Why Don’t You Learn to Roller Skate
An ad extols roller skating as healthful and graceful at Broadway Rink near Broadway High School. It notes a 150 by 65 feet surface, modern ball bearing skates, courteous attendants, and orderly service. Ladies admitted free this evening. general admission includes skates. Location is 711 East Pine near Broadway High School.
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Broadway
Broadway High School
G. Roller
General Admission Inc
East Pine
VEGETABLE SILK UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY LOOKS LIKE SILK
A short classified ad notes vegetable silk underwear and hosiery priced at one fourth of a dollar. The listing appears in Arcade area Seattle storefronts, with a merchant offering silk-like fabric items.
Grantland Rice Names All American Baseball Club for 1912
Grantland Rice selected by Collier's Weekly to choose an All American baseball team for 1912. His picks include Meyers and Archer as catchers, Walter Johnson and Joe Wood as pitchers, Nap Rucker in the outfield, and stars like Eddie Collins, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Hans Wagner, Frank Baker, and Walter Johnson among others. The Star’s sports page highlights this expert choice as a badge of credibility.
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Grantland Rice
New York
The
Star
Collier’s Weekly
Hice
Meyers
Archer
Chicago
Walter Johnson
Washington
Joe Wood
Boston
Ed Walsh
Mathewson
Nap Rucker
Brooklyn
Firet—Medinnes
Athletics
Eddie Collins
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg
Frank Baker
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Tries Speaker
Jackson
Cleveland
Milan
Richards Tells How Place Kicking Began in Football
A Western coach and former Wisconsin star recount the origins of the place kick in 1897. Notre Dame and Chicago played the first showcase, with referee Sky Karel deeming it legal. The piece traces early adopters, notable kickers, and the spread of place kicking across colleges, noting Eastern versus Western totals.
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Oe Dame
Chicago Universe
Notre Dame
Earl Herring
Herring
John C. Karel
Wisconsin
Sky” Karel
Karel Ts Son
Judge Karel
Milwaukee
Chicago
J. R. de Witt
Princeton
de Witt
Pete Houser
Carlisle
Football in the Mud at Madison Park Ends in Tie
Lincoln and Queen Anne battled in ankle deep mud before a large crowd at Madison park field. The scoreless game featured a back and forth struggle with few fumbles and no decisive yardage, as Crim of Lincoln made late gains in the final minutes.
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Fred Henry
Madison Park
Lincoln
Queen Anne
Crim
Beaten and bruised but scrubs are game
Friday night Chapman from Kirkland, a freshman from U W football practice, showed heavy injuries but played on the Washington scrubs. He impressed as a fiendish tackler and was praised by first team members for his grit and impact on the squad. The scrubs aim to forge the varsity as a solid defensive wall.
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Chapman
Kirkland
U. of W
Washington
Doble
Denny Field
Giants Ready to Face Sox on Christmas Eve
The Giants prepare for a Christmas Eve showdown with the Sox as Luther McCarty is eyed as a potential star, though doubts linger about his final impact. The tone hints at hopeful anticipation and light humor about his prospects.
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Giants
Sox
Do You Know Why Seattle Cost Of Living Is High
A public address argues downtown rents drive Seattle’s high living costs. It cites $50,000,000 land valuation on First Second and Third Avenues, $3,000,000 annual taxes, and rents from Hart Schaffner Marx and Shafer Bros. It links rent to land monopoly and urges moving the County Court House to North Pike Street to expand the business area and save residents money.
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Seattle
Pike Street
Yesler Way
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Clothiers
J. S. Graham
Singerman & Sons
Lumber Exchange
Rhodes
Shafer Bros
University and
Second Avenue
Court House
County Court House
Third
Tames Street
Knights of Columbus win city title over Iroquois
The Knights of Columbus defeated the Iroquois 7 to 4 to claim the city championship. The Shaner & Wolff team also contests the title as season end limits a final meeting. North Yakima beat Ellensburg 18 to 0 in football while Wenatchee routed Bellingham 46 to 0. Pennants worth 22.50 vanished from a Spokane Masonic Temple wall after the Tacoma Spokane game dance. Police searched Tacoma players and bags without result.
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Knights of Columbus
Shaner & Wolff
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Wenatchee
Bellingham
Yakima
Masonic Temple
Spokane
Tacoma
Coast League results and standings notes
Oakland 1 7 San Francisco 3 1 Portland 7 8 Los Angeles 4 4 Sacramento 2 Vernon 1. Standings show Oakland Vernon Los Angeles Portland San Francisco Sacramento with varying win totals and percentages. data appears garbled but reflects league positions and records.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Portland
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Vernon
la Oakland
Ceeseeseesdl
The Pen and the World Series Riches
A humorous verse piece notes Red Sox players earned about 4000 dollars each for the World Series. It tweaks poets like Byron, Dante, Keats, and Shakespeare, joking about fame, money, and literary prowess while lampooning critics and lunch pails.
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Red Sox
Byron
Dante
Anne
Shelley
Keats
Albany Care Dentists Offer Low Prices On Dental Work
Albany Care Dentists advertise extremely low dental costs with emphasis on porcelain crowns gold fillings and extractions. The ad claims guaranteed results and urges readers to visit the Second Floor Feeples Building for services and low prices.
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Ain CH
Porcelain Crown
Albany
Simple Mixture Aids Seattle Residents Ad
An advertisement claims a simple buckthorn bark glycerine Adlerika mixture relieves sour stomach gas and constipation instantly. It touts a quick digestive purge and antiseptic effect, with Swift's Pharmacy at Seconday and Pike credited.
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Swift's
Seconday
Pike Et
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Albert Hansen
Corner
Eyres Transfer Co
Jackson St
First Avenue
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Doctor Brown
Washington Block
Iast
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Chage
Oper Foundation
D. D
Ceattle
Asion
Ue Deor
Postal Telegraph Building
BE. K. Oo
Ballard Business Directory
Royal Dairy
Leary Av. Embalmers
Mayfield
Ballard
Ballard Sheet Metal Works
Ballard Sheet Metal
SCOOP
Mars
Pancaest
Hop
Richards
Colorado
Ohio State University
BY John R. Richards
Indians
P. J. O'Dea
Andérida
O'Dead
Northwestern
Sinota
Parke H. Davin
Princet
Insyl
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Whitman
U. of Oregon
Dartmouth
Williama
Harvard
Amherst
Swarthmore
Navy
Yale
Army
Brown
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Penn
State
Wash
Jeff
Carnegie Tech
Lehigh
Haverford
Franklin and Marshall
Johns Hopkins
Stolz Electrophons CO
Arcade Annex
AR. C. Wright
Yport Dipe
Charlie Fox
Lonnie Austin
Long Tom Fishback
Tom
Diamond Stars
Luther McCarty
Seattle Civic Center Association
L. D. Lewis
O. H. P. La‘farge
Twirler
Brooklyne
Virtus
Eighth and
Virginia
Westlake
Elliott
Goldsmith
Doc Homer
Burns
Iacobs
Foe Kotak
Albany Care Dentists
Tsun
Holsum Baking CO
Canadian Pacific Railwa
Sevice
Victoria
Vancouver
DIS
Fremont District
McMullen & CO
Phrones— Difice
Green
White
Cloverleaf Dairy, Inc
North 289
Cloverleaf Dairy
Woodland
Park Interlake
Interlake
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