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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
9
A young woman challenges a streetcar conductor over entry delays in a crowded car. The conductor gently notes timing and the woman hurls a threat before paying her fare. The scene is framed as a study in human nature aboard the rear platform of a streetcar.
A humorous column links domestic prosperity to flower beds and babies. It argues marriage stability and home beauty improve life, citing a Minneapolis example of crowded housing and poverty while urging wives to tend flower beds. The piece questions political motives behind local leadership changes.
In a Denver courtroom a judge urged humane fellowship over pomp as lawyers and a defendant shared unlit cigars, arguing true dignity comes from insight and sympathy rather than formalities. The piece contrasts the scene with rigid gowns and suggests a universal adoption of that humane approach. It also notes errors in marriage licenses affecting the Casey sisters’ wedding in San Mateo California.
A vintage collage of quips and scenes features a pharmacist’s apprentice asked to fetch his master, a 15 year old boy. A cook’s veal tale ends with a cat weighing four pounds on scales. Jokes flourish about whisky gifts, birthday surprises, and lighthearted quizzes amid cultural vignettes.
J. C. Danziger, returning from the Shriners convention in Atlanta, says crop conditions across the country are generally encouraging. He spoke upon his arrival in Seattle.
Homoeopathic doctors of the state meet for their sixth annual convention in the Henry Building assembly room. The sessions run today and continue for two days.
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the president, will headline a concert at Eilers Recital Hall tomorrow night at 8 15 p m. The program features talking machine performances with the Victor and Columbia systems, Autopiano, and Crickering piano pieces, directed by Co W Jones. The event, a joint presentation by the Eilers Talking Machine Co and Ellers Music House, offers free admission and showcases new sound-reproduction tech with a varied classical and vocal lineup.
A citizen questions the ongoing folly of heraldry and coat of arms. The piece argues arms arose from battlefield need, not official grant, noting mantles, crests, and supporters as extensions of the knight’s person and lineage.
A reader criticizes Judge Gordon and mentions his idea to seek a council ordinance criminalizing parents who allow children on the streets. The author notes being a father of three and questions the motive, suggesting the judge may need rest or a fishing trip to avoid headaches.
Officials of the Church of the Living God filed suit against King County seeking to restrain tax officials from taxing the property and to annul the last $50 assessment. The action follows a request from Secretary Redfield and Senate efforts to fund Pacific Coast improvements with a $60,000 geodetic survey boost.
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