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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1913
Page
4
The piece argues that road improvements raise farm values by at least a dollar per dollar spent and often more. It compares farms to productive plants, urges adopt of modern roads, and predicts capital inflow to farming. It also notes political shifts toward nonpartisan government and criticism of mossbacks.
A Milwaukee judge predicts the commercial Lawyer must end as paid obstruction to justice. The piece argues for state salaries for lawyers to ensure impartial justice, reduce litigation, and streamline procedure, while noting reform would blame the legal profession. It also questions judge carried roles from prosecutor to jailer.
A New York correspondent notes a new play hinges on a father and daughter meeting in a questionable resort with indubitably repulsive details. The piece questions modern taste, morality, and the push of popular approval on sexual drama and fashion.
A fragment from a comic tale shows Carrie advising patience and restraint in a tense moment at home. The exchange features a teacher urging calm and a student resisting with rough humor about anger and a misfired plan.
A tall thin man boasts to a friend in the street about an unusual method to help his married sister measure and fit new carpets. He claims to be exhausted from repeatedly crawling around her house to measure every inch.
Railways estimate replacing wooden passenger cars with steel will cost 633 million dollars. They expect to spend about 632 million on lawyers to block the project. A mix of unrelated notes follows about Lady Constance Richardson, advice requests, and public quips.
The illustration highlights the grace of its lines but the device must be heard to be believed. Edison s New Diamond Point talking machine delivers remarkable volume and tone quality, surpassing expectations and overwhelming demand from admirers.
A Seattle banquet story has a young lawyer trying to sit beside a famous judge after bribing the head waiter with a half dollar. The waiter says the judge outbid him by giving a dollar to seat the lawyer away from the judge, creating an ironic result.
A clubman chats with Jim about a week away fishing along Newport bay. Jim reports no luck and says he did not land anything better than a pair of deuces all week.
The first temperance society formed in New England adopted a pledge promising not to get drunk more than four times a year, listing Master Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas as the designated days.
Advertisement notes a 26 cent price for Butler Liquid Tooth Filler used to banish toothache. Druggists carry the product.
A controversial essay links male violence to love and male entitlement. It discusses Hans Schmidt and Clarence Richeson, arguing sex antagonism shapes brutality, while feminism pushes for truth about love and the lover and warns against excuses for crimes in the name of affection.
A Star reporter praised McCormack Bros for a striking Fall Opening display on Fifth Avenue New York. Robert McCormack said traffic delays due to a blockade slowed progress but openings are set to draw crowds. The firm sent extra buyers to Eastern manufacturers to ensure varied fabrics coats and men’s wear priced for wide appeal with a complete line from hats to shoes and undergarments.
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