The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31
Home Brew
REVIEW on 1928

REVIEW OF 1929
Jan. i.--Scattlc drug stores sell
iis.so0 pounds OF hromo-seltzer.
Jan. s.--washlngton state iegts-
iaturc convenes.
Jan. e.--Restaurants in Olympia
raise their prices so per cent.
Jan. l3.--Chicf Scvcryns says
reckless driving must be curted.
Jan. es.--iast Christmas necktle
II thrown into tho ash can.
Feb. s.--Janitor In apartment
house starts fire in furnace. and Is
fined 800 by the janitors' union.
Feb. ii.--John ID. Rockefeller
gives dime 10 caddy.
Feb. I2.-Priec OF gasoline In.
creases 20 per cent.
Feb. el.--Cithens. In uprising. de-
nsand abolition Of paper towels.
Feb. 3s. Twenty.fourth anniver-
sary OF The Seattle Star. Oldest
man ON staff remembers when pa
per supported Andrew Jackson for
president.
March. Street car fare II low.
cred to 5 cents.
March :.--strcct car faro Is raised
again.
March 3.-The first dial telc-
phones are installed. Man who
shutters tries TO get number and
breaks forefinger.
March a.-The state legislature
ends its session
March io.-Gov. Hart goes back
TO sleep for the winter.
April 5.-Newspaper sunday sec
ton fails 20 print photographs Of
bathing girl. Associated Press
threatens to revoke franchise.
April p.--Poiice rescue man who
appears on golf links not wearing
knickerbockers.
April i5s-Prof Clark p. Bissett
makes f.s45th speech Of season.
April 23.-The 1,seith last sur
vivcr Of the Charge OF the Light
Brigade dies.
May s.--sfan who + ented the
prctzeI-twisting uHchins boots hin,-
self over a glass Of r-beer.
May ff.--Harold seks Is ex-
PEELED from the So' friters' union
when he writes y Jar song and
fails 20 rhyme sontime" with
.Junetime."
May .0.--John +. Dore tries case
and falls to call prosecuting attor-
ney liar. Judge fines him 80 for
breaking the rules OF court pro
cedure.
June First bather Of season
at AK beach Is hauled out 81
water with icc-tongs.
June lS.--First sea-serpent OF sea
son is sighted off Cape Flattery.
June 20.-Petting parties are
transferred from tho davenport TO
the fllyyer.
July -Seyenty.four Mttie dar-
iings try TO observe a safe and sane
Fourth by holding cannon crackers
in their mouths.
July 9.-chief sevcryns rays
reckless driving must be curbed
July e0.-Newspaper prints pic
ture OF actress with legs crossed,
scoring big scoop.
July 29.-Man who slaps sun.
burned friend on back dies violent
death.
Aug. Vic Meyers. orchestra
leader. plays Yes, We Have No
Bananas" for the 1.ss0.350th time.
Aug. 3.--yic Meyers Is committed
TO padded cell.
sept. 7.-school opens. Ten thou.
and mothers call In the doctor to
examine little Willie, who is death.
~ SICK.
Sept. 10.-seattle newspaper pub.
nshes morning edition at $50 p. m,
proving the Einstein theory.
Sept. 17.-Ietter carrier trying to
carry 1000 Saturday Evening Posts
IS rushed to city hospital with
broken back.
oct. l.-cheer leader at Uni
versity Of Washington resigns on
account Of contracting case OF ton
silitis.
oct. 1s.-Grand jury called.
Oct. 20.-All slot machines or
dercd taken TO cellar until after
grand jury sessions.
Nov. Roy Chapman Andrews.
famous archaeologist. arrives in Sc
/ attic with eggs Of dinosaur, 1000.
600 years old.
nov. 2. Seattle restaurateur
serves eggs 1.000.0 900 years old.
Nov. zf.-Mayor Brown sues J.
Y. G. Kellogg for $4,000 for dam.
age 10 character. Kellogg offers to
compromise for 30 cents.
Dec. 4.-Profegsfonnt Santa
Clauses seek Jobs with department
stores
Dec. 2j.-Fiheen thousand men
receive bright blue and gold neck
Ties and tell their wives, ooh, how
lovely
Dec. 2ee-Little Bobble breaks his
veiocipcds.
Dec. 3i.-Cabarets prepare 10
ohasge SO a plate for New Years
Eye. Patrons prepare to stay AZ
home.
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