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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
4
The report notes Harry K. Thaw has filed a bankruptcy petition as financial strains mount. It mentions royal supporters of present commissioners, a half million short of obligations, and the shah of Persia pawning crown jewels as he pursues funds.
A fragmented humor column mixes quips about weddings money and weather with sketches of suburban life. Characters debate income shocks highway humor and a box of axle grease. The piece ends with reflections on simple pleasures like a backyard hammock and rockers.
Public utilities head A V Bouillon says Seattle Electric Co. plans to add 40 cars from the east as soon as they arrive and keep packing patrons into limited cars until then. He accuses management of cutting service to save payroll while watered stock profits block expansion.
The piece argues gossip wastes vitality and harms mental growth, urging disciplined thought and active living to curb petty talk. It notes gossip signals a vacant mind and links reform to moral effort, then reports County Commissioners Chairman Rutherford announcing revoking all Aquatic licenses from irresponsible sellers.
The navy blue shantung coat features banding of Persian design on sleeve caps and shoulders with linen tassels in deep ecru. A navy horsehair straw round hat is trimmed with a wide panel highlighting Persian design.
Cartoon dialogue imagines Mr and Mrs Wicklebridge discussing vacation plans away from publicity. The wife jokes about the president’s wife life while he resists incognito travel. Door slams end the scene.
Jessie M. Partlon laments cruelty to animals at a depot and on city streets, contrasting learned compassion with persistent brutality. She recalls workers dropping crates, maiming chickens and calves, and bystanders’ indifference, urging reflection on civilization’s failings and the need for true reform.
The ad touts a no extra charge easy pay plan with no cash discounts and no account opening hassles. It invites customers to view new Fall Suits for men and women and to compare prices and try on, promising to explain the plan in detail.
In a rural tale Minna of the hills abandons village life for city dazzle aboard the Yellow Meteor. Arthur Windom, a clubman, departs with her, while Bud Wilkins’s gift apple signals a fateful twist as Minna weighs the lure of town against her hill country roots.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions distances from New York to San Francisco and historical figures like Xerxes. It includes stray quotes about criticism, and scattered references to corn crops, salt production, body gases, and education in the Philippines. Several misconnected lines refer to names like Cecilia Schaefer and Billy Nolan in an unclear hunting trip context.
A fragment list promotes chewing gum two packages for a price, playing cards "Eagle" suited for camp use, Eastman's Violet or Crushed Rose aftershave scents, Armour shaving sticks, liquid foot base for sweaty feet, crepe paper for light decor, and Taperial Lemon Sugar and Fremont Grape Juice as camp beverages and thirst quenchers with various sizes and prices.
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