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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1915
Page
4
The piece notes Australia enforces 6 pm closing for bars amid global prohibition and European agitation. It recalls Texas 9:30 pm closing and liquor interests pushing strict enforcement to curb night carousals and reduce liquor traffic evils.
The Star proclaims Alaska is being developed right amid conflicts between Guggenheims and public interests. The Alaska legislature closed its session with measures on workers compensation old age pensions a party ballot reform eight hour miners law and a prohibition referendum amid criticism of Dick Ballinger Humphrey and allied politicians.
A strong anti war tract denounces a German Reichstag plea to press the war to the English channel. It warns of a Europe strewn with corpses, ruined civilization, and a weak America left to face fate alone. The piece condemns the call to go to Berlin and prays such counsel fails for mankind.
In a harsh editorial tone a San Diego hospital rescue is recounted. Two girls fled home with two youths to Tijuana seeking escape from notoriety, faced insult and an opium den, were arrested and publicized, then attempted suicide. The piece questions whether justice was served or a stigma imposed.
A Washington mailed brochure reprints Sen. John D. Works California speech urging a new school of healing. The pamphlet, sent at government expense to over 350000 readers, argues for public guidance to mold opinion and national policy amid looming crisis.
The piece notes NYSE gains by issues unrelated to war specialties and suggests morale is turning toward prosperity despite wartime. It asserts Uncle Sam once felt out of date but can now hold his head high and face critics, reflecting a cautious confidence amid ongoing conflict. It references being fired on from an aeroplane.
A humorous montage of jokes and quips features a chorus of punchlines about show business, art, and everyday misadventures. The bits include playful exchanges on lightning, stars, and weathering quirks of fame with sly witticisms throughout.
Customs receipts for last month set a historic April peak in Seattle. Daniel Walker, 64, a once wealthy Alaskan now penniless, arrived from Sitka and was taken to an asylum in Portland. Dr Gov Lister, visiting Seattle, said highway work would be accelerated this summer. Other items note passengers on the Northwestern to Alaska ports, the Chicago Maru bound for Manila with a large cargo and Russian reservists, geodetic survey sailors heading to chart navigational menaces, and local church and civic events. Public service commissions address coal freight rates and valuations, while Alaska legislature closes. Fifteen passengers survive a Mexican steamer incident near Coronado. The Northern Pacific reports gear failure off Point Arena.
A historic family remedy promises relief from ailments of the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The text touts its fame as the world’s most renowned remedy and claims broad, universal benefit for common digestive and systemic issues.
An editorials style assertion promotes Begghams Pills as a reliable remedy for indigestion dull feelings and biliousness. It claims the pills cleanse the system purify the blood tone the stomach stimulate the liver and regulate the bowels, encouraging readers to try them to understand their efficacy.
In London on May 1 the mine owners offered a 10 percent pay rise to workers but the miners rejected it and pressed for a 20 percent increase. They left the dispute to Premier Asquith for decision, continuing a labor unrest phase in England.
New York and Chicago report record low typhoid death rates in 1914 as efforts to control milk supply and water treatment expand. Filtration and chlorination reduce infections in Philadelphia, Detroit, and Cleveland, while Baltimore drops again to a new low. Jamaica Plain milk-born outbreak cited for Boston’s 1914 rise.
The Star Circle for Young Readers notes a drawing contest with good submissions. Winner Robert Dwight Margot, 15, of Everett receives a dollar. his original, distinct drawing is reproduced and he hopes to become a cartoonist studying via correspondence art school.
The April sunshine spurs Uncle Jack to host a photo contest. Send multiple prints with names and addresses on the back. Prizes go to the best snap, one dollar, with a 3 PM Friday closing time next week. Outdoor shots preferred. age limit 16.
The Sigma Sigma and Forget Me Not societies of the YWCA met Saturday morning. After the meet, both groups held a splash party.
The Kids Kountry Klub of the Y M C A will hold its annual summer camping trip to Orcas Island in East Sound on June 23. Tracey Strong, the Y M C A physical director, will lead the excursion.
The message invites readers to write a story or poem, draw a picture, or send a snapshot to Uncle Jack for possible printing. It encourages participation and discourages bashfulness, highlighting merit as the criterion for publication.
The list names several residents whose drawings earned honorable mention. Names include Laurence Walls Miewion City Henry Bailey Jung O Bannon Irving Walsh Alice Gates Theo Kort Albert James Elsa Gane Ruth Lawson Lloyd Peters Beatrice Bileberrow Christina Slade Horace Martin Patrick Kilillay Lloyd Walburn and others with addresses in Snohomish Bellevue Everett Blaine and Edmond.
Dorothy Mullaney entertained 30 of her little friends at a party celebrating her eighth birthday at 8620 Wabash Ave on Saturday.
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