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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1914
Page
4
A city report notes Cleveland earned about 10 000 in 60 days by running concessions, ice cream and soda at its parks to improve service and sanitation. The piece compares this to Seattle’s municipal dance halls, arguing the model could work here as well.
Iowa clubwomen press a proposal for a no money minimum law to allow marriage only if couples have at least 200 dollars in savings. They argue love and mutual sacrifice ensure stability and warn high expectations spoil unions. The piece contrasts this with a Pennsylvania court ruling freeing Harry Thaw to access 160000 from his father’s estate.
Frank Walsh urges using democratic discussion to solve economic problems and avert social collapse. He warns Paint Creek and Calumet risks foreshadowing force but backs free schools and the ballot as remedies. New York plans a 50000 dollar effort against grasshoppers with possible fish bait sales to Ohio.
Editorial argues women teachers deserve equal pay to men, notes supply and demand fiction, taxes, and public ownership ideas. Critiques tax structures and fairness, cites NEA stance in St. Paul, discusses municipal utilities and Villa's quip on Huerta.
The piece mocks a German accented speech with a comic exchange. The Pupil mistakes garlic for an accent during a humorous dialogue. The tone mirrors a lighthearted Laugh Department feature from the Seattle Star.
A jumble of comic vignettes and short sketches. A revival preacher faces mocking youths and a minister jests about miracles. An Ipswich anecdote recalls Mr. Balfour and a hearing misinterpretation. A misbehaving crowd at a grocer’s shop ends with a child’s syrup riddle and a Manchester clothier’s visit.
A humorous exchange reveals the eye doctor Ponto as a former chin specialist. The conversation shifts to a son in college who proudly marked his name and class number on a water tower, symbolizing achievement.
Carter the Great presents The Lion's Bride with a dramatic rescue from a lion and other mysteries on the Pantages program. His Magical Divorce and Those Were Happy Days headline a varied show featuring Eddie Howard and company with singing and dancing. Nadjie appears as a physical culture girl amid film flashes.
A skating rink was constructed in Berlin using ice-like salt material. The structure replicates true ice properties for skating, showcasing a novel salt based surface in the city.
George Long and Edward Jones faced 14 months each after their launch capsized during a Canada bound smuggling run. Judge Neterer presided as they were brought before the court yesterday.
A home vacancy guidance note urges posting through STAR WANT ADS to reach potential renters. The tip emphasizes using the classified service for listing an unoccupied room and securing tenants efficiently.
Anna Margaret Smith a 17 year old girl who yesterday swallowed carbolic acid while at the juvenile detention home to be taken to a convent remains severely ill at City hospital. Doctors fear the burns could prove fatal.
On the beach near Juneau the body of William Shroyer, a well to do miner and former mining partner of Senator Dan Sutherland of Iditarod, was found wedged among rocks. He likely wandered to the shore after suffering an accidental blow to the head at his mine.
The report lists nine deaths including Mrs. Mildred R. Cherry and Rear Admiral Ramsey. It notes auctions, divorces, licenses, lectures, steamer sailings, and international topics from Paris to St Petersburg. It mentions labor disputes, militia encampments, and a large stock merger vote by New York Central.
A torpedo boat destroyer named O'Brien was launched in Philadelphia marking another addition to naval forces. The event highlights ongoing shipbuilding efforts amid expanding coastal defenses and maritime readiness in the early era.
The article explains that mattresses absorb moisture from the body during use. Frequent airing removes this moisture in sunlight, making the mattress lighter and softer and contributing to more restful sleep.
Automobilists note the Snug gery Tea Shop has become the Snuggery Inn located on Bothell road overlooking Lake Washington at a scenic point. Management adopted the shorter name as patrons favored it. Southern cooking and chicken dinners are a feature of the Snuggery Inn.
Adelaide R Jackson files for divorce alleging Chester A Jackson failed to deliver on a promised bungalow and an inheritance of 2500 dollars. The couple married June 23 1912.
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