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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1913
Page
4
National Telephone Monopoly Debate and Turbulent Politics
A column defends the Bell system as a natural monopoly while contrasting private ownership with public ownership. It cites the New Haven railroad, Morgan interests, Western Electric, Kellogg, Western Union, and alleged government influence. It also notes political meddling by monopolies and calls for public ownership to improve efficiency. The piece includes diverse items on public figures, alliances, and a murder case update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone System
Theo. N. Vail
New Haven
New England
Grand Trunk
Canada
Pierpont Morgan
Mellen
Western Electric Company
Kellogg Switchboard Company
Illinois
Bell System
Western Union Telegraph Company
Republican Party
Tammany
New York
Quay
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific Railway
Government
California
Ben Lindsey
Beast
Denver
E. B. Field
Colorado
Foley Kidney Pills Offer Relief for Kidney Troubles
Advert reads that weak inactive kidneys cause backache rheumatism and bladder disorders and claims Foley Kidney Pills cure by removing the cause. It touts natural ingredients, tonic action, quick results, and no harmful drugs, with Bartell Drug Stores as seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartell Drug Stores
Whimsical Verses and A Daydreaming Professor Jokes
A quirky mix of comic verses and a short joke about a professor and his two socks. The poetry voices gloom and rage with mock melodrama, then shifts to playful lines about beauty and daily misfits, ending with a gag about paralyzed feet and mismatched socks.
Notable Snippets From A Witty Column With Curious Tales
A collection of quirky remarks and brief anecdotes covers quirky sexless humor about meals and crime myths. It cites a Seattle man who speculates on chickens, jokes about divorce, fame, music, and an amusing schoolhouse fire tale.
Cascarets Best Laxative Claims Quick Morning Relief
Advert describes Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative that cleanses the stomach and liver, removes sour undigested food and foul gases, and regularizes bowels with gentle action. It urges adults and children to use Cascarets daily for a clean stomach, clear head, and months of regularity.
Dentist confronts unpaid bill and teeth biting clash
A dentist recounts an unpaid bill from a man who allegedly bit him with the dentist's own teeth. The wife questions the exchange while the tale riffs on fame and truth, ending with a wry musing about personal troubles.
Our Precise Artist and Theatres for Men and Women
A surgeon suggests separate theaters for men and women to improve seating comfort. A couple in a moonlit moment exchanges poetic lines, ending with a witty remark about rarity. The scene closes as he departs into the night.
Unclear Script Lacks Coherent News Event
The readable text states a city address and two street references but provides no verifiable event, names, dates, or organizations to summarize into a factual news item.
Veteran songwriter praises Cohan for rhyme with baby
An elderly man in New York greets George M. Cohan and credits his early discovery that the word baby rhymes with maybe, noting how other writers victimized the rhyme with lady. Cohan thanks him and gives a $2 bill, saying the veteran deserves more credit for rhyming baby with two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geo. M Cohan
Cohan
Should Church Taxation Be Urged In Public Policy
In letters to The Star readers debate church tax exemptions and citizenship issues. Levi Wright argues taxes should apply to all property including churches, while a California woman questions voting rights for naturalized subjects and seeks advice to contact Mrs Mackenzie Gordon in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Levi Wright
King Stee
the Star
California
United States
Mackenzie Gordon
San Francisco
High Cost of Living Sparks Witty Exchange
Two women share their troubles with rising costs in a Pittsburg Chronicle exchange. One says clothes bills are more than double last year, the other notes husbands cannot afford it. They conclude the difference is that he could not afford it that year either.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Chronicle Welegrayyy
Bathhouse attendant scandal at Bath Beach
A young woman at Bath Beach complains about an eager bathhouse attendant, Peters, who bursts in without knocking. He reassures her with a quip about a bag hole in the door, saying he checks before entering. The brief anecdote appears in the New Orleans States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Beach
Peters
New Orleans
Wireless wonder girl earns Great Lakes license
Fifteen year old Alice McConaughey becomes the first to receive a federal license to operate a wireless on Great Lakes ships. She built her own apparatus and stayed at her post during Ohio flood rescues, proving brave and capable for sea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McConaughey
Great Lakes
Federal Lawn
Ohio
Alice
R. C. McConaughey
National Bank Examiner of
Cincinnati
Arlington youth wins Star Circle drawing prize
Harold Ruthuff of Arlington receives the grand prize in The Star Circle drawing contest for a Cirlette school building sketch. Forty contestants entered with many duplicated designs and several honorable mentions listed, including Joe Lucas Agnes McDonald Floyd Monroe Emagine Hullen Beatrice Monroe and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Circle
Harold Ruthruff
R. F. Dd
Arlington, Wash
Arlington
Joe Lucas
Agnes McDonald
Floyd
Monroe
Emagine Hullen
Beatrice Monroe
Arthur Seawell
George Snap
Pauline Humphrey
Arnold Templeton
Donald Kenaste
Ruth Luster
Grace Seacroach
Harriet Hamilton
Martha Harrington
Ruth Pappin
Cecil Hempel
Carl Simpson
Thomas Hanson
Daisy Greenwell
Cecelia Green
Gladys Munson
His Regret. A Hen and Rooster Stop Road Drive
A couple driving at forty miles per hour hits a decrepit rooster on a public highway. The man contemplates turning back but the wife cites an urgent appointment. He laments he would likely have killed the hen as well if he had turned back, preserving his tender heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Morales
Huerta
Jesus Orales
George
Jennie
Magazine of Fun
Royal families and business ventures across Europe
A Top Notch item notes Kaiser Wilhelm runs a porcelain factory with a $50 000 annual profit, Prince of Lippe Detmold dealers in butter and eggs plus a brick factory, King of Württemberg owning two hotels worth about $45 000 yearly, Austria Hungary’s emperor operating a large china factory near Vienna, King of Saxony’s similar interests, and King of Servia managing shops and a patent medicine business plus a motor car agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince of
King of Saxony
King of
Servia
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Grouch
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Seattle
Boon
University St. 24
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Alice M’connaughey
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Henry C. Ewing
Beoy & Treas
Calhoun, Deany & Ewing
IK Bisedel
Preed't Bloedel- Ovan Mille
National City Bank
A. F. Anderson
E. W. Campbell
Robert Campbell
J. Colkett
Ras’t
Beattie
Adolph F. Linden
Treas
T Fladenal City Bank
John A. Boderperg
R Index Granite Works
Scott Calhoun
Paget Sound Savings and Loan Associational Savings
Pike Street
Connecticut
Third Avenue
Washington
A. F. Ghiglione & Sons
Rattan Furniture Mfg. Co
Sixteenth Avenues West
Queen Anne
Mrs. Porter
Georgetown Soda Water Works
Sidney
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Northwestern Credit Assn
Empire Bldg
Seattle’s Credit Bureau
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