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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
9
A collage of comic bits and political quips spans bootleg humor, wartime shortages, and Senator La Follette as a figure of dodges. Jokes feature a pistol of playful satire, a missing rifleman, a hair dye joke, and a Wee Boy Merchant tale reflecting hardship and resilience.
A Texas justice of the peace in Wichita Falls resigns from hearing vagrancy cases claiming the state’s system profits from convicting the poor. He argues that fees fall to counties when defendants cannot pay, creating injustice and criminalizing poverty in courts.
Lawyer Franklin Taylor of New York warns against depriving men of war urging women to focus on loss of husbands and sons. He suggests some women seek war as a means to honor coffins cemeteries and crutches and a man hungering for battle would find the right woman for war.
A California judge, under impeachment consideration, pleads guilty to labeling a man a liar in his newspaper. The editor faces scrutiny for using his platform to attack others. The editorial notes protest the act as a crime.
Italy shows eagerness to support the Allies with a potential west of Austria-Hungary strike. A rumored Russian defeat heightens pressure, and Rome believes a decisive Italian push could turn the tide in Europe.
A romantic lady asks a medical student about his greatest wish. He replies that his aim is to earn the title Dr. before his own name and to apply the title Dr. after others' names. This light exchange appears in Ladies' Home Journal.
In Sacramento a Black person is imprisoned for stealing a yellow hen that roosted on a back fence. The report contrasts this with Mississippi where a Black person refusing to steal a chicken could be deemed suspicious.
Editorialettes criticize Star for misquoting ND Cotterill about a roof garden issue and question the Seattle school board and park board actions. The piece skewers press power, Japan China relations, and mixed views on Germany and the Lusitania. It ends with a wry take on American neutrality.
A New Orleans woman ends her engagement to a Chicago man after he refused her demand to crawl to her on his knees. The speaker jests that he should start crawling due north.
A weary chorus girl tells city men to wed country girls, claiming only chorus girls and city men see country girls as unsophisticated. Her remark highlights a clash of social roles and attitudes toward rural charm.
The poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges husbands to treat wives as business partners to avoid future divorce court congestion. Her quip highlights marital fairness and legal repercussions for neglect.
The New York Board of Health awards the top honor for school lunches to a simple menu of bean soup bread and prunes with teachers tallying the prunes confirming the prize for nutrition and economy.
The Maryland governor Phil Lips Lee Goldaborough and National Consumers' League secretary Mrs Florence Kelley will headline the Municipal League Commercial Club annual dinner Monday at 6 30 PM. The event features music and other attractions with admission six bits per person.
Profiles of Seattle men who have achieved notable success and the methods behind their rise. They share personal strategies, discipline, and decision processes that propelled them forward in business and community leadership.
James Marmaduke, Seattle boss of the Alaska Washington hotel, explains his run of the lobby and four departments. He emphasizes organization and silent service, cabinet meetings, and keeping staff affable while meeting guests needs. He contrasts hotel management with earlier construction work.
The passage contrasts fresh air lovers and draught fears, notes varied guest preferences for bathing, and suggests meals provoke division in taste. It frames hotel operation as a colossal task requiring strict organization and system to maintain comfort and service.
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