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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
5
A fragmentary dialogue captures Mr Boreum Gude and Misa Cutting recalling past baseball prowess with lines about being a fine shortstop and a ballplayer in youth during a late night conversation. The exchange centers on nostalgia and lost athletic form.
The fragment presents a series of comical exchanges and jests about Western life provincial views and a boy with an eye issue. A mother laughs at a doctor’s odd foreign substance remark and connects it to playmates, while other snippets joke about price fights and cloven hooves.
An editorial discusses the anti forty-five movement aiding middle aged workers facing job displacement by labor saving machines. It argues for policies that provide work for older men and questions the social stance on aging workers. A Wisconsin bill taxes old maids at five dollars yearly and a note on Negroes migrating into Manitoba highlights regional concerns.
A historical overview of Bell system growth through 1910, noting 120000 employees and 11000000 miles of wire, with 21000000 daily exchanges and about 6000000 subscribers. It highlights earnings margins, tax burdens, and the Wire Trust ties to the American Telephone & Telegraph Company and Western Union, plus mergers and acquisitions within the industry. The piece also mentions Montrose Colorado cleanup day and Taft's stance on cooperation with Diaz.
The article argues against loan sharks who exploit urgent need and high rates. It describes Massachusetts plan to organize credit unions as community based savings banks and loan agencies. Membership is limited to prudent savers and borrowers, with reasonable interest and dividends.
Observations note radical sentiment cooling as reactionaries doubt the insurgent wave. references to T. R. support and public patience with peace costs. Pervasive talk of war’s expenses, butter price losses, and political humor frame a fragmented political mood. Concludes with Champ Clark name origin and mispronunciation lore.
In a sharp exchange, Willie Tenderfoot boasts on sharpened aim while Bad Bille dismisses skill with quick pin needle jokes. The Lawyer probes jury familiarity, the Witness confirms knowing more than half the panel, and if pressed, more than all of them put together, in a Milwaukee Journal style quip.
A fragment from a Washington Evening Star piece features banter about a woman described as never searching her husband's pockets and a character named Casey. The exchange discusses neighborhood tension and a man pacing near a door, with gestures implying threats without naming individuals.
A light exchange unfolds as a speaker asks about palmistry and another quips he can hold hands "with out an excuse" revealing playful banter in a casual room setting. The moment captures informal humor and social dynamics among the participants.
A humorous exchange about the pains of hosting relatives and friends during the first year of marriage. A wary husband learns that entertaining guests may dominate his wife’s cooking and time.
A quoted exchange shows a skeptical person admitting limited knowledge yet expressing gladness if evolution is true. The remark highlights a cautious openness to scientific ideas despite uncertainty. The dialogue reflects attitudes toward scientific theory in casual discourse.
A brief Boston Transcript quip features Jack-80 remarking about smoking ten cigars during a wedding trip, and Tom replying that it was ten on the last day, implying a punning or casual exchange.
A husband urges his wife to flee a spreading fire as she panics over what to wear. She protests she cannot exit in her bathing suit, fearing the crowd’s reaction. The exchange highlights panic and improvised choices during a dangerous blaze.
A cheeky exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald recalls Mr Subburist saying he will garden this summer to justify leaving his automobile in the garage. He cites avoiding tire expenses as the motive.
To the Editor the writer addresses The Star about fire protection concerns and cites Building Ordinance 1910 Section 190 pene 3 forbidding any garage in a building that contains a school or place of assembly or detention. He urges scrutiny of weak spots in city safeguards following the New York holocaust.
New York reviews declare The Pink Lady a top musical comedy of the season. Hazel Dawn Allee Lliam Elliott Teddy Lalor Craufurd Kent star as the chorus delivers a clever French farce turned into song and lyric delight.
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