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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
3
A Seattle mother urges The Star for school wide swimming lessons. With water nearby she argues regular lessons would teach children to stay safe, build physical training, and promote aquatic skills, suggesting school year planning and early consideration.
A column by a Venetian patriarch denounces contemporary feminine fashions while noting men’s fashion irritations. It argues American women ignore male disgust and critiques both sexes for fashion dogma, lampooning shoes, coats, and deriding “slouch” styles as noisy vaudeville.
The National Plant Fruit and Flower Guild of Fifth Avenue New York aims to uplift weary city dwellers by supplying common flowers from the country. It sends agents to tenement districts to bring blossoms to women and children, inviting dreams of open spaces and nature. The piece argues beauty satisfies mental hungers as food does for the body.
The piece notes labor unity in Seattle ahead of a May parade, cites Treasury circulation with no note on demand, reports Col Teddy’s stumping plan starting Aug 16, and mentions the birth of the Progressive party. It also mentions Taft courting Black voters, appointing a former Brownsville sergeant as a messenger.
A humorous exchange covers wives with speech impediments, yawning after 1y o'clock, and Daisy Anns six months of marriage without baking. Kitty remarks on affection for her husband while a man notes his heart mutters when visiting his partner as the old man stays at home.
A collection of satirical quips from various papers including George Ade and exchanges about marriage, henpecked husbands, mesalliance, and a reporter’s question. The snippets illustrate cynical takes on domestic life and work hazards in a light newspaper style.
A quirky exchange features a husband deflecting plans for his new house as a pie on the cooling rack tempts a trespasser on the back porch. The wife notes summer wardrobes and space needs while a misunderstanding over culinary terms adds humor.
The village joke centers on Say Bean noting Beeleysport baseball nine misjudges long flies, mistaking them for short hits. The line frames local humor about team mis plays and fielding woes through a pun.
A dialogue reveals marital strain as a wife suffers sleep loss and nerves while a hidden pocket courtly joke hints at concealment and tension within the relationship.
A fragment shows two speakers, Pialeh and another, discussing cutting a lawn this evening and prior inspection of the work. The exchange hints at a domestic or neighborly disagreement as printed in the Boston Transcript.
A prodigal son returns and asks to be killed the fatted calf. The father surveys him and refuses a feast, opting to keep him alive and put him to work to shed his fat. The Columbus Dispatch frames the anecdote as a moral on restraint and discipline.
The Denver News notes a bridesmaid draws attention not for looks or style but for her exceptional ability to sob. Brides appreciate her emotional support and stage presence, making her a sought after figure in weddings.
A humorous exchange questions why the subject signs as P P Peter Hancke. The reply notes the minister christened him that way, calling it his name.
Old supporter recalls getting a free pint that later appeared on the bill, reflecting voter disappointment in a councilman after his re election. The remark frames a shift from loyalty to critique as the political dynamic changes.
Profile of Anna M. Maley, the first woman nominated for Washington governor by a party, explaining her socialist principles and life arc from Minnesota farm work to a St. Paul wage office. She describes poverty, class divisions, and the belief that workers must own the means of production.
Theaters listed include Moore-Dark Metropolitan-Dark Orpheum Vaudeville Empress Vaudeville Pantages-Vaudeville Grand-Vaudeville and motion pictures Clemmer-Photoplays and vaudeville Melbourne-Photoplays and vaudeville
Washington dispatch notes push to impeach judges after Speer case. It cites recalls for Archbald and Hanford and names Judge Emory Speer and Judge Daniel Thew Wright, plus clerks of court involved in embezzlement. Col. Huff accuses Speer of mismanaging his estate for 13 years with fees and appeals.
A sensational 1920s style vignette follows Mary Brady in Harlem who rejects farm life with John Gillen of Rockland County, courting wealth and a wedding permit. After a quick marriage attempt ends with court and flight, she returns to Harlem while John confronts family resistance and illusions of rural bliss.
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