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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1914
Page
5
A light entertainment note discusses a short film titled Screecher in a 4 Bee program. It playfully defines a dachshund through humorous narration and visual gags. The piece highlights the canine theme with a cheerful tone.
An open missive accuses Chairman Whitney of not urging fair election boards and calls for equal representation on election boards to ensure an honest count. The letter warns that the current wording could embolden thieves to miscount or stuff ballots while urging square, fair conduct.
The Star exposes a dated October 1914 letter from Chairman Whitney to election officers alleging foreknowledge of precinct boards and urging partisan balance. The paper accuses Whitney of dishonest tactics, criticizing his claims and calling for fair representation on boards.
Entry recorded in Seattle Washington at the post office as a second-dinas matter.
Ungentlemanly advocate Jane Addams travels Missouri to push suffrage as voters decide this fall. A speaker from the Ozarks recalls Slim Sam Samuels noting limits to male authority while recounting Bill Hicks and Missis Hicks at Piney Fork. Bill cites St Paul to justify female subjection, provoking Sam to doubt the manliness of Bible use against a woman.
A collage of witty lines and classroom quips on gender, education, and ambition. It features humorous reflections on fashion, discipline, Columbus, bill collectors, opportunity, authors, Time, and youth, attributed to the era's newspaper voice.
At yesterday’s tryout for the Junto debating society the negative team to debate Ballard on December 4 was selected as Charles Dunn Kenneth Morford and John McCarthy with Morris Shindle as alternate. The affirmative team to meet Lincoln on the same date comprises Herman Blumenfeld Haber Mohr and Douglas Wallace. The motion concerns Municipal Ownership of Street Car Lines for Cities of 50 000 population or more.
The body of Joseph Sepulveda a member of a pioneer Los Angeles family was found in the desert near Mojave after being murdered and robbed authorities reported on October 28.
Portland voters kept Mayor H R Albee and City Commissioners William L Brewster and Robert G Dieck in office in a recall election. With 293 precincts total and seven incomplete, estimates put Albee ahead by about 17 000 votes, Brewster by about 10 000, and Dieck by about 8 000. turnout was roughly 56 percent of 88 947 registered voters.
Joseph Fel nesics aged 64, general director of the Vienna Museum Art Industry, died at Reichenthal from overjoy upon hearing of a German victory in the Vosges.
An advert explains that thin people can gain weight by using Sargo tablets. It claims the body’s digestion is faulty and that taking Sargo with meals boosts nourishment, adds red blood cells, and produces 5 to 25 pounds of weight in two weeks to a month. Guaranteed or money back through local Seattle druggists.
A nostalgic price sheet lists items such as a 60c Tubular Genuine Ham Clipper Lantern and a $12.00 5-Cutter lawn mower, with notes on price contrasts and features like brass rivets, ebony handles, and double-coil springs. It touts affordable tools, hangers, and holders, emphasizing value and mail-order availability.
Camille Saint-Saens declares French listeners cannot endure Wagner as it would be like applauding a singer who harmed one’s mother. Denise Cartier, 13, says she would lose a leg for France and knits jerseys for soldiers in Paris after a bombing.
An advertising card promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a cleansing healing remedy for cold or catarrh. It claims instant relief from stopped-up nose and head, clearer air passages, and reduced discharge with a promise of cure by morning. A small bottle is urged for trial at any drug store.
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