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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1913
Page
4
Austin E. Griffiths writes in support of a police reform ordinance, arguing it will restrain abuses, improve law enforcement, and foster trust between police and the public. He criticizes opponents, urges timely passage, and cites penalties and governance standards to back his case.
A reflective piece extols the sanctity of babies and the sacrifices of parents. It also critiques political figures, recalling Judge Howard, police reform, and the Griffiths bill while mocking prohibition rhetoric and a beet sugar industry tale. The prose blends reverent domestic imagery with sharp social commentary.
A collage of humorous exchanges and sketches featuring a moneyed bachelor fending off debt collectors, a wry taximeter joke, a pugilist alias, and light political jests. Other bits include a weary poet, a surgeon's caution about stomach removal, and actor Horus musing on love story craft.
Skygack From Mars observes human customs and writes notes about daily life on Earth. The alien reporter catalogues greetings, chores, and social rituals in his field notebook, detailing how people interact in public and private settings.
A fragmentary collage from a newspaper page presents humorous vignettes and brief notices. It includes quips about a breakfast call, a mother and child on a train, a country editor in Elkton Kentucky, shifting blame to dime novels, film blame, a press agent and a property sale, plus a light note about a house warming party and a Dreamland dance promotion.
Readers vent about municipal car line costs and wage issues. A contributor questions Pike Place market bonds and rent hikes tied to a local banker/director, urging care and local fairness. A wage worker advocate argues land value tax boosts employment and lowers rents, urging Seattle to adopt it.
A humorous letter from The Star to a Rainier Valley reader about meat prices and fairness at the butcher, arguing that price fluctuations and weight errors happen and urging reasonable expectations. The piece adds a humorous aside from a Chicago Record-Herald exchange about love misunderstanding.
One month and three month practical courses offered by Seattle Engineering School Inc. at Viret Ave Weet and Kayst Tol Q A 204. Individual instruction and day and night sessions cover operation care and repair by expert engineers in charge who understand Alaska service requirements.
Dr Titus argues against drug superstition in medicine. He recalls a Seattle case where a patient blamed nothing for his ailment yet was sent through costly drug prescriptions and empty cures. He endorses honest patient care and warns against overreliance on drugs in treatment.
Dear Uncle Jack answers The Star Circle contest listing eighteen names with addresses and ages from 9 to 15, requesting membership cards for each. The Circle contest closed with over a hundred contributions including poetry drawings and stories. Clara Wilson won the prize at 13. An honorable mention list follows with numerous youths from various towns.
A note invites boys and girls to submit title ideas for a cartoon. The Circle Club will award a prize of a pound box. Send entries to Uncle Jack at The Star office. Contest closes next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A 12 year old boy from South Prairie Washington asks Uncle Jack to send a membership card for The Star Circle, noting long time reader status and desire to join. The note is signed Robert Currie.
The letter from William Case of Snohomish Washington asks to join The Star Circle. He is eleven years old and in the sixth grade and requests a membership card.
A letter from Josephine Gates asks Uncle Jack to join The Star Circle. She states she is in the third grade at Cascade school and lives at 1007 Stewart Street.
A letter from 11 year old Clara Fulton of 3210 Oakes Ave Everett Washington asks Uncle Jack to send a Star Circle membership card. The note appears in a local page segment and includes her age and school level.
Verna Miller 8 years old in third grade asks for a membership card to The Star Circle and provides address 5114 Third Ave N.W. to receive solitary time.
Edna Albertson of Port Townsend writes to request a membership card for The Star as an 11 year old seventh grader. She provides Box 410 Tol venTumd eer as her address.
A young girl recounts a nighttime encounter with a moving white object on a rural road. Assuming a ghost, she flees to a house where locals investigate and offer explanation. The tale includes personal notes from Louise Amos of Portage Washington seeking a membership card.
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