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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
4
Councilman Griffiths urges readers to support the March 3 election of 15 freeholders to draft a new city charter. He calls for voters to carefully select candidates who will serve and represent the city's diverse elements and to study forms of city government to aid the freeholders in choosing the best charter for Austin.
The governor argues the legislature failed to pass a direct election bill and notes the need to repeal the contempt law and replace it with a judge recall measure, as justification for an extra session.
The report from Minnesota notes thousands of bush el apples rotting on the ground as the cost of ing and marketing fruits exceeds their price. It calls for a cheaper producer to consumer route and a sane marketing scheme to curb rotting vegetables and avoid exorbitant market prices. It questions the immunity of judges from criticism compared to legislators and executives.
The Star defends Mr Goddard amid debate over a 15 Charter commissioners resolution. It notes Goddard introduced it under acting Mayor Hesketh, who refused to appoint, then says Goddard repealed the resolution, casting him as a scapegoat. The piece also mentions a Seattle embezzler and sensational divorce court chatter involving actress Susie Mueller.
A vintage ad touts Cascarets as a remedy for constipation biliousness headaches and indigestion. It promises a ten cent box will clear the head and keep liver and bowels regular, claiming relief by morning and cheerful months ahead for adults and children alike.
The article explains plans for a 15 member charter revision commission to be elected March 3 to draft a new Seattle charter. Voters will decide advisory on commission government, while revisionists gain full power to shape the charter, with dates set for drafting by May 1914 and potential implementation as early as March 1915.
Flo Morrison stars in a vaudeville act at the Pantages theater where six women and one man seek marriage through audience votes. A marriage license will be secured and a minister will perform the ceremony if the audience chooses. Flo claims many applicants want to wed and she can quickly adapt this act to any town with 10 000 plus population.
A mix of clipped clippings shows a procession of headlines and snippets from the era. The London suffragists push clergy to pray for women as debates over gender and rights swirl alongside odd city notes and editorial quips.
In Carlton Terrace on upper Broadway a demure young woman aged about 20 or 21 flings a salt cellar at a waiter during a cabaret show. The incident draws a crowd of eight or nine waiters who gather around the table in silence before a second act in which the same woman allegedly hits another waiter on the neck.
An incomplete report describes a scene at Carlton Terrace where Angela was in heaven, a table was surrounded, and a private conversation occurred with a young lady maintaining her poise. The party soon departed, leaving waiters to view the cabaret from any vantage.
The Home Consumers' league will visit Schwabacher Bros wholesale house on Friday October 17 leaving their headquarters at 2 p.m. from the 3090 Arcade building. An invitation is extended to all Seattle ladies with coffee and refreshments to be served.
A small boy in a dry goods shop reports a quirky incident as a customer prefers muslin over silk and cries for muzzling. A Minneapolis woman sues after a 46 year wait for her husband. Humorous bits touch on work hours, robber bands, baseball umpiring, and a jolly dinner absence amid London Opinion humor.
A diary excerpt contrasts era vanity with Japanese ritual vengeance after abandonment, detailing a midnight ritual with a dress wooden sandals candies a mirror a straw effigy and a sacred tree. It shifts to a judge and Irish dialect joke about hens and water pipes followed by an old ad for Butler's Liquid Tooth Filler.
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