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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1914
Page
6
A New York reader reports rapid relief from a six to seven month skin itch after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. The testimonial claims complete cure by one night of treatment and urges others with itching, burning skin, pimples, dandruff, ulcers, sores, or piles to try the products.
A Ballard court session features a pleading mother asking Judge Everett Smith to spare the couple from divorce as a young wife testifies through tears. The case details a Ballard High romance, earlier marriage hardship, and a Canadian real estate man who married a Scottish woman for her money, with testimony from Ethel Morris and others.
Dr. James Rowland Angell, dean of deans at the University of Chicago, is named as the regents' first choice for president of the University of Washington. He departed for New York Saturday after a brief visit to discuss problems with the regents. He arrived in the city Friday.
A worried mother seeks readers' opinions on war’s impact on motherhood and the duty to raise children for battle. A Betsy question about discovering a husband’s hidden siblings prompts advice to trust and wait for him to explain. A Britisher asks about citizenship for alien youths born here and the response outlines birthright and naturalization rules. A young woman complains of parental intervention in dating, with guidance to discuss respectfully and justify concerns.
The Star invites readers to place want ads reaching over 45,000 homes daily. Fill out forms and submit with payment to reach a broad local audience promptly.
At a noon rally in the Grand Theatre Judge Fred C. Brown Republican nominee for prosecuting attorney charged 6000 legal voters to defeat him. He alleged the Employers' association leaders conspired with the PI editor against him and accused opponents of pressure over a $26 fine case and a $1,600,000 street railway theft.
A morning raid at 1620 sthav left three burglars fleeing after Johnny Considine Jr in only baby blue pajamas energized a chase from the front hall. A shot from the assailants missed the boy as police note the incident.
Editor jestingly notes election coverage consumes space but promises next week to reveal portraits of handsome telephone girls, claiming to have found the most beautiful telephone girl in America for the Essanay moving picture firm.
A federal grand jury indicted four individuals led by John A. Fiorillo for writing a Black Hand letter demanding $800 under threat of death. The other three indicted are Ray Plamondon John R. Murphy and John Hart on counterfeiting charges tied to Everett purse seiners. In Aberdeen an unknown man killed himself on the citys busiest corner.
A large Panton's ad announces Monday bargains featuring unusual merchandise in demand this season. The offer emphasizes low prices to maximize value, with the ad placed on the left side of page 2. Readers are urged to clip the ad as a shopping guide.
A campaign ad argues Amendment No 3 to Prohibition will eliminate bootleggers doctors and druggists. It outlines limits: bootleggers limited to 2 quarts liquor or 12 quarts beer per 20 days with a 25 cent permit, druggists and doctors required to obtain permits and face penalties, and a ban on breweries and saloons after January 1 1916. Citizens may prosecute any offender. The ad urges voting for Initiative Measure No 3.
Editorial from the Seattle Star on February 6, 1914 argues for treating the individual, not the crime, as the basis of criminal punishment. It cites historical harshness in England and exemplars from Seattle, praising Justice Fred C. Brown for leading reform toward humane penal codes.
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