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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
4
The piece argues Seattle needs more manufacturers and residents, asserting local goods are equal or superior in quality and often cheaper. It links payroll growth to city development, urging residents to demand Seattle made products to support employment, investment, and the Seattle spirit.
A column praises a school placement bureau but imagines a broader swap for adults. It describes a neat tenement woman with plants and a canary, misfit among grimy city life, and urges an exchange system to match women with farm life to renew their spirits.
Opinion splits over selling the Philippines with calls that Japan would welcome a purchase. The Star notes Monroe Doctrine concerns and urges restraint, while suggesting Alaska and vast US lands as priorities for development and self governance.
An exhortation to personal reform in business and public life. The piece critiques adulteration in markets, urges honest work, and calls for bottom‑up integrity across society. It cites examples from food misrepresentation to political satire, ending with Lincoln’s wish for universal liberty.
A Somerset woman who just turned 100 has never worn a hat in her life. In Uniontown a 97 year old man who never rode a train boat or trolley died. Tetrrazzini states retirement planned for 1917. Bath ARF tops learning as education factor per Dr Baruch head of the American Association for Promoting Hygiene. A dinner for lord mayors at the Waldorf lacked presence from Avenue A and Lowery mayors, dampening a Manhattanese touch.
A fragment from a story notes parking not a public issue in Vapersport and a proposed ordinance against leaving wheel barrows on sidewalks at night. A woman can open almost anything with a hairpin while men carry cheap umbrellas. The dialogue includes Leo and Slim discussing life and a fast elevator job in a two story building.
A Atlantic City high school faculty ban targets the expression we should worry amid classroom discussions. The exchange includes Mrs Binks seeking a shirt for a sick husband and a clerk suggesting a stiff bosom option while noting the doctor’s starch avoidance.
Florence Baes of 1703 Star Ave praises the Circle for amusing children and offering varied contests that let each participant showcase talent. A Hamilton note mentions a youngster asking for a ship card to become a niece and a sister’s Circle membership.
Ruby McDonald of Issaquah Washington praises Star Circle for teaching correct writing form and drawing skills, noting it acts as a nearly key school. She stresses perseverance, saying participants strive harder after losses and learn patience and practice.
Uncle Jack: Tam wants to join The Star readers club as a ready reader. She asks for a membership card for herself and a friend Helen Sundeen, who enjoys writing stories. Julia Storme Anacortes Wash.
The Circle faced a surge in new members with membership certificates exhausted. Those awaiting cards will likely receive them next week as printers stocked enough cards to cover all pending mailings.
The Star held a Circle contest for juvenile readers asking why the Circle is popular with boy and girl readers. Ruby McDonald of Issaquah won by lot from the three best essays after 76 entrants submitted neat, rule abiding work. Dorothy Eagan and Ronald Hewitt were finalists. The event closed Friday at 3 pm with no late letters, indicating careful rule adherence.
The Circle offers a weekly prize of a large pound box of candy for the best kodak picture sent to the Circle club. Photos must be sharp and clear with a title suggestion provided. Entries due at The Star office by noon Friday and prints may appear in next Saturday's Circle column. A mention notes a forecast of someone likely to run for office next fall.
A collage of anecdotes and opinions from papers like the Cincinnati Enquirer and Los Angeles Herald. Includes Mayor Rockwell of Akron on poverty, a powder mill explosion retold by Congressman Rucker, and light social observations from Harper's Bazaar. Also notes on hotel rooms at low rates near Westlake.
A Dutch owner laments losing his dachshund who the friends suspect was taken by dog catchers. He doubts they towed him to a pound and insists the much loved pet is missing from the yard.
In Marinette Wisconsin Joseph Brummer feasted at J. J. Martins restaurant claiming a state eating record. He consumed one dozen fried eggs four bowls cabbage soup two plates baked beans eight slices bread one can tomatoes four cups coffee two plates potatoes four schooners beer. Brummer said he had just come out of the woods and sought a civilized meal.
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