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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
4
An editorial opines the sun remains a universal gift while coal and other natural resources are monopolized by a few. It cites wage gains for miners versus higher surcharges by coal barons and criticizes soot pollution in cities like Pittsburg. Call to cleanse chimneys and reclaim nature’s gifts for all citizens.
Cleveland plans to install 200 tables in playgrounds for children to make mud pies. The article notes a tension between forcing students to salute the flag and legislators who resist reapportionment as required by the constitution.
A collage of witty exchanges and social quips from readers about marriage, luck, and eccentric characters. A gossip-like snippet round up mentions an eccentric bachelor, fortune telling, and a poultry house Friday visits by Frank Brown.
The account describes Panamanian money mainly in terms of a silver dollar valued at about fifty cents US, with prices quoted in "gold" cash. It details local customs including national dress, footwear, and screened homes meant to bar scorpions and tarantulas, noting tourist cash handling and local merchant habits.
A trio of reader notes: a harsh critique of suffragists Zelle Emerson and Emm a Mrs Pankhurst. a Humane Society reply urging support rather than criticism over horse overloading. and a correction request about a March 10 Star report misidentifying a local hotel as a colored rooming house.
Advertisement offering a free trial package of a remedy for piles with an address request for free coupon. Claims to relieve inflammation congestion itching and ulcers, urging readers to mail for a sample before buying at drug stores.
Public servants in Boston are courteous. a New York clerk offers a ten cent “eek” for a seedy morning. A Bostonian recalls kindness, while a New York youth jokes about schooling and leaving. A mission worker notes a Harlem tenement and a child whose face proves clean. Blake Furniture Co, 47 Pike.
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