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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1915
Page
5
A column surveys stock speculation and margin buying's ruinous impact on families, notes pork-barrel Mississippi levee funding and California non partisans, and laments political folly. It also comments on theater of public opinion, a Green Lake car conductor, and war news including a Serb force and Von Mackensen’s Constantinople plan.
A jumble of short items notes arrests at gambling raids in New York, Red Bluff in California reports of a quiet Saturday night, Spreckels wealth, an Annapolis appointment, caribou near Daw California, a Carl Carnegie medal for a rescue, a Mason reunion in Olympia, and various local notes.
Reader submissions discuss church salaries and taxability, prohibition laws, funding war via taxes on wealth, militarism against preparedness, and science education. Letters from F T Audleison Perry J Brabon Fred W Burwell Chas Dean Walter Richardson urge reforms and critique policies while advocating diverse civic issues.
Walker Smith of 1396 Franklin Ave argues for taxing church and Y M C A property to fund public needs, noting religious freedom yet claiming tax exemptions shift costs to the broader taxpayers. He contends church properties compete with businesses and should bear taxes like others.
J. G. Ward emphasizes a landscape with hundreds of churches in the state, noting wide religious presence and community reach. His remark underlines the prevalence of congregations and their social role.
A note invites readers to view the A HC Contest on page 2 for a chance at ten dollars in prizes.
Backache pain and stiffness eased by rubbing St Jacobs Oil onto the sore area. The ad claims instant relief, non burning, and lasting comfort from a small trial bottle bought at the druggist.
An ironic lecture on aging and beggars contrasts two women the "hard faced dame" who feeds others and a tramp who promises work. The narrator mocks quick judgments and notes the diverging fates of those who beg versus those who refuse labor, all ending with a chaotic, comic image of a punchline crowd.
A kitchen-table advertisement explains relief from indigestion and gas using Pape's Diapepsin. It claims quick digestion, soothing the stomach after souring foods, with a large case selling for fifty cents. The tone urges readers to avoid lingering stomach discomfort.
The Department of Agriculture plans cross breeding yak with domestic Galloway cattle to create a hardy Alaska strain. Siberian experts report yak-cattle hybrids endure long winters, provide beef and milk, and need little care. C. C. Georgeson asks the Alaska experiment to proceed under the alaskan program.
The traction company offers the public service commission ten thousand dollars to continue work on its valuation of the company property. The offer follows the commission's refusal to consider the petition for relief from certain franchise clauses until valuation is completed. The estimate was reported by commission members some time ago.
An elderly Basen lawyer, famed for his devotion to a case, wins a divorce for a client who ultimately deserts him. The story frames his romantic disappointment as a moral lesson from Hutt to a poor student of love.
A vintage health pamphlet-style note urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to relieve a constipated child. It links bowel cleansing with quick recovery from feverish, listless states and warns against counterfeit syrups. The ad promises clear dosing directions on the bottle and identifies the California Fig Syrup Company.
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