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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1911
Page
4
The piece voices alarm over a strike revealing England’s reliance on imported food. It notes dockers’ stoppage risks starvation and price spikes, cites Napoleonic era self-sufficiency, and argues for an expanded navy to protect ports and food supply amid rising profits and widening class gaps.
President Farrar of the American Bar Association argues that federal power concentrates in the U S Supreme Court. He contends the court, a nine member body appointed by the president, usurps legislation and rules with five judges. He claims this denies representative government.
The census indicates farm values in cited states more than doubled in ten years, driven by population growth and higher demand. If land costs double again every decade, it becomes harder for the poor to buy, while the rich can monopolize, pushing food prices higher and forecasting long-term consequences into 1960 and beyond.
A fragmented set of items mentions TRICE, Wilson and honorary Brewers' presidency, Belgian mobilization, a German armada, and peacetime fears. It also cites fingerprint identification accuracy, sealed moving picture films stored for a century, a cheeky English lawn routine, German shoe fashion, and a poke at a cabal-like press using the term polecat and skunk work.
The Ton family, Illinois’s largest clan with 691 members, held a reunion this month. The gathering showcased a broad turnout with ample food and festivity, reflecting a strong sense of kinship and community among cousins and relatives.
Vivid dialect snippet features characters Sugah, Uncle Gabe, and Grandpa in a rural scene. Dialogue hints at mock threats over a Pullman porters name and playful banter about economizing and letters from a Western school. Witty vignettes showcase colorful local voices and social habits.
In front of the Lois theatre yesterday a Broadway dressed actress courted Inverarrity the married Lote theatre manager with a tale of a Gimcrack Comedy Company. She offered pay, a wallet, and no matinees to lure his blond temperament. He declined and urged her to seek Ed Diamond. The piece ends with a wry note on stage life.
Poet Berton Braley writes of returning to town after a vacation. He notes swimming fishing boating and recreation while business was slow and expresses happiness to be back.
A collage of humorous exchanges and jokes from the Puck and Teledo Blade papers. Includes remarks on domestic trouble jealousy, funerals, non-support charges, and a child asking for soldiers at a grandfather’s funeral. Also notes on the International Anti Cigarette League and a candy theft gag.
A collage of odd notes from Glou eter to Ware, including a 14 inch frog bite tale and a 4 pound cod report. The column jokes about a “flirt cop” in Denver, a rice production stat, and concerns from physicians on roller abating affecting kids feet.
A brief roundup notes New Jersey joining states banning the common drinking cup. It mentions a large flour mill near a depot with a sign claiming it to be the biggest mill by a damsite. Also references evoke recalling lines and cultural symbols of salt in the Orient. Colorado reports six towns with women treasurers and one woman owning a copper mine.
Lisbon Ohio is rocked by an Evelyn Thaw like case as Margaret Holliday, 17, faces alleged licentious photography. Her mother accuses photographer Lemuel Johnson and merchant Lyman H. Miller of exploitation while society figures are drawn into the probe. The girl denies wrongdoing amid sensational claims and backroom gossip.
An advertisement urges readers to visit a pharmacist and buy a 50 cent case of Pape's Diapepsin to stop food fermentation within five minutes. It describes symptoms from indigestion and gastritis, claims quick relief, and promotes Diapepsin as a cure-all to restore appetite and comfort after meals.
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