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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
4
Local column revisits a quirky tale featuring Diana Dillpickles as the centerpiece. The piece traces a humorous misunderstanding that leads to a small kitchen escapade and a punchy reminder about resourceful problem solving.
The piece notes speakers opposing municipal ownership during a Tristate League meeting and highlights a December Pearson's Magazine analysis. It lists hundreds of gas, light, power, and traction companies, with 75 interlocking directors controlling vast public services from distant cities. The article argues absentee ownership extends power and profits, urging communities to pursue home rule.
An archival Seattle Star notice describes press affiliations and mailing details for Telegraph s Service United Press Association. It notes entry at Seattle post office as second class matter and daily publication by The Star Publishing Co with phone contacts.
A cluttered collage recounts Edison on a train as a boy, then pivots to humorous musings on aging, boyhood, and attempting past-childhood tricks. It quotes politicians, statist notes, and local tidbits about deposits, a watermelon patch, and a Seattle lodging ad with brief travel details.
A post office money order for $5 arrives in Joplin to honor a board bill settled 18 years past by a man in St Paul. The giver seeks restitution to a woman believed dead ten years, with the funds to be returned to her nearest living relative, a granddaughter.
A satirical slice shows Hon Clarence probing a tailor for an old account then declaring he will shop there too. A pelican’s honesty contrasts with mischief from lobbyists and a baffling Y M C A fundraiser. Pat from Ireland contemplates breakfast pricing.
A crowded New York scene describes Broadway’s blaze of electric signs and a lively talk with a visiting English friend. The column blends humor and urban sight gags including a ratter’s price for supper and a glance at a biscuit factory’s poet laureate.
A mixed OCR fragment lists items including a rubber covered filter and water splasher, water filters, and door hardware with prices and promotional language. It mentions 15e, CV9574, Penn-Carvell, and Brass relief finish, with addresses on 1415 Fourth and 1417 Ave. The text reads like an era price sheet and promotional push with reductions and requests to send a price sheet.
At the American Federation of Labor convention in Philadelphia delegates urge President Wilson to seize control of Colorado mines dominated by Rockefeller interests. They accuse operators of law violations and union-busting during the Ludlow era and seek federal takeover until miners are allowed to organize.
Washington report confirms start of construction on three American super dreadnoughts the California, the Mississippi, and the Idaho. Each will double the displacement of prior ships and surpass any foreign battleships in firepower with projected costs near 50 million dollars and crews around 1,100 officers and men per vessel.
No women attended the funeral of Charles L. Eberle a Germantown druggist who asked his family to bar women from funerals to avoid gossip. The Teach to Shoot clubs grew under a new war law with the National Rifle Association coordinating the effort and Lord Kitchener's slogan guiding practice.
Exactly one half of the 48 states have enacted workingmen's compensation acts in the last four years. The statistic highlights nationwide adoption intensity and the spread of workers' injury protections across jurisdictions.
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