Dispensary Advice Sparks Meal Timing Confusion
A doctor advises a patient in a clinic exchange to take the medicine after meals, but the patient notes they do not always have meals. The doctor then instructs to take it before instead.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1912
Page
4
Frayed Ferdinand and Tattered Thomas Debate Handicap Start
Frayed Ferdinand questions a fair start with a handicap claim while Tattered Thomas recalls the dame offering a front-gate start and a bulldog on the scratch. The exchange reads like a rough dialogue about racing fairness and pre race setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
Thomas
Get Well: America’s Fight Against Sickness and Bathing Health
A national vitality report says 3,000,000 Americans are chronically sick costing $1.5 billion yearly. The piece praises progress in public health, vaccination, sanitation, medical inspection, and urges continued reforms to extend lifespans and improve national efficiency. It notes Seattle’s TB efforts and a broader health era driven by hygiene boards and better nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Seattle
Can't Fix Rail Safety Without Hurting Stockholders
McChord of the Interstate Commerce Commission cites annual rail casualties and cites industry warnings that safety upgrades like double tracks and steel cars would mean lower earnings. The article argues stockholders should bear losses if profits fall and calls for government action to nationalize unsafe railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanut Trust
Lone Dog Consolidated
Ole Gold and Silver Mining Co
Youthful Burglar Boasts of J. P. Morgan Jr. Home Raid
A juvenile burglar boasts of robbing the home of J. P. Morgan Jr. and rifling the room where the multi millionaire slept. The tale appears amid a collection of diverse notes on Bulgaria’s actions and other remarks from the era.
Taft Announces Two Day Run to New York
Former president Bill Taft arrives in Washington for work after a summer of travel and reveals plans for a two day trip to New York starting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Taft
Washington
New York
Editor Letters Praise Roosevelt Dominates National View
The Star letters praise Theodore Roosevelt as the nation’s greatest citizen and expected landslide winner, dismiss Taft and Wilson. A Seattle reader questions trust busters, while a straw vote from Seattle Lighting Co. employees favors Roosevelt for president. A dachshund joke ends the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Sam Blythe
Saturday Evening Post
Roosevelt
Blythe
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Statesman
Seattle
Wash
Seattle Lighting Co
Debs
Hays
Maley
Dukenson
Road stocks and water woes crowd a wary exchange
Felix Hawered complains about owning stock in a road. Everett Wrest dismisses the concern, saying the road is mostly water and he cannot stand it. The exchange captures a local friction over public works and infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix
Everett
Innuendo in Local Oratory and Town Humour
A humorous exchange on innuendo appears in a 19th century column with anecdotes. A visitor to Tuckahoe asks for a newspaper, a resident replies about a ladies sewing circle, and a grocer quips about ham stock. The piece notes editor and author commentary on the humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cata
Tutan Jennings Lyan
Tuckahoe
Profitable Companion and Mrs Winke in Poker Banter
In Somerville Journal a lively exchange hints at a poker game dynamic. Mrs Winke doubts the skills of a male companion while noting the men urge him to join the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winke
Somerville Journal
No Concealment There
A brief exchange from the Houston Post notes a man attempting to shield himself behind his wife but fails, with the remark that her skirts are all hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Mother-in-law joke contest offered by The Seattle Star
The Joke Editor invites readers to submit mother-in-law jokes for a dollar prize before Saturday. Name and address required for payment, and entries may be printed with or without original authorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thokesmith
Cheops
Pyramids
Egypt
The
Star
Seattle
Wontte Stane and De Roade Question Train Departure
Wontte Stane says he has lived on the road and lacks a home. De Roade asks whether the freight train pulled out when not watched.
Economy humor on frugal fashion and travel plans
A light dialogue about economising for a future trip. One spouse jokes about using last year’s hat and skipping a new suit this winter, highlighting practical budgeting and shared plans. The exchange captures domestic humor and thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pachange
Willing to Love Neighbor Cited in Columbia Jester
A brief item notes an exchange about obeying the Bible injunction to love one’s neighbor. The quip centers on a respondent who says he tries, but the other person won’t permit it, reflecting a humor column voice from the Columbia Jester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
How She Cured Him
Edith explains the justification for marriage to Ethe who asks why she wed him. Ethe responds that she intends to cure his drinking. Edith notes she cannot afford his extravagance, hinting the cure is ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Philadelphia ‘Bulletin
Star of Officer 666 Quarrels With Photographer
Leading woman of Officer 666 at the Metropolitan Theatre recounts a studio clash over posing. She argues the expert posed shot flatters her while a self posed image lacks the desired lines. She notes camera honesty and advises performers to avoid photo sessions when unwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigi
Iona Bright
Metropolitan Theatre
Weet and Weet’s Call for the Wild at Orpheum
The week’s program includes the western act A Call for the Wild with Sydney Avera as the lead, featuring a hairraising gunfight. Also presented is the operetta California about a railroad venture and its attempt to expand across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Sydney Avera
California
Empress Variety Show Highlights Strongman Juggling
The Empress offers a varied bill this week with acrobatics music drama comedy and dancing. Headliner Paul Spadoni demonstrates striking strong-man juggling with ease using cannon balls. Hymen Adler performs a vivid Yiddish character in The Miner's Dream with Daisy Stemple and Merlin Valentine. Leonard Martinek also appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rrr
Paul Spadoni
Hymen Adler
Yiddieh
Daisy Stemple
Merlin Valentine
Leonard Martinek
The Stage Door at Pantages Hums With Five Singers
In New York the act The Garden of which Robert Hichens stars with five young men and a young woman delivering lively mockery. Al Carleton appears as a tall funny figure amid the upbeat comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hichens
New York
al Carleton
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