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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1913
Page
5
A Seattle Star letter and editorial rant against public rudeness. It asks readers, especially women, to name specific incidents of ill manners in streets, theatres, and transit. The piece labels a culprit type as the “First Hog” whose self centered behavior harms public courtesy.
The article presents Col. Goethals recounting his Panama Canal project to his superiors. It frames his refusal to publish until now and explains why a detailed account is finally released to the American people, detailing work done and funds spent.
Painful back and lumbago blamed on strain or rheumatism find relief with St Jacobs Oil. A small trial bottle from any drug store allegedly ends soreness after one use, without burning or staining, and has a 60 year recommendation.
Herbert Quick argues in a 1914 essay that without mass education and lower birthrates China cannot prosper as a republic. He cites Wu Ting Fang on education, famine fears, and reform needs while noting an American ideal of Enlightenment and prosperity. The piece closes with a Washington dateline and a note on Boise Penrose’s senate chances.
A mixed column piece includes a Seattle visit report on George wearing a robe like a coat and a note requesting discreet inquiry about his welfare. It also surveys Huerta's successor and a humor column touch on Jessie Wilsons trousseau, marital sums, a printer's lead, and light jokes about gifts and gossip.
A girl asks if she would pray at a revival, revealing a Presbyterian stance in a Methodist Presbyterian town. Court records list Salvation Army wealth totaling 869716.10 in personal property and 599642.81 in realty, reflecting a broader legal inquiry.
A historic pitch extols Smithers British Columbia as a major railway hub on a transcontinental line. It cites burgeoning population growth, new shops and division point facilities, and Smithers as the center of a large fertile Bulkley Valley with vast mineral and water power assets. Alfred Waldron Smithers lends his name to the railways board as recognition of the town’s prominence.
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