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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
4
Subscription notice from Ballard Tar Agency lists daily, weekly, and monthly rates. It urges subscribers to call Main 106 and Ind 441 if deliveries fail and requests prompt payment and address accuracy.
A Washington Post critique of contempt trial demand is rebuked as a call to apply referenda to justice. The author argues juries embody the people's will and must restrain tyrannical courts, tracing the jury's origin to Magna Charta and Boson fires.
The piece notes smokeless powder hides battle sights making conflicts appear deserted. A British veteran recalls fifteen Boer engagements with no visual of the enemy. Hiram Percy Maxim proposes a gun muffler to reduce sound, but bloodshed endures as the war’s crimson remains visible in sacrifice.
The piece argues that men crave beauty in a wife while capable, intelligent women may be overlooked. It contends beauty draws initial attention but true compatibility hinges on character and ability beyond appearance, urging women to cultivate inner qualities and self respect amid social pressures.
Ruth writes from Washington that Theodore Roosevelt plans to go abroad after leaving the White House and that a book publisher has offered $1000 for a small book of foreign observations. She muses about a senate run in Tom Platt's place and asks secrecy about the source of the information.
A dated political screed laments Uncle Cannon’s role in blocking a Sherman act amendment and praises reformers like Madden. It mocks Lincoln Steffens and Atlas Brane Fade while railing at legal penalties and boilerplate corruption. The letter ends with a call for battleships and a jab at government balance of powers.
The passage mocks figures like Steffens and Sammy Blythe noting their roles in shaping the public’s view of “the system.” It satirizes New York media culture and a senate document dispute, highlighting a lengthy pay debate and a grand $96,000,000 decision in under an hour while naming local townsfolk and a controversial figure described as Robi Harper.
Take boats at Pier 2 for battleships tours with ten round trips daily and a total of sixty six round trips noted.
A garbled report describes anti money practices and bodily metaphors, mentioning a roaster coffee, a roller skater, a sandal tree, and tariff concerns. It blurs political plots with physical culture hints and references German graduates being hired for Hangend iron works to strengthen arm production.
Advertisement for Gold Foam Co at 1526 Pike Place touts a beer called Old Lager with a “look and taste” like real beer. It claims no state or local license required and seeks agents.
A collage of humorous snippets and quoted lines from multiple papers sketches social chatter. It includes fashion notes, office banter, a park scene, a lieutenant’s orders, and light street jokes about savings and marriage. The round of vignettes captures urban life and press voice across several papers.
The readable lines hint at Willie feeding hens while a fox disrupts a pen and exams are replaced by lay ing. A partial reference notes a police captain preparing to raid a gambling den at midnight, yielding a tense but incomplete fragment.
A local exchange notes a confrontation where The Kid claims he beat someone, while references to a soft spat in a heart and lines about a Faster girl and a Homegender rival appear. The piece also questions why a banking business is linked to a large department store and describes customers waiting for change.
A river surveyor finds a ribbon bound bonbon box with clues about Solomon and a cave. He follows the hints to an orchard where he woos and wins Queen Sheba, the farmer's daughter, as an older brother reveals the plan was for his own sweetheart in imagined gold clouds.
Edwin and a beekeeper discuss bees and honey in a humorous dialogue. The piece blends playful questions about drones collectors and stingers with references to Brigham Young and a chaotic scene of comic misreadings. It ends with a ticket notice for eastward travel through Salt Lake Denver or San Francisco.
Several 7 acre tracts offered at 10 dollars per acre. Terms include clear title and line and lake access. Suitable for tilled soil, rye ground, and small fruit or berry crops. Ideal for chicken coops and berry production in a rural setting.
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