. Supporters say it stirs broader reform while opponents warn of political weaponization. The piece notes women voters play a pivotal role and hints at wider implications for municipal governance.
The piece reflects on General Sickles famed Civil War career and Gettysburg role while noting accusations of misappropriated funds. It weighs public memory of a war hero against alleged dishonesty and contemplates political and legal fallout involving local officials and deputies.
Mothers are urged to avoid constipating foods for children and to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, non-griping remedy. The ad emphasizes that constipation causes illnesses and claims wide family endorsement, with price details and a free sample offer from 417 Washington St.
An onlooker recounts attending a 10 round prizefight featuring Uppercut McBruise. The diary entry blends humor and distraction as the narrator scarfs a rival sandwich, suffers a dizzy spell, and escapes to the outside air amid crowd bustle. It also notes gas industry figures and local birth tallies.
Professor H Reed at the University of California urged students to study economics and sociology along with law to reform the courts. He critiqued injunctions and court bias toward property, urging patriotism as service to the community, and warned radicals could reshape California if universities fail to resist. Reed addressed a hall of students and engaged women in a government class with provocative statements.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast-acting stomach regulator that cures indigestion gas and sourness within minutes. It describes severe symptoms such as belching dizziness coated tongue foul breath and waste buildup that allegedly vanish on contact with the remedy.
The Star letters critique a 20 million bond proposal for logging off land, arguing few lands show profitable production and urging government loans to farmers, with capital and markets to grow industry. Other letters defend shoemakers costs and caution against new bonds without city readiness, plus a plan to plant clover to improve grazing land.
Blind fighter H B Hull did not miss his target as he aimed for Charles J Hines during a dispute over the conduct of the state for the blind. The court ordered payment of Hines' doctor bill. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
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