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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1914
Page
4
Secretary Reuben W. Jones of the school board urges ending football and similar athletics in Seattle grade schools arguing they breed gamblers and tinhorn sports. He criticizes coaches for obstacles and fears removing outdoor play could push boys toward sneaky behavior and moral decline despite proven benefits of sport.
The piece compares September exports to 1913 showing wheat up, sugar up and other foods rising. It highlights transportation plans not yet in operation and celebrates agricultural boom in Cherokee Iowa with 6000 autos from local farmers as proof of business vitality despite New York war fears.
An exhausted guest complains of insufficient meals at a hotel while noting a demand for noiseless soup spoons. The scene hints at service gaps and the hotel’s struggle to meet a large party’s needs.
Mrs Stimson recalls Jimmy’s misfortune after he joins an athletic club and, on his first visit, breaks one of the best records. The remark sits beside a fluted table knife shelf joke about neon and shared shelves.
This item touts Dr James Headache Powders as a quick relief for headaches and neuralgia at four packages for a dime, claiming it to be the fastest, surest remedy in the world. It urges purchase and cites widespread use.
Eight hundred horses bound for France for allied forces perished when the British steamship Rembrandt burned off the Virginia coast. Captain Edwth believes a German spark started the blaze.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal aid to digestion. It claims the product strengthens digestion, boosts digestive juices, and helps heal irritated stomach linings, with a promise of a free trial by mail from F A Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
Gus W. Wilke, a progressive candidate for county treasurer, died in Davenport yesterday from pneumonia contracted during the campaign. He asked for election results before losing consciousness and was told he had won. he was the low man in the race.
In The Star discussion features Dr Theresa McMahon and Atlas Lumber Co president C F Patton. Patton warns reduced hours will lower wages for poorly paid workers, citing shingle weavers as the hardest hit. He recalls Preston's July bid to cut wages at McMurray and alliances with B R Lewis of Clear Lake, but other mills resisted. The shingle weavers remain opposed to the measure.
Keeping Up Spirit Petrogad reports Russians claim Austrian troops dress as Russians and ride trains as prisoners to mislead the public and lift morale.
The Star prints a note praising Christian prayer for peace in Europe then shifting to wartime economics. It cites an Alton NL ammunition plant operating round the clock for six months and other mills with large orders for barbed wire blankets saddles and army supplies. A Kentucky mail carrier absence is mentioned with humorous Hogwallow Kentuckian tone.
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