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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1913

Page

4

Apples as a laxative for adults and children

A brief health note explains raw apples may not suit everyone and suggests stewed apples as a gentler alternative for easier digestion.

Taxing Inheritance and Marriage in a Grim Sketch

A prominent local lawyer warns of rising taxes on inheritances possibly reaching 90 percent, arguing the income tax is a tax on class stances. He cites Vincent Astor and other elites, predicting a leveling policy that burdens the wealthy, alongside a cynical note on marriage resilience.

Vincent Astor Evler Jr

Homemaker Faults Woman’s Reproach and Fashion Note

A husband criticizes his wife for kitchen chores and clothing while recalling his mother’s perfection. The poem contrasts domestic duties with expectations and ends with a snap as she retaliates. Separately, a man counts 1 368 women crossing an Omaha street and notes one tenth wore slashed skirts, highlighting idle curiosity.

MAN Omaha

Welcome to Organized Labor Leaders Gather in Indiana Club

ATLE gives a hearty welcome to leaders of America's workers representing about 2,500,000 organized labor members and notes the decisions will affect the nation. The Star wishes them well while Indiana Club women refuse Mrs. Pankhurst’s hat proposal and Emmeline’s lecture pay. Connecticut governor urges ministers to judge marriage fitness, suggesting lawyers also be included after medical and moral checks.

ATLE America Indiana Club Connecticut

Fragmentary dialogue and comic exchanges in a shop scene

A fragmented dialogue features characters trading quips about language mastery, marriage gossip, and a humorous misidentification. The piece mixes chatter about shirts and a line about a composer who allegedly manufactures soothing syrup.

Smith Jones Dobson

Oddities and snippets from the era in Nar hey and beyond

A scattered collage of notices and anecdotes from small papers. mentions Woodrow Wilson kin in town, a Nar hey club seeking matrimony, Japanese and European workers shown in an ad, and a West Virginia man jailed for selling his wife. Also notes Tammany politics, Brady legend, a frugal editor’s windfall, and postmen on strike amid regular mail delivery.

Record duty paid on foreign purchases by Mrs Huntington

Mrs Collin P Huntington returned from Europe and disclosed foreign purchases totaling 40600 dollars. She paid record duties and gave a check for half the duty amount. In Philadelphia a drunken rumor caused a bank run at Kensington Trust with over 100000 dollars withdrawn as excited depositors reacted. Chicago mayor proposes a municipal Christmas tree in Grant Park for the city poor this year.

New York Collin P. Huntington Europe Philadelphia Kensington Trust Company Chicago Harrison Grant Park

Hyomei Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh

Sufferers are urged to use Hyomei as a natural remedy for catarrh bronchitis and related breathing ailments. The ad claims immediate relief with a money back guarantee by Booths Hyomel Co Buffalo NY and notes the complete outfit costs $1.00 with widespread druggist availability.

Hyomel Co Buffalo N.Y

Unclear Text Reflects Fragmented Moral Reflections

Fragmentary lines present scattered contrasts of life roles and outcomes. The speaker contrasts money, rest, vocation, and character with varying value, labeling some paths as safe or failing. The legibility and coherence are limited by OCR-rough phrasing.

Editor’s Mail: Reader criticizes digging up filth editorial

In Editor's Mail a reader writes that the Wednesday piece about digging up filth will not help The Star or the city. He signs as F. M. Bird of 2403 Fremont Ave and suggests using Star want ads for furniture.

Star F. M. Bird Fremont Ave

Roosevelt's Monroe Doctrine Hint Goes Continental

Herbert Quick reports from Rio Janeiro on Theodore Roosevelt’s modified Monroe doctrine. He urges making it continental with equal participation by Brazil Argentina Chile and others, proposing shared responsibility and public ownership of the doctrine for a unifying Western Hemisphere policy.

Newspaper Enterprise Association Rio Janeiro United States Brazil Roonevelt Hoonevelt Western Hemisphere Monroe James Monroe Roosevelt Argentina Brasil Chile Mexico Wilson Bryan Senate

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