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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
5
The Star reports arrests of two public market butchers, Henry Pletsch and L. Broughton, for using a harmful additive to hide tainted meat. The paper warns Seattle meat dealers it will publish names of offenders to protect public health and safeguard readers from financial harm.
The New York civil service commission plans to drop the mental standard from police exams to widen the field of applicants. Officials say quantity could help against rowdy crowds, but critics favor fewer, smarter recruits over boneheaded misfits.
London reports Rudyard Kipling advocates protective gear for pilots. He suggests inflatable rubber hoods for head, neck and shoulders and rubber bag knickerbockers to cushion impacts, arguing current protections are far short of those used in sport.
A fragmentary verse fragment recalling a cautionary tale about a girl told by her mother not to approach a mysterious glass. The text hints at a "little witch" likeness and whispers from a bird or wind, attributed to Sarah Morgan Hryan Piatt.
A comic episode features Bug House Bill racing to the ball park as a freight train blocks his street. He crawls beneath a box car while the engine opens the throttle, ending the scene with the train moving.
In a diary style note by Diana, Dilipickles and a lady friend recount a cramped indoor summer retreat near Thousand Islands. Faced with hunger after eating all canned goods, they spy chickens in Mrs Meddieheimer’s yard and hatch a plan to steal one, believing an alibi exists.
In a terse exchange a millionaire offers $9600 net for Dobson's property but Dobson states $1600 was the asking price. The short deal closes with gratitude but the price was not raised.
A vaudeville bit features Thad Slap Blape and Thad Thud discussing a steeplejack. They joke about painting the steeple from the top and whether the worker enjoys the view or if a fall would end visibility.
Quotes from Mayor Gaynor criticize police overreach and judicial criticism while urging reform and caution. He defends free speech, questions Sunday laws, and urges updating obsolete statutes. He warns against overreaching arrests and stresses responsibility during his final administration days.
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