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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
5
The piece advises the June bridegroom on domestic life urging affectionate balance of power and good humor as the wife is shaped by the husband. It notes a recall petition injunction delay by Hamilton and the possibility of another injunction when filed with the auditor.
Seattle anticipates a large influx as a national church conference brings visitors from California Virginia Illinois Iowa and most states. The Dunkards will use University of Washington facilities for lodging dining and worship boosting local economy and city prestige. Wesley Lorimer Jones is noted for his controversial defense in a public office bribery case.
Seattle and Dunedin New Zealand are contrasted as the city with the lowest infant death rate. Dunedin records 3.8 deaths per 1000 live births while Seattle reports 8.2 in the under one year group, prompting readers to consider infant health efforts. The Star will publish a series on babies under supervision of the Mothers' Training School led by Mrs. E. P. Fick.
A humor piece offers odd tips such as filling macaroni with cotton soaked in gasoline to make a candle and using air from a bicycle pump to fluff sponge cake. It also covers questions answered by Cynthia Grey on odd topics and a joke about swearing with a minister’s reply.
Sam Saponski of 816 Addition Street and an companion were ambushed by two masked robbers near Plymouth Street. Saponski lost $20 while his friend, who carried $300, was left on the ground. Detectives Bergstrom and Cochran arrested John Miller after the incident and Saponski identified him.
A traveler recalls a ride on a crowded train toward a large asylum forty miles from town. A talkative passenger taunts the old man, boasting of plans, until the journey ends with a tense exchange as the train nears the asylum.
C B Thorgrimson and J Y C Kellogg give a noon Wednesday briefing on the charter at the Good Kata cafeteria. The informal talk aims to explain the charter provisions and impacts for attendees.
Readers criticize proposed teachers pension as unjust to young teachers and question municipal decisions on bonds power plant site and city actions. Geraldine Perkins, Charles A Brinkley, and others urge investigation and better board oversight.
Advertiser touts Resinol Soap and Ointment as remedies for pimples eczema and dandruff claiming rapid relief with little cost. Trials offered free from Baltimore department. A reader letter from Herman Von Appen criticizes a proposed seventh initiative tax on gill net fishermen arguing it would hit workers hardest.
The Star notes widespread agreement on the need for more hydroelectric power and few viable sites and asks why the White River power site deal has not been completed.
Distinctive medical column explains stomach acidity harms lining and causes most stomach trouble. It advises neutralizing acid with a teaspoon of calcined magnesia after meals and drinking water, noting it prevents fermentation and allows usual foods. Keep magnesia on hand.
A reader recalls a painter who sold sparrow canaries in New York and accuses him of helping a charter commission push a ward plan by renaming wards as districts painted yellow. The letter implies Seattle would fall for the ruse.
An auctioneer admits a horse is blind in one eye and then reveals it is also blind in the other. A citizen buys the horse after hearing the candor and praises the auctioneer’s honesty. The exchange ends with the buyer asking about further defects.
The news roundup reports five deaths and a surge of local events. Marriage licenses issued to 16 couples including Irene George of Renton. nine apply for divorce. a farewell banquet for Bo Sweeney draws a hundred guests. Fire events, legal cases, and community notices fill the day.
William 8 Brown pays $20 000 rather than have him run for sheriff of Los Angeles county. Funeral of former Vice President Adlai E Stevenson held in Bloomington IL today. Senate votes to place commercial attaches of embassies and legations under civil service. Bill to waive age limit for Confederate soldiers seeking fourth class postmasters introduced in Senate. Daughters of American Revolution meet in Minneapolis for 23rd annual convention. Italian press gloomy on future from political upheaval. Col Roosevelt views films of Scott expedition in London. Gov West of Oregon to lecture in Middle West vacation. Oregon state bankers in session.
A vintage advertisement praises Tiz for sore feet, bunions, and callouses. It claims a bath eases pain, reduces swelling, and allows wearing smaller shoes, urging readers to buy a 21 cent box at drugstores or department stores.
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