Seattle Star circulation notice and service request
Public notice from The Seattle Star urging prompt delivery reporting failures by phone. Readers should call Main 9400 if the paper does not arrive by 6 o clock and report substitutions or delivery issues to the Circulation Department for prompt attention.
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Private Exchange
Scripps North Est League
United Associations
Seattle
Wash
The
Star Publishing Co
Seattle Star
Behold Two Pictures in a Nation Torn by Need and Wealth
The piece contrasts San Francisco’s 40 000 unemployed workers pressuring Mayor Rolph for work or bread with a San Diego county ranch of 242 000 acres owned by one family, a fertile kingdom by the Pacific. It urges conservative readers to imagine their own child crying for bread in the land.
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San Francisco
Rolph
San Diego County
California
Pacific
1600 Philadelphia voters face domicile rule risking vote loss
A column compares a ballot registration rule forcing 1600 men to register at wives' residences with a tale of a lion tamer and his wife. The joke asks if these men will be brave enough to go home and save their votes by complying with the new requirement.
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Philadelphia
Stover at Yale and the demand for democratic education
Owen Johnson argues in his novel that universities have become social clearing houses and call for abolition of clubs. He urges free mingling across class and wealth to allow meditation and personal growth. Johnson sees the university as America's salvation amid a global democratic uplift.
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Owen Johnson
Stover
Yale
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Ife
Salvation of
America
Money to Burn A call for fireproofing a modern era
The author laments a $70,000,000 fire loss in the first four months of 1911 in the United States, projecting $210,000,000 per year. He urges the progressive world to adopt fireproof standards to save lives and reduce waste.
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United States
Observations on U S Affairs and Global Notes
A brisk recap of diverse opinions and rumors, from military pay debates for airmen to proposals for an inland Sahara sea. It notes Canada contemplating reciprocity, U.S. tariff talk, and a Kansas skunk-farm owner returning to Maine. It also mentions England’s farm policy and German claims of benevolent colonial governance.
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Bryan
Sam
Sahara
England
On O
Kansas
Maine
Canada
United States
Unclear wreck remark hints at trolley car accident
Vague phrases refer to a trolley car knockdown and a failed bet, implying a misfortune tied to a dead horse or smashed automobile. The text sketches a grim, uncertain scenario without named people or places.
Fragmentary courtroom dialogue hints at divorce action
A garbled OCR excerpt shows a confrontation over marriage and divorce with phrases about kissing, powder, and a referenced absolute divorce. The legible pieces suggest a legal context but lack clear names, dates, or roles.
Perfectly Grand and Gruet in Courtroom Jests
A reader notes a comic misunderstanding of a grand jury and a jumbled line about Gruet who is in poor health. The dialogue playfully questions legal terms and features a misstatement about arbitration between a man and his wife.
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Gruet
Explaining the Peculiar Actions of a Suffrage Tic
A historical note explores the odd behaviors of a suffrage movement symbol. The piece examines why a small, persistent tic could represent broader protest energy. It ties symbol to voter rights tensions, reflecting era attitudes and public rhetoric.
Fragmented Verse and Local Gossip Snippets
A patchwork of humorous verse lines, editorial quips, and brief social notes. Bits mention a romance tale, a reader’s reaction, a dancing car window reflection, a pun on advertising, and casual exchanges about business, gossip, and a price update in Baggs base.
Hen gown bill sparks marital retort in humorous line
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet features a quip about a husband reacting to a hen gown bill. The exchange notes a wife who keeps the list of his failings, while the husband claims he did not bear the cost. The scene unfolds with a piano moment in dialogue reflecting domestic irony.
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Mrs. A
Birmingham Age-Herald
Forest Question Haunts Silent Home Visit
A troubled individual returns home and avoids conversation. When pressed for the source of worry he asks if a woodcutter would tire the forest, implying a perplexing or cryptic line of thought with unknown cause.
Credit Stretching Across a Sized Bill Dispute
A dialogue reveals Brown refusing extra time to meet a unit bill. The negotiators propose paying the full amount by check the next morning, then consider drafting the check today without signature to extend credit.
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Brown
Personal interests stir over necklace gift in domestic tale
Mrs Swift reveals her husband sat in at a game with old friends and, as scolding begins, he presents a necklace. Mrs Drift insists on seeing it, claiming a personal stake since her husband helped pay for the item.
Newrich Genealogy Pricing Dialogue
A judge negotiates how far back a genealogy service will research. The clerk answers that investigations extend as far as the client is willing to pay, prompting the judge to decide.
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Newrich
The Rat and Some Liquor
A precise teetotaler rat finds a vanished food supply after a distillery closes. With scraps gone, he drinks a small amount of liquor, tasting like barbed wire and jolting him. A third drink leaves him on his haunches as he cries for a cat.
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Chicago Post
Just Like Will Mother at College Complains
The note describes a brief exchange where Will’s mother laments his forgetfulness of them at college while Will’s father retorts with a terse quip. The dialogue captures a domestic banter tone typical of Bits column humor.
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Will
Mother
Father
Acces and Heatores Gray Panea Noted
Fragmentary OCR notes reference natural or related entities with unclear names. The readable items hint at discussions of access and heat or panea terms without clear context or dates. Further readable details are needed to form a precise summary.
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Panea
Chocolate-Fed Girls Joke Draws Theatre Star’s Denial
Theonlookers misread Ann Murdock as related to Congressman Victor Murdock due to red hair. She says her real name is Coleman, Murdock only a stage tag, and she denies any kinship while praising her swift rise from Philadelphia boarding school to leading roles. She jokes about men and the temptations of stage life and rejects any improvised romance.
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Little Ann Murdock
Murdock
Moore Theatre
Ann
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Coleman
Harris
Kaneas
Ann Murdock
Miss Murdock
Philadelphia
Island, N
Lang
Teddy Reeves
Mins Murdock
Mar
Talking machines and first come, first served on the island
A Baltimore American snippet shows a banter about a first mission ary on the island and a couple exchanging remarks on a new talking machine. The man claims he has one since marrying her, illustrating a light local dialogue.
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Baltimore American
Comic Exchange at the Play Tits Wit Thirsty Husband
A humorous dialogue scene unfolds with a wife at the play and a husband reacting with dry wit. He jokes about thirst during a pun filled moment, while she comments on the act. The exchange highlights light theater humor and playful banter.
Couldn’t Get Out Judge Dialogue Exchange
Penelope explains to Ariadne she refused him at first to gauge his reaction. Ariadne notes the locked door and worries he might have fled without explanation. The judge remarks on the scene and the tension.
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Penelope
Ariadne
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