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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
3
A cautionary note urges a young man to keep capital accessible for opportunities. It praises the Dexter Horton Trust and Savings Bank savings account as a safe, reliable, and instantly available investment.
July 31 reports say Dick the horned rooster is dead after being killed and eaten by a humane society. The bird’s antlers formed by a duck’s prongs pierced its comb. Contests and suggestions follow in the issue with Circleites entries.
An old advertorial warns that kidney pains along the small of the back signal trouble and urge prompt care. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a tested remedy imported from Haarlem, Holland, claiming relief and a money back guarantee. It lists prices 3, 0, and 1.00 and emphasizes genuine Gold Medal capsules.
The Star invites youngsters under 14 to submit invented wild animal names using only letters from the first paragraph. Prizes include 10 dollars top prize, 7.50, 5, 2.50 and ten reserve-seat tickets to the Al G Barnes Wild Animal Circus in Seattle August 6 and 7 with two shows daily and a 10:30 parade.
Uncle Jack declares this week's Circle photography contest the most successful yet with over 80 participants. Ethel Thomas of 919 Fermer Street wins a dollar for a Snoqualmie Falls photo reproduced here.
Uncle Jack announces a motto contest for the Circle with a one dollar prize. The chosen motto will head the Circle next week and remain there. Entries should be short but may be long in words. Submit early to Uncle Jack for a record breaking contest.
Frank House writes from 6229 Ruessels Ave about a mock beetle invasion seen locally. He speculates the National Order of Beetles may hold its annual convention soon, noting beetles in hills and grass and a small beetle run over by a car. He praises the Circle and signs off as Frank House.
A 14 year old asks Uncle Jack about joining a club that offers writing and drawing contests with generous prizes. Ellen Carl submits a playful poem about a man seeking fame who buys a Star and reads the Want Ads, hoping for publication.
Names of several boys and girls who sent in the best snapshots are listed with addresses. Signe Mauren, Bernes Northern, Delia Welsh, Inez Burge, Marjorie Calligan, Elsa Beeck, Della Martin, Hattie Lindberg, Paul Ashford, Selina Stewart, Esther Forsgren are named along with street locations and cities.
Delia Welsh writes from 910 East Terrace Street praising The Star and seeking a Circle membership card at age fourteen. She sends two photos taken last week a Liberty Bell image and a “Native Camel of Alpha Land” which is identified as a water buffalo.
A serialized tale reveals Jim and Margie dancing, and a tangled history between Eleanor Fairlow, Dick, and their lifelong romance. Margie muses on jealousy, marriage, and loyalty as she grows sympathetic to Eleanor while noting Eleanor’s nursing career and the costly entanglements of love.
State officials plan a hearing in Seattle at the Chamber of Commerce to challenge telephone firms charging a $9 fee structure. State engineers assess exchange properties while the Public Service Commission seeks to bar a $5 installation fee and a $6 deposit as security, arguing charges are unjust.
Mary Hart Alaska veteran and exhibitor tells how a spectral visitation from the ghost of Fred Hardy, executed in Nome, drove her from the town. She describes a terrifying return of the condemned man’s voice and a piercing presence that haunted her until she left for San Francisco.
Russell Monbeck, a 14 year old Dayton youth, serves as president of a cooperative Boys' Box Furniture Company with 28 stockholders aged 10 to 17. Operating daily from 4 to 6 pm, they produce light items like chairs desks and bird boxes. Profits are shared yearly by hours worked, totaling nearly $900 last year.
Jeff Davis of Coney Island’s Hotel de Gink plans a world yacht tour with about 20 hoboes. New York lawyer George KE Crater Jr arranged the trip details after lending a Long Island farm to the hoboes. Jeff phoned reporters excited to announce press and movie men will join the voyage.
Alfalfa No 100 in Warley costs 28.00. Eastern Washington price 0.90. Puget Sound oats 30.00. Straw per ton 9.90. Timothy 19.00. RNS description 37.00.
The Seattle Electric launches a free weekly pamphlet in street cars to bolster its image and report municipal railway finances. Three cash prizes reward the best name, with awards of 15, 10 and 5 dollars. Contests close August 15, letters go to Puget Sound Traction contest department. Readers are invited to submit ideas to The Star.
The text urges workers to be economical and save. It frames the working man’s earnings as the returns on his labor and youth, emphasizing that saving pays off for future prospects and finances.
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