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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
4
A bereaved immigrant mother in Denver cared for a sick infant during a long rail journey from Russia. Pneumonia claimed the child after hours of hardship and travel. The piece questions whether America honors newcomers with adequate care and support.
Rev. David J. Higgins at 90 enters Minnesota college to study for study’s sake not payroll reasons. The piece urges adult education through neighborhood programs and social centers, arguing learning should be accessible to all ages and strengthen democracy.
A fragmented collage of humorous fragments and quips from a 1910s era column. It includes jokes about politicians, suffrage, arson publicity, industry trivia, and social notes with references to Wilson cabinet images, Longworth, Cannon, and Rita stories.
Special Cartoonist for The Star presents William Jennings Bryan a household figure famed for defeats and triumphs. The piece notes his known face and gift for memorable phrasing, highlighting how his history of three presidential defeats has shaped his public persona and influence.
Mary Lee wins a prize for a story about staying home over Easter. She details a week of housework from Monday to Sunday, earning a dollar plus twenty five cents, preferring work for her parents to travel. Other readers describe staying home, helping mothers, and Easter games with family and friends.
A young reader, Lole Mackay of East 60th Street and 26th Avenue Northeast, asks Uncle Jack to send a Circle membership card. She states she has read The Star for 13 years and is 11 years old in fourth grade.
A 12 year old reader from Hamilton Washington asks Uncle Jack for a Star Circle membership card while noting he is sending in poetry this week. Chauncey Davis signs the brief message.
The Circle announces a next week short story competition for nieces and nephews with a 150 word limit. Entries must be neat and on one side of the sheet. The contest runs Monday to Friday afternoon at 43 o'clock, with the winner announced in Saturday's Circle column.
A note from 11 year old Heloise Henderson requests admission to The Star Circle and asks for a membership card. She gives address 7514 20day N. B. near Green Lake and signs Dear Uncle Jack.
A letter from Dorothy Wray of Lowell Washington, age eleven, asks to join The Star Circle after reading The Star at her aunt's. She states she is in the sixth grade and expresses enthusiasm for membership.
Mildred Hopper of Mt. Vernon Washington writes to request the Star Circle WHI membership card as a long time reader and asks Uncle Jack to send the card. The message appears in a community letters section of The Star.
A short letter from Nellie Basinsky of Wickersham Washington requests a membership card. She notes she is 11 years old in fifth grade and sends a poem titled The Easter Lily among others to Uncle Jack.
A reader identifies as one year old and asks Uncle Jack for a Star Circle membership card. The note is signed by OnCO-Thomas Thueson and provides an address in Everett Washington.
A reader writes from Green Lake School to express interest in The Star Circle. The letter identifies a nine year old girl in fourth grade and requests a membership card to Wheeler at 6459 Kenwood Place. The tone is formal and personal.
A 13 year old Davis writes from Box 16 Black D asking for a memory card after reading The Star Circle every Friday night for three years. The note expresses affection and requests.
A reader asks for a Star Circle membership card and provides a mailing address Box Sta. BR Lloyd Ford Hallin requests inclusion in the program with a note dated October 4 25.
A short fragment shows Ethel Cooper asking Uncle Jack for a membership card and expressing desire to join a club stated as The Star, noting her age and school grade. The handwriting appears informal, with an address line included.
A brief friendly plea from a 10 year old named Dorothea Noids requesting a card from Uncle Jack. The note includes address 55023 15th Ave, N.B.E. and signs with Wanted 6 000 Socialists to Coming Nation. Red WI Fourth and Pike.
An old style health ad urges Cascarets for biliousness constipation indigestion and headaches. It claims the product cleanses the stomach and bowels overnight leaving a refreshed mood and clear head by morning with a 10 cent price.
The article notes William Jennings Bryan accepts a state portfolio, arguing it aids the nation and aligns with policies he championed for Wilson. It recalls Bryan’s rise from a western editor to a famed orator and statesman, with extensive public travel and international recognition.
This week shows Moore Lark Metropolitan Dark Orpheum Empress Pantagos and Gran Vaudeville houses with motion pictures. ClemmER Photoplays Melbourne Photoplays and Vaudeville Alhambra Photoplays and more in the listings.
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