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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1914
Page
4
A discussion questions the value of party labels in county offices such as treasurer and superintendent of schools. It notes Republican efforts to require voter party affiliation and praises moves toward non partisan elections sparked by the Progressive platform and later endorsed by Democrats.
The item questions valuing a street railway franchise for municipal takeover. It notes San Francisco’s bid to break monopoly profits and the United Railroads being valued at 80 million, with the state commission limiting that figure. The piece argues the core issue is how to appraise a franchise beyond physical assets and anticipates resistance from current holders.
Italian shoemaker Tony left Naples for New York then settled in a small western town. He learned cobbling, opened a shop, saved money, and sends what he can to his wife while admiring grass and trees from his doorway. He asks if you know of a happier man.
In a debate on cheap motor cars for workers the piece questions whether workers would choose rural living or a better city. It notes Philadelphia's 1871 fireworks ordinance and critiques urban waste issues on the Passaic River with incendiary risks. It mentions Bryan’s Chautauqua dates and a Kansas City speaker.
A short exchange highlights a tired business man who spends half the day golfing. The punchline shows the speaker claiming golf as his main energy drain and humorous excuse.
A collection of satirical quips and vignettes featuring Everett True on suffrage politics. The snippets reference social fights, a Beacon Hill birthday party prank, and quips about honesty ambiguity and unfolding social mores.
Henry, a suburban bank worker, endures his wife’s constant calls asking whether to pay 16 or 20 cents for grass cutting and other small choices. A water main burst leaves the neighborhood without water while Henry chats with a customer about a second mortgage. The evening calls shift to whether to wash Bobby’s face or boil potatoes for supper.
The writer argues current law misapplies duties to remove noxious weeds only on closed land and calls for restoring the old statute that required road overseers to enforce seed removal. The letter urges changes to curb weed spread and protect cultivated areas.
I R Harris defends the Star's stance on jailing drunken men. He questions labeling intoxicated men as boys, argues the public may approve the Star's position, and states he personally abstains from alcohol. He calls the July 2 piece by Harry Wood narrow-minded.
In a Star letter Henry L Waller asks Scott Calhoun and Joe Parkin to act as conductors on the first Atlantic City to Seattle car on July 10 and to collect the fare increase, noting they should face the real challenge rather than overburdening underpaid conductors.
The Star notes a recent figure stating that deposits in city banks amount to 82 186 428 89 dollars. The item implies substantial liquidity within local institutions and invites scrutiny of municipal finance.
Advertisement claims mercorized wax applied to the face overnight removes sunburn freckles and wrinkles. It promises a fresh complexion and youthful look after washing off flaky skin and repeating daily. One ounce of mercorized wax sold at drug stores suffices for most cases.
The Shilshole avenue regrade is believed to be funded by a $156,000 general fund appropriation bill introduced today by Councilman Fitzgerald. Funds to be repaid by assessment on the local improvement district. Ex Judge Palmieri of New York travels to Italy to defend Porter Charlton in a wife murder trial.
The first cargo of bulk wheat from this port sails tomorrow aboard the Stanley Dollar, loaded at Smith Cove. A deckload of lumber accompanies the shipment along with a moonlight excursion and dancing on the Issaquah at Lake Washington tonight, with departures from Leschi at 6:00 and Madison Park at 8:30.
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