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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1910
Page
5
A humorous, contesting fashion column argues for shorter dresses by four to five inches above shoe soles, praising health and practicality while mocking critics. It references Taft, loan sharks, and Pittsburgh’s “select” council in a breezy, opinionated style.
A miscellany of short vignettes from a New Jersey paper features Ellis H. Parker praising Salem County sheriffs, a joke about teaching a calf to drink versus electing a sheriff, a Washington father joking with his son Willie, and a juror mishearing a judge during a deafness exchange in county court.
A witty vignette contrasts social acceptance with church life as one man is deemed unpopular in church circles and merely passes the contribution plate. The remark frames quiet social distance and moral expectations within a religious setting.
Boston reports a comic scene as Miss Anna Higgins realises a five foot shelf holds many alleged books with bottles of brandy between covers. A copy titled Forbidden Fruit hides liquor and Cotton Gin overflows with gin. Miss Whitney is arrested for conducting an open bar scheme.
A dialogue fragment shows a bidder asking to participate in an automobile show and inquiring about a vehicle to exhibit. The seller responds with a offer to sell a self threading needle for 10 cents.
Frank Hill Phillips writes in Harper's Magazine for April about a family turning to woods and fields for feral knowledge. Sister Sue identifies bird species, Charles studies mosquitoes and caterpillars, and Wille maps insect body parts with lively humor.
Mother Nature hosts a Christmas gift exchange where animals ask for traits. The monkey gains a tail like a hand, and the man-child asks for a brain to possess all human traits. Through invention and discovery the man-child surpasses other creatures with wheels, boats, flying, tools, and wireless signals, yet lacks only the monkey’s tail. Tomorrow’s tale is “The Pullman Pirate.”
A brief vaudeville bit features Fredechak Fer characters Stap Thud and Stop. Stap offers a loan of two thousand dollars, and Thud demands repayment while fretting over being broke. The exchange mixes physical humor and a money dispute without graphic detail.
A fragmentary scene centers on Guglielmo strumming notes under a window while dreaming of Dulcinea. The moment climaxes as a casement creaks and the passage ends with a halted, cryptic finale.
Goosevale correspondence notes playful town rumors and daily oddities. Mentions a glee club moonlight practice, a missing fire dog, a windy post office pipe repair, and Grandmother Het Friedmush long bedridden while Goodhunch shows new neckties.
The message warns that chatter delays progress and a scandal expands when it involves another family, contrasting slower systems with wasted time. It notes that discussing issues publicly can magnify problems, while private matters may stay contained.
A seductive pitch touts permanent hairpins that cannot be lost and are sold with hair. The ad-style snippet hints at a new product promising secure, lasting wear so the wearer remains fixed in place.
A narrator recalls a delirious, apocalyptic dream where planets shrink and seas boil. Images of falling towers, scorching lands, and armored soldiers surge as a poet reads a burned scroll and firemen answer with unanswered noise. The feverish scene ends with a plea for calm rest.
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