Lies and protests over Initiative Bill No 9
The piece accuses the press of lying about Initiative Bill No 9 a measure aimed at providing first aid to injured workers funded partly by employers. It accuses opponents of spreading false claims about legislative action and cites past defeats in 1911 and 1913 led by Speaker Howard Taylor, asserting labor interests and the public support to kill the bill again.
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Enemies of
Labor
Howard Taylor
Taylor
If Braves Edge Athletics Based On Edge Or Surprise
The piece questions the perceived advantages of Connie Mack's Athletics and the Stallings Braves. It notes pulp and paper standings may mislead, praising hard work and persistence while suggesting the Braves’ strength lies in future edge and season momentum. It ends with an IF about potential surprise.
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Connie Mack
Stallings
Braves
House Cleaning Calls War Tax Reform in Senate
The piece argues the war tax bill shifts from checks and drafts to a tax on bank capital and surplus, a wealth levy. It notes Senate changes under Chairman Simmons, praises popular elections, and criticizes the southern wing. It mocks hygienists discussing eugenics and urges votes against Lorimer by backing Hanson and Black.
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House
Senate
Finance Committee
Simmons
Leeds House
Danderine Hair Cleanse Ad Promises Lustrous Hair
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline for 25 cents, claiming it cleanses hair of dust and oil, removes dandruff, soothes the scalp, and promotes long, strong, glossy hair with one simple application. The copy urges trying the product to double beauty quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Chamber group caps apple shipment rate to East
Following a conference of the Chamber of Commerce industrial and publicity bureau and express company reps the half rate to the East is secured. A box of apples can now be shipped to the Atlantic seaboard and delivered for 2 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Industrial and Publicity Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Express Companies
Atlantic Seaboard
Rushing crowds at Perfecta cafeteria and cathedral fair
Crowds fill the Perfecta cafeteria as patrons flock to meals while the Catholic Cathedral parish fair runs through its fourth day attracting local residents and visitors seeking food and event activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perfecta
Ihe
Relief for Catarrh Sufferers Now Free
An advertisement promotes The Elixir a remedy taken into the stomach claimed to influence mucous membranes and cure catarrh by removing the cause. The copy emphasizes immediacy and free access.
Trial Treatment Free for Catarrh Sufferers Worldwide
A free large trial treatment with complete directions will be mailed to any catarrh sufferer. No money, no risk, no promises required. Clip and send the coupon to receive the New Combined remedy and the accompanying valuable book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Marshall, Mich
Damaged Goods at Seattle Women Jam Theatre
The Seattle Players stage Damaged Goods with Miss Jane O'Rourke delivering a stark portrayal of The Girl, a working woman turned streetwalker. The production frames a blunt moral lesson on venereal disease and ignorance, urging open discussion and social accountability.
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Seattle
Jane O'Rourke
Seattle Players
Paris
Miss O’rourke
Misa O'Rourke
Europe
County Commissioners Trim 1915 Tax Levy By 2.11 Mills
Amid staged reductions from inflated estimates the county commissioners cut the 1915 tax levy from 8.8 to 8 mills. Real cuts targeted juvenile detention, mothers’ pensions and the county ferry, with other areas only superficially trimmed. Total levy drops to 41.76 mills, but overall cash expenses near 1914 levels remain.
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Seattle
Cascarets Promise Quick Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a bowel regulator that cleanses the stomach, stops headaches and colds, and removes sour undigested food and bile. It claims they carry off constipated waste matter and neutralize foul stomach gases.
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Seattle Star
Meer
Scripps North
West League OF Newsr
Telegraph News Service
United Pree Association
Jene
Wash
Postoffice
Bomali
the Star Publishing Co
Pheer
Aif
Diana Dillpickles
MR. Spoonerly
Beau Scaucurer
Oscar & Adolp
Schaefer—Music BY
MacDonald
Philadelphia
W. Lorimer Jones
Ole Hanson
Black
Jones
Hougen
Union St
Madison
Johnny Mouse
Utah
Grand Opera Company
Portland
Great Northern
Renneberg
Dridges
Smith Cove
Gen. Chittenden
Marcella Kecalet
B. Piles
Piles
Tacoma
Auditor's Department of the Pacific Coast Co
C. E. Gauss
Gauss
Reese Jones
Scranton
Penn
Sarah J. Cape
Mount Pelia
Tenn
Miller's Falls
Disston
Elgin
Victor
Spinning’s Cash Store
the Virginus Hotel
Piehth Ave
Virginia St
Westlake Ave
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