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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
9
The piece surveys Friday the thirteenth as an unlucky day, citing historical dates such as December 6, 1745 and May 11, 1866. It traces superstition to Roman and Greek auguries, describes ancient omens and ritual practices, and notes modern critiques of improvised forecasts in finance and luck.
In New York August 12 the Clothes Show opens August 14 at Madison Square Garden. The right apparel style and fabric event draws buyers with many exhibitors booked and cash prizes for smallest feet. A street monte game and a Denver rehearsal anecdote accompany vivid scenes in this feature on fashion and entertainment in Manhattan.
A stylized dialogue labeled as Oscar and Adolf features mock Germanic accents and mispronunciations. The piece presents a humorous verbal exchange with misspelled phrases and caricatured characters, touching on dreams, language, and insult humor in a theatrical style.
Humorous column notes Captain Nord of the steamer Jetferson on the bridge as a passenger asks what time the ship starts. Jokes about compass and timing follow. A Seattle butcher schemes to harvest windpipes of chickens as bait, selling preserved parts next season. A minor domestic gag ends with a quip about a young attorney posting a notice.
Fragments describe Nellie the kangaroo at a Milwaukee exhibit losing a limb and undergoing graft attempts with animal skin and fur. The piece lampoons silly ideas and notes a public call for human skin as a possible remedy.
The readable fragments sketch a 1909 Kansas City Journal piece with garbled lines about social life, travel, manners, and relationships. References include family headlines, a wife, a husband, and talk of fashion, hat use, and everyday scenes, all in a noisy clipped style.
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