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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
4
President Taft has sent Congress a message urging many federal office holders be placed on the civil service list. The reform would take effect a year from next July, with details left to lawmakers to implement.
A Seattle reflection mocks Taft for blocking life tenure for Humphrey then citing his value as a congressman. The writer claims Seattle lawyers and residents forced the reversal, noting upcoming elections and a likely renewed push against Humphrey in September. The tone blends amused sarcasm with political critique of the Easter lid remark.
An early 20th century note describes Columbus Ohio experimenting with eight tickets for a quarter and universal transfers to improve transit. It notes city utilities including electric light plant water works and gas and telephone company revenue sharing, plus a judge denying a divorce over alimony.
The piece warns of steel beef oil and other monopolies harming the public through watered capital. It cites Bob La Follette urging profit limits by physical valuation and higher wages, and even proposes national competition with trusts if results fail.
A fragment recalls a bishop injured by a banana peel and quips about inability to speak. The piece hints at many strangers in the area and the hotel being full, suggesting an eventful, humorous incident surrounding a public gathering.
A counterfeit operation was rounded up by authorities. Investigators say the suspects altered metal items to pass as currency and used crude chemical methods. Police allege one member claimed the group grows wealth through illicit chemistry.
A fragmentary voice note references Mrs Tenstork and a reply that she is glad to hear the information. The exchange suggests a personal communication about a notification or update conveyed by a speaker identified as Glad.
A wife misreads a report about a stolen vehicle and believes her husband has run away. She clarifies she thought the car itself was missing. The exchange shows relief as she realizes the confusion.
A Brooklyn Life item quotes a worker claiming to have started as an office boy and to now lead three winning companies, presenting a rags to riches sentiment with a humorous self description.
Mrs Posossle urges her husband to attend next week to see Sothern and Marlowe in the much talked about play Repertoire. The Kansas City Star notes the upcoming performance and the couple’s plan to attend.
In a humorous exchange from Harvard Lampoon style, Hutier informs Pitler about a caller asking if a man or a lady is present, Mayberry reports the caller says she is a lady, while a dining scene with a couple at the next table evokes a celery joke in Brooklyn Life.
MISS DILLPICKLES joins the Beeleysport aviation meet as a birdlady for six days. She pairs with rival Tessie Flutter to perform flying stunts in a Carlin-Martiss bi plane and a Kazoo, while the program is postponed to next day.
A collage of brief quotes from multiple newspapers and authors, including Detroit Free Press Boston Transcript and Tit Bits, featuring banter on marriage, smoking habits, and social stature. Mentions of an honored name at a bank and a finance politician’s remark about ovations.
The St. Paul Dispatch reports a wedding announcement noting Susie’s marriage plans and identifying her father as the official commentator of the event.
In Answers London Cynicus notes that the most delicate form of flattery may be telling a married man he doesn’t look it. The remark appears in a satirical exchange reflecting on manners and appearance.
In London the speaker recalls a remark from He-So Alice about hair, noting the remark as a quirky aside rather than a serious claim. The exchange centers on humorous or casual banter about appearance.
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes a playful exchange about moving pictures. The citation suggests a light moment as a resident invites assistance at their house. No further context or names are provided.
An unusual impaired prose exchange unfolds as a law officer stops Benny's car and a question about movement and a butterfly emerges, signaling a puzzling street encounter with cryptic dialogue.
A quip about living with a husband and a quarrel turns to a sister’s bet over a paper wedding anniversary. A weary man lamenting bad luck mentions spending over 500 dollars to teach his boy the fiddle, with his hair falling out as a humorous aside.
The International Institute of Music of New York offers a free complete course in piano organ violin mandolin guitar banjo cello brass or light singing to readers. No prior knowledge required the weekly lessons use photographs and drawings and learners pay about 14 cents weekly for postage and sheet music. Write to 68 Fifth Ave Dept 251M New York for the free booklet.
A long feature on current week theatre shows notes performers and audiences in Seattle Spokane and Brooklyn. It highlights the stage actors Monsieur Affre and Mademoiselle Richardson and their clashes with an orchestra at Pantages. It mentions the tastes of audiences in San Francisco Seattle and Spokane and describes the French styling of the venue.
Seattle unveils the Clemmer Theatre a grand photoplay house costing 100000 with 1200 seats. A public reception runs 4 to 6 PM and the first photoplays feature at 7, marking the West’s finest and largest venue of its kind.
Fragmentary note recalls a newlywed couple's life with a baby, depicting it as an opera full of grand marches and loud calls, in a playful Tit Bits style.
A brief exchange asks for available main pins and the clerk agrees to show them. The dialogue appears fragmentary with misspellings and odd phrasing, suggesting a catalog scene or a transport item inquiry in a periodical.
A 1900s style advertisement promotes Sulphurro as nature’s germicide and disinfectant. It claims cures for stomach disorders skin diseases diabetes goitre rheumatism and more. Readers are urged to study the booklet with each bottle and follow directions, with a letter from Mrs Emma Young cited as testimonial.
Letters from Seattle and nearby cities praise Sulphurre as a quick remedy for rheumatism bronchitis and nasal catarrh. Testimonies claim dramatic recoveries including a dying foreman who returned to work within four weeks and improvements in babies and elderly patients. The Ohio based Stewart Sulphur Co promotes the remedy from 71 Columbia St Seattle.
Sophia Terab of 1023 Adams St Olympia writes she suffered rheumatism for some time and nearly unable to move. After using Sulphurre she reports a complete cure and urges others to learn of its effects, signed sincerely.
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