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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
9
A reader urges parents to stop a boy from smoking by setting a good example and telling the truth about cigarets. He warns against false claims, notes that inhaling is key to addiction, cites tobacco heart risks, and contrasts cigarets with cigars and pipes. The letter minimizes opium or poison claims and stresses honest, calm guidance.
A collection of quirky anecdotes from New York and Brooklyn detailing penny speculation injury from smoke shifts, theft of houses for subway diggings, a Brooklyn theft involving loaded earth, and the arrival of Western Electric telephony in Peking with favorable bids.
Col Griffith J Griffith of Los Angeles describes brutal conditions at San Quentin and calls for reform. He notes overcrowding, tuberculous spread, and punishments that deter rehabilitation, arguing the system deepens crime rather than curing it. He cites 0,000 total inmates across San Quentin and Folsom with about 509 parolees in two years.
A quirky glossary humorously redefmes common terms as observations on society. The list parodies roles from Drug Clerk to Millionaire, noting shifts in gender dynamics and social norms with wry, aphoristic definitions.
The gold-toothed tenor prepares a performance titled No Matter How Poor You. Throws Dem, de Dice Always Turns Up highlighting a bold dice motif for the show.
Do not use tobacco, talk against it to a boy. Take him to an experienced smoker, then to a doctor to explain tobacco effects and inhalation. The sequence aims for stronger impact than parental warnings.
A satirical verse questions Jonah's fate and the whale tale, praising Rev. A C Dixon while arguing against naturalistic takes. The speaker wonders if the whale truly swallowed and digested a man, playing with biblical fiction and imaginative humor.
A conductor’s dog roamed a nearly empty local car in Seattle and affectionately kissed a young woman passenger. The woman, a known animal lover and wife of the dog’s delegate owner, smiled and patted the dog, while other passengers joked about the scene. They had arrived from a village for a convention and planned a theatre visit that night.
A jumble of observations contrasts women’s appeal with boys work ethic, suggesting a sweetened view of lovers and a harsher take on politics. It implies mothers define greatness while mothers’ sons must earn their living, and questions the value of teaching a boy self-sufficiency when support is available.
A. Vanair of St. Joseph outfits his horse in white overalls worn over the forelegs with an apron and a large hat with a sponge inside. Spectators laugh as the odd costume is tried to calm the horse and improve work.
A jumble of overheard lines references Senator Berghum and government publications. The piece shifts among names, places, and moral maxims, ending with a terse note about a home arrival and personal conduct. The text feels like a scanned, damaged page with stray quotes and misread words.
The text outlines disparate tax systems from Italy France Germany and Britain. It notes Italy’s graduated income tax and land taxes, France’s income tax in 1900, German empire revenue funded by customs and state services with widespread income taxes, and Britain’s income tax established in 1798 with thresholds above $750. It cites 1907–08 figures for British revenue and imperial totals.
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