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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
4
The piece argues the new tariff law will end years of uncertainty and spur a broad recovery in American business. It notes a decline in the old mournful public sentiment and cites banker Reynolds of Chicago predicting a prosperity wave as the tariff takes effect and energy rebounds.
Erwin F. Smith famous for plant diseases declines Rockefeller Institute offer of $10 000. He prefers his Uncle Sam post at $4 000 a year, loving his work, colleagues, and the security of a living wage. He argues happiness comes from meaningful work over money, while noting a living wage is essential.
A column mocks apocalyptic panic after a Detroit man shot himself fearing the end of the world. It notes such worries rarely change outcomes and urges calm and ordinary living. It also jokes about fashion, mentions Mrs. Finley J. Shepard from her honeymoon and a London suffragette story about pump feeding.
An advice piece promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for constipated children. It urges varied diets, warns against strong purgatives, cites endorsements from mothers, notes price and availability, and offers free samples by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Light verse compares springtime joys with the price of beauty and love. The speaker jokes that charms are bought at a beauty shop, yet asserts genuine affection remains. The playful critique blends romance with consumer culture and seasonal imagery.
A newspaper item recounts a proposal for a citywide free taxi ride week in Seattle, a spoof pass circulated for May 19 1913, plus letters to Jake from readers on taxi policy. It also notes humor about editor’s lunch bill and front page material.
The piece notes New York City and Montana health authorities warning the public about adulterated or misbranded bottled carbonated beverages. It cites use of sacar n in ginger ales, false fruit flavors, and soap bark extracts that foaming aids but carry sapotoxin toxicity. The AMA journal warns hot weather consumption harms health.
New York report paints William Rockefeller as shy and media-averse, with John D. Rockefeller tolerant of publicity. The article notes William’s court avoidance, precise speech style, and status as a top stock speculator. On his Tarrytown estate he feeds hundreds of squirrels with annual nut tastings ordered by Standard Oil purchasing agents.
Modern elegantly furnished rooms offered at the lowest rates at Hotel Virginia located at Eighth and Virginia near Westlake. Elliott 802.
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