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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
5
In a lively social scene a man and a woman trade quips about a spring suit and a new auto. The conversation hints at shifting gender roles and ongoing gossip as guests discuss who will attend the event.
The piece recalls Lew Shanka of Indianapolis who admitted to a food price dispute brought to light by his wife. She challenged him to act when potatoes rose to 1.60 per bushel, and he responded by reforming policy. The account praises Mrs. Shanks for driving action and portraying a mayor as a servant to the people.
A collage of archaic quotes questions law and justice. It juxtaposes a 1759 Irish dramatist view with a 1788 critique by Goldsmith and a Shakespearean line. The fragmentary collection reflects on corruption and uneven access to legal power.
Observers mock Penrose of Penn as licked while exposing over 1400 white slave dealers in Germany and the U S market. Codfish 60 cents a pound in Portugal. Taft nomination fact noted with Tilinolas and Roosevelt. Dr Korlowski hails American women as the most beautiful. Bon Castallane claims Anna Gould divorce on mind. Tom Fuller crushed by car near Los Angeles. souvenir grabbing by bystanders.
A fragmented quotation exchange questions money and marriage, with a line about loving deeply and a definition of a grafter as someone who gets what another party wants from the other side.
A collage of humorous exchanges from various sources. A sly sketch of Progressive era talk touches on architecture, graft, and a playful courtroom banter. The snippet closes with a wry Life magazine jab at a vital statistics bureau.
A collection of characterful bon mots and jokes from various papers. It features a range of playful lines about pipes, living on Main Street, lost teeth found in a well, retirement appeals, hats by George Ade, a comic marriage quandary, and rural farm humor.
A period advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims a coated tongue signals digestive issues and promises gentle, fast relief from constipation, biliousness, and stomach upset without griping. It emphasizes fig taste and urges asking for the full name Syrup of Figs with Senna.
A brief London exchange recalls a lingering debt dispute with a sharp retort about a $6 owed. The dialogue hints at evasive behavior as a doorway provides a backdrop to the tense moment.
A vintage advertisement touts a freckle treatment offered by Bartell Drug Co. It promotes a double strength ethine product with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. The copy pledges rapid results and a clear complexion with minimal usage and asserts a reliable dealer backing.
The listing notes Moore presents Madame X and Metropolitan shows Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Seattle stock company performs The Lily and the Prince while Coliseum houses Sulley Stock Co in Shenandoah. Vaudeville acts at Empress Pantages and Orpheum with Melbourne Photoplays and Grand vaudeville and motion pictures Clemmer Photoplays.
Washington Evening Star quotes suggest authorities should inspect a case involving a boy whose life seems dominated by pleasing his father. The excerpt implies the child spends much time generating phrases for the father to repeat downtown, raising questions about care and supervision.
Speechless mother scolds Willie for gorging candy while fearing a brother’s arrival. Willie pleads innocence claiming he thought of his sister and feared he would arrive before he finished. The Boston Transcript notes the tension within a family scene showing concern and urgency.
An old advertisement extols a mild laxative tonic Wells Syrup Pepsin for the elderly avoiding harsh purgatives. It claims benefits for digestion and general health, cites sample availability, and invites trials by writing to Dr. Wells at 406 Washington St. Man.
A fragmented ad item touts a sale on chewing gum at three for 1.25 with mention of a Pearl Handle rocket knives and brands like Yankee. The text is garbled but suggests bargain pricing and consumer goods.
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