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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1913
Page
4
The piece argues eugenic marriage is sensible planning under a health test to prevent defective births. It supports stricter social customs and public welfare measures, praising the Swarthmore bride for backing such prudence and urging broader adoption.
An editorial questions Attorney General MacReynolds motives in pressuring prosecutions of California white slavers. It likens motive to dangerous fruit and warns against excuses based on noble aims while urging prompt impartial justice. The piece also mocks Bill Taft and calls for a prosecutor free of motives to face criticism.
A satirical, fragmentary column mocks local reformers testing a mayor with a temptress, mocks Louisville police targeting ankle fashion, notes a Cuba Illinois man’s suicide after illness, jokes about trap shooters replacing doctors, reports Chicago peddlers drugging horses, and suggests prohibiting autos over twenty miles per hour.
A collage of quirky lines covers topics from trust companies to churchgoers. It riffs on money heaven and the old fashioned man while poking fun at fashion and crowd wisdom with playful banter and goofy exchanges.
Bas in July 7 A W Coons editor of the Big Horn County Rustler faced a seven foot bull snake in his office. He killed the intruder with clip ping shears then found a note tied to the snake neck advocating it as the office fly killer for the Rustler.
A maiden washes and dries her hair on a kitchen chair asking if it is her own. She buys it for six ninety eight in a curious tale blending domestic whimsy with fate.
A guide tells a tale of a mountain lovers who vanished at its summit. In Vapers port, a man fished with a rod and basket on the North fork. A reader asks if a 30 year older woman with $100,000 is too old for a romance, prompting a sharp reply about addresses.
Letters discuss selling the Philippine islands to Japan, advocating loyalty and potential benefits. A Reverend comments on race prejudice and citizen status for minorities, suggesting islands be entrusted to them for safety and economic gains.
A Seattle reader defends the Seattle Lighting Co over recent criticism and praises the company’s courteous error corrections. The letter compares gas service favorably with the city water department and urges fair treatment by the newspaper.
Atlantic City reports at the 20th annual convention of the International Association of Dancing Masters. Professor James R. Beauman says the turkey trot is rough and immodest and will be eliminated from dance halls as resolutions condemn it.
Interview with Louis Bleriot discusses trans Atlantic flight feasibility and a bold concept for a 40 ton aircraft powered by 10 000 horsepower to carry about 290 passengers plus fuel. He doubts current planes could manage non stop flight due to fuel and navigation challenges.
A collage of brief quotes and anecdotes about cars and travel. Stories include Secretary Garrison and pedestrian rights in New Jersey, William T. Stead trading gifts with a sultan, and road humor from Jingleville Corners with Bilkines and Slathersberry.
Romaine Fielding of the Lubin Western Stock company at Prescott Arizona is praised for a rapid problem solving mind. While rope work at a roundup endangered his horse he sprang from the saddle onto the steer’s neck grabbing its horns and tossing the animal away from danger.
To bring together all Seattle club women the meeting will host Mrs J M Steele president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs. A Dutch treat luncheon is set for Fraser Paterosa's lunch room Tuesday at noon.
The United States public health service urges that all new buildings be constructed so that rats cannot enter. The plan labels RAT-PROOF BUILDINGS as the latest scheme to shield the human race from dangerous disease-bearing rodents.
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