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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1913
Page
4
A Washington column argues that Canadians and Americans share the same flaws as it cites census figures for 1910 showing Canadian women earning 83 cents a day and men 1.46 dollars, plus 13,200 children under 16 employed. It notes financial graft, bankers’ influence, stock watering, and compares moral veneers across borders.
A city council public hearing in the council chamber at city hall addresses Councilman Griffiths’ amendment to require jail terms for violators of speed regulations. Griffiths argues it’s necessary to stop speeding as motorists plan to attend in protest seeking liberties.
A chaotic tale unfolds as Sarah Markus discovers a package on her dining room table and, with Maggie, confronts the unfolding bomb plot. A neighbor’s plan ends in a dramatic reveal, police intervention, and a mishap with an electric iron tied to a fraudulent sale.
Fragmented items note theater lineups at Union Alhambra Dream and other venues with titles such as Kathleen Mavourneen and What Happened to Mary. Local notices reference pie socials, postmaster jokes, and society updates amid comic quips and public chatter.
A quarrel over compensation unfolds as a client seeks payment for window damage from a neighbor. The exchange hints at leverage for a panel while Chicago’s mayor laments nightly disturbances from passing autos, remarking on his own sleep during office hours.
Letters praise editor Berton Braley and Gov. Lister while lampooning auto deaths and high taxes. A reader quips about a dainty slip per poem and The Star’s New York trip, then a critic laments vehicle right of way and tax assessments. Notes end with an ad for Hotel Virginus rooms.
A vintage advertisement promotes making cough syrup at home using one pint sugar, warm water, and a small amount of Pinex for a potent tonic. It claims quick relief within 24 hours and notes benefits for throat and chest ailments. The ad urges using genuine Pinex and mentions distributors in Seattle.
Bob Hesketh, known as the Waffle Modeler, is reelected for a second term as president of the Seattle city council. The piece traces his rise from a printer’s apprentice and hotel cook to labor organizer and national vice president, noting his culinary reputation and long service in local politics.
A Seattle resident from W. Forty-Fifth Street urges relief from backache and weak kidneys with Doan's Kidney Pills. He warns that heavy work strains the kidneys and can lead to dropsy or Bright's disease, and claims the remedy is endorsed by locals.
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