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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1913
Page
4
Fragmentary verse extols books and flowers as pure, heavenly messengers. It contrasts flawed men with virtuous writings and defends literature's beauty as a solace, ending with a signature line about Rosamund M Watson.
Lister approves and signs the morphine logged-off land bill as King County plans a district next Saturday. The measure faces pushback from large landowners who fear tax shifts without sales or improvements, while a clause forces assessment at owner-set values if lands aren t sold below 200 per acre. A woman in Poughkeepsie offers a $35 reward for her husband dead or alive.
A sharp editorial denounces a proposed military court for strike-related offenses in Colorado, claiming it suspends constitutional rights and paves the way for unfair prison railroading. It compares to West Virginia abuses, warns of executive overreach, and criticizes tax-driven salaries amid turmoil.
An editorial argues against paternalistic Wilson policy in the Philippines. It contends self government comes from experience not external control and urges allowing Filipinos to learn by their own mistakes as a path to progress, criticizing guardianship as overrated.
A late era advertisement promises relief from headaches bile and constipation by using Cascareta a ten cent box. The copy urges immediate purchase to cleanse the liver bowels and improve mood and energy for months. It targets beleaguered readers with sensational health claims and vivid imagery.
A collage of stray quips and short notes appears, mentioning rent refusals, Tango debates, and city gossip. The column cites humorous lines about the North Star, misdirection by residents, and a Butler Ohio jar of 40 year old apple butter. Also references witnesses in a New York Sun item and a former policeman turned businessman.
A Star letter condemns smoking on crowded street cars as a public nuisance and urges cleaner cars. A separate writer signs as Glengarry and aims for a job, criticizing false optimism and lamenting household strain, asking not to publish the name.
Letha Ducommun wins a candy prize with a humorous Roosevelt character sketch. The letter from 1451 W 37th St mocks Roosevelt as tall, brave, and political, noting Harvard links, Rough Riders books, and a ranch phase.
A English hotel designed for young guests features spacious playrooms ring rooms nurseries and safe outdoor courts. The thoughtful manager built it to accommodate families traveling or staying a week or two, offering child friendly facilities and a welcoming atmosphere.
The Circle's weekly puzzle prize invites boys and girls to solve a drawn puzzle. Outline cuts into four equal pieces from a square plus half of a diagonally split square. Contest closes Friday at 3 pm with letters opened and a judge drawing the winner.
An ad urges immediate visit for free examination offering filling inlays crowns sanitory bridge-work and dentures. It claims painless modern methods and guarantees all work.
Edmonda resident Mrs Abbie McKilligan becomes the first woman juror in this state seated in Judge Neterers court during the Sam Gross perjury trial.
A playful piece notes affectionate language toward a wife and blends a joke about legal tender with a Christmas gift idea a lawn mower. It then mentions E. H. Carriman’s son beginning work in the railroad business, starting at the bottom to learn the trade.
Fragmentary text appears to reference doctors and numbers without clear context. Key names or events are unreadable, making it difficult to identify a coherent incident, location, or date for a concise summary.
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