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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
4
The Women’s Home Consumers’ league unveiled a campaign urging Seattle residents to patronize home industries. The slogan patronize home industries was adopted to mobilize thousands to buy Seattle-made goods, seen as equal or superior to Eastern brands. The group has organized and pledges to persist in its plan.
Two years after a $1,400,000 dam vote, Cedar lake's site remains fixed unless rescinded. Council debates expert reports but agrees the current site seems safe. Erickson argues experts only suggested alternatives. stopping work risks delays and profits for S BE Co, harming city's interests.
A rousing manifesto urges continued progress and effort. It emphasizes striving against evil, evolving ideas, and advancing minds and institutions as the path of civilization. It rejects finality and promises ongoing improvement.
Observations note two Seattle physicians contesting the coroner race, with skepticism toward undertakers. The piece references political chatter on Northern Pacific rumors, anti Roosevelt sentiment, Baltimore convention hall exits, and a Stockton judge denial of naturalization for Mike Madison. It ends with commentary on campaign costs and a suffrage fund stunt in Ohio.
A lighthearted golf item from George notes a playful moment as a balloon sails above the course while a golfer delivers a strong drive. The tone recalls a whimsical newspaper aside about a weekend round and spectators reacting to the scene.
A San Francisco Chronicle item reports a wife using a skein of wool wound on a gramophone reel to wind wool quickly and plans to place a bath brick on the records to clean knives. The husband is amazed by the clever use.
Readers debate capital punishment. One letter praises Elbert Hubbard’s anti death penalty stance and urges punishment without vengeance. A second argues punishment should remain for murder and cites crime trends and the role of churches in social reform.
A string of quirky exchanges and witty asides from local chatter includes praise for Mies Guesie Topfigt during a Beeleysport visit, jokes about youth fading, and misc remarks on pens, typewriters, and property inheritance.
Margarette Larsen recollects a family fishing trip to her uncle’s farm near Moline Illinois. They waded a river, caught turtles and catfish, played tag and hid and seek, gathered frogs in a pond, and ended with berry stains and torn dresses but a joyous outing.
A sentimental poem by Hessle Day to her friend Marguerite Bugnon. It celebrates Marguerite as a modern, amiable French-speaking pianist and poet who excels in tennis and composes music and verse.
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