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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1914
Page
5
A Los Angeles editor contrasts brutal wartime killings with a Madrid cablegram praising American dry farming in Spain. The piece argues U S actions once killed and now feed the hungry, framing the shift as a Christlike illumination and questioning motives amid citrus frost concerns.
A militiaman stabbed a young boy over a bridge delay and a soldier’s murder goes unrebuked as Massachusetts officials refuse trial. In Colorado a woman was bayoneted. The Madison Democrat editor calls the act vicious and immoral amid national editorials. Washington senators allegedly shocked by a young woman’s tango on capitol steps, though the report may be exaggerated.
A waitress with wages of 3.50 dollars could earn 15 dollars more in tips, and she fears tipping degrades her soul, while Brazilian statesmen advocate white and black marriage as a race solution amid concerns Brazil risks spoiling good blacks.
The snippet mocks political commentary on Taft era outrages against foreigners in Mexico and notes a wedding joke about a tall man and short wife. It also jokes about film publicity after Benton’s death and imagines Sir Eddie Carson fending off militant suffragists on his doorstep.
A collage of light sketches and dialogues notes humorous scenes about a door to door peddler, school banter, family chat and social quips. Snippets include a child’s joke about extinct birds and a nagging father seeking an auto to dodge chores. The piece closes with a wry line from a star boarder.
In a fragmentary dialogue, Josh Wise comments on Judd Hosseawn and party loyalty. Hosseawn vents at Democrats over perceived missed benefits, claiming a dollar more could have swayed votes toward Republicans amid shifting political tensions.
A collage of comic exchanges and wry observations about women, law, manners, and everyday life. Jokes touch on streetcars, moral hints, aging, and employment, featuring banter about appearances, heckling, and workplace quirks across a string of dialogue snippets.
In Lows Missouri on March 16 a story tells of a rat betrayed by his own tribe. John Wottawa captured the rat in a basement trap at the Junker and Wottawa grocery firm. The rat, trained as a Pied Piper figure, lured seven brothers into a trap and was then released after their drowning.
A collection of editorials and letters criticizing Ireland's home rule debate, U.S. foreign policy, health oversight, and government ownership. Contributors discuss Ulster representation, Panama Canal stance, health conditions at a Washington camp, postoffice management, social reform, and work opportunities for the needy. They cite figures like Tracy Newell and Mother Jones and reference events across the United States and Mexico.
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