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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1915
Page
3
Agnes Johnson of 215 West Garfield Street wins the dollar for the best letter on Should Schools Have Fire Escapes. She argues fire escapes protect pupils and urges authorities to act promptly citing Peabody Mass and Iroquois Theatre fires as lessons.
Uncle Jack invites letters from readers up to age 16 describing after school and Saturday activities. He asks girls to help at home and boys to chores or play, offering one dollar for the best 150 word letter. Send name and address on the back, to Uncle Jack care of The Star, by 3 PM Friday.
A notice lists multiple individuals and addresses receiving honor mention. Names include Clara Barstow and Anna Barstow of 1524 10th Ave, Edith Barstow, Katherine Palley of 212 Eighth Ave N, and Beulah Brewer of Winlock, among others in Seattle and nearby locales.
Circle residents called The Star to question why Circle was not featured in Saturday’s paper. The editor, typically a good fellow, was reportedly crabbed that day and overlooked the children’s column.
In Syracuse on November 22, Hilly Sunday roused a packed tabernacle with sermons denouncing a double standard of living. He urged equality for women and men, said wives may drink, smoke, and shop as freely as husbands, and criticized hypocritical church practices. He warned against gossip and urged genuine reform.
Q I am nervous about speaking before an audience and ask about medicine. A No medicine helps. familiarity and experience win. Q about a neighbor judging card exchanges with a traveling salesman. A mother’s views stand. Q for inexpensive punch directions. A outlines a citrus pineapple raspberry tea punch with syrup and Apollo Naris water. Q about a steady relationship. A advises knowing several young men to choose wisely. Q on cleaning sealskin furs. A suggests a furrier or careful home method with soapy water and air drying.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless remedy for rheumatism and sciatic pain. It claims most cases need no internal treatment, urges direct application to tender spots for instant relief, and promotes a small trial bottle from a druggist.
A collage of silent-era listings features Warren Kerrigan in The Palace of Dust at the Mission, Mary Pickford in Madame Butterfly at the Alhambra, and Martyrs of the Alamo at Liberty. Melbourne presents The Master of the House with Julius Steger, plus Edison’s The Ring of the Borgias and Damaged Goods at Clemmer.
Ad copy claims Poslam treats pimples redness and minor skin ailments including eczema. It advises nightly application to inflamed areas with morning improvement and notes harmlessness along with Poslam Soap for daily use. asks for samples via Emergency Laboratories New York.
A study in map reading and motor tactics will inaugurate Seattle's automobile defense corps which will organize soon. The War Department has promised to aid.
At the closing session Saturday night of the American Federation of Labor gathering, most officers were elected with only a few votes, while several members faced minor opposition.
Edward Krause faces charges tied to an alleged kidnapping. William Christie of Juneau, now suspected as an army deserter, is charged with Christie’s murder, per reports from Juneau.
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