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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1912
Page
4
A playful exchange features Diogenes seeking an honest man and clerklike roles. A landlord questions sailor experience for janitorial work while Old Sally touts sea-sweeping skills. Mrs Gadabout seeks her husband, and a Drug Clerk suggests in-house alternatives. The dialogue vignette mix emphasizes comical mismatches and vaudeville style humor.
Violet Dove and Dr. Milo E. Hartman wed in Kansas City in a balloon wedding. The ascent ended with a rough descent and a lingering metaphor for couples facing reality after an ecstatic start. The columnist urges steadiness, trust, and safer grounding in marriage.
A commentator catalogs alleged contradictions in immigration policy noting a Scottish girl denied entry for lacking parents, while at Lawrence Massachusetts new workers from Cape Verde islands—descendants of enslaved Africans—enter via mills. The piece argues preferential treatment for certain groups under protectionist tariffs and questions the system’s fairness.
A collage of hints and quips on civic life. Notes reference a nuisance ordinance about barking and a pale nod to a naval iceberg incident. Political satire from Billings to Rice appears alongside remarks on elections, the September primaries, and a priest’s London quote adopted in Seattle.
A snippet contrasts dangers of transport modes with a quip about aviation and cars. It quotes Cincinnati Enquirer style dialogue on risk and mentions CONSISTENT in her works with a Baltimore American aside about landscape phrasing.
The Washington Herald quotes a fragmentary exchange about hair and choices, mentioning locks and past hair styles in a terse, dialogic snippet. The line hints at a gossip-like, informal tone without clear context or a named event or person.
Ed Gormley wins 22 dollars after a tense hotel lobby game with a noisy telephone and a note about a 40 week contract. A messenger delays, a pot is dragged, and Bech man fails while Gormley proves right in a puzzling scene reported by the New York World.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt shows a man named George questioned by Mary about late night activities. She suspects various possibilities from lodge meetings to midnight travels, while he defensively states his confidence in her.
In a brief exchange noted by Judge's Library, Gramercy insists they cannot host a dinner due to lack of provisions and items, while Gramercy-Pehaw suggests borrowing silver as a workaround, prompting a wry reply about guests taking pieces as souvenirs.
The Yonkers Statesman reports a costly proposal joke about Mollie and Charlie in a taxicab. The dialog notes whiskers and alfalfa doing well in the county with several cuttings a year.
A Baltimore American fragment quotes a quarrel between a man and a wife about infidelity. The wife declares she will not tolerate the man any longer, saying she has swallowed much from him. The dialogue hints at domestic strain and public journal tone.
The Washington Herald quotes a remark asking what a governor did to deserve the office and answers by noting a policy that reduced potato prices. The exchange focuses on a gubernatorial action framed around agricultural pricing and public affordability.
A young woman informs her father that George, who proposed last night, will seek her answer tonight. She confirms she intended to accept him, and the father reacts with a knowing cue. The exchange appears in the Chicago Tribune.
The Baltimore American notes a playful exchange about restoration and authorship. It cites a comment about chimpanile restoration and a quip on sea songs being popular due to whistling buoys.
She declares she cares little for canoeing and explains the reason. He questions why not and she repeats the concern about tandem paddling.
Clipped quips and brief gags touch on eating corn at home in a public restaurant and a political campaign mismatch. The notes reference jokes about Bill Woods and a suffrage club, with stray lines about a wealthy citizen avoiding campaigns and a reporter’s question.
A Harlem tale recounts Clarense Jorden's attempt to slip into his own kitchen unseen. A friend helps him up the dumb waiter but a fall leads to a confrontation with his wife who identifies him. The piece ends with a cautionary joke about staying honest with one’s wife.
An illustrated portrait of Benito a wandering organ grinder from San Francisco who plays on Lower Jackson Street. His cheap tunes attract a diverse crowd from children to workers and his hat receipts total six cents per performance yet his music lingers in memory.
The Cheerful Idiot declares advertising a great thing as he sets aside the paper. He questions how such a claim is figured out. The quotation suggests a humorous or ironic stance within a playful newspaper tone.
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