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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
4
The Seattle Star publication details subscription options and delivery rules. It explains renewal dates, how to stop service, address changes, and refunds, plus steps to correct delivery problems by contacting the newspaper office.
The article reports that cabbages can be cured with tobacco extract to produce cigars as pleasant as tobacco ones, even for young girls. It notes pine resin as a potential but strong additive and quotes Congressman Sherley on blending spirits and flavoring to imitate whiskey.
A fragmented column by Josh Wise includes quirky language on aging and public figures. It references misread trains and a sharp aside about mortality lists and a satirical obituary note.
The excerpt blends scattered anecdotes and dialogue about daily life. It mentions a child named Louise, her aunt Nell, a dog, a missing aunt items, and fragments of conversations from a period publication, ending with political quip.
A troubled man contemplates fleeing with his family to save money and seek riches. He weighs abandoning three male children and a baby, but struggles with the act as the train rattles on and the night darkens around him.
An Irish Seattle man John Sullivan left an estate worth about half a million dollars. With no known relatives, rivals battled to claim the fortune, perjuring themselves and corrupting officials to win the money, which ended up with those who bet against the million. The piece laments the lack of search for rightful heirs and notes the money was won at high cost.
A London cigar dealer was fined for selling a locally made stick as Havana. The piece notes courts may start fining those deceiving customers about cigars. It cites confusion over genuine Havana origins and mentions exotic leaf sources and wrappers.
A weary man named Lindquist rebels against family life as he plans to vanish from a crowded train journey. He broods on freedom while the passenger coach rattles past a cold night station and a fire burns in a stove. He imagines his carpenter skills might support life after disappearance as he contemplates leaving his wife and six children behind.
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