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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1913
Page
4
A lengthy, satirical account recalls Tony Brady, once a bootblack in Albany, who died leaving an estate worth 100 million dollars. It argues his success came from exploiting trusts, land speculation, and public utilities, critiquing privilege and privatized gains in the Gilded Age era.
The essay argues both sexes share blame for scandal and gossip in politics and society. It cites O’Hara and Sulzer as targets of attacks and discusses how past indiscretions are dragged into current debates. It suggests reformers seek to shield public figures from sensational accusations while noting malice often fuels such gossip.
Know Your City NOW and Seattle Made Goods showcase at the armory. The fair highlights Seattle’s manufacturing, art worthy works, and uses that fascinate. visit to boost local enterprise and growth toward a major manufacturing center. Seattle, the Seaport of Success, invites plants to relocate.
A jumble of notes from Poseyville to New York reflects local mischief and international art chatter. Subscriptions prepaid for years vanish into a tale of four dollars, while gossip and theater chatter sweep from Lydia Kyasht’s American tour to London ragtime fame and Shakespearean revivals.
CHAS T HOOPER of 802 23rd Ave denounces popular dances such as the turkey trot and bunny hug as indecent, noting sightings on San Francisco’s Barbary Coast and a Lake Washington moonlight excursion. He questions religion's state in America as these dances invade churches and Sunday schools.
A.W. proposes a reform to curb drinking by licensing changes. He suggests removing licenses and requiring bottles with stamped corks sold only in sealed areas with no inside consumption to reduce treating and curb alcohol expenditure. He argues saloons should not operate during all hours.
A Rear Admiral recalls a New Orleans scene where a stage illusionist claims to answer any question by mental arithmetic but deflects a thunder related query with a lightning calculator quip. The piece also notes a ball player questioning his editor about a magazine story, calling it perhaps his best work.
A brief humorous vignette recalls a reader eager to marry a daughter, the father’s retort to see the mother, and a Los Angeles Sunday school class where a young teacher prompts boys to ask questions. Willie then asks bluntly if cigarette pictures are available.
Miss Annie Higgins, daughter of a farmer near Larkinsville, raided a large wildcat distillery in a wooded swamp. She followed a drunken farm hand to the still, alarmed operators fled on horseback, she destroyed the still and liquor, and revenue officers corroborated her account. An advertisement for Virginus Hotel rooms follows.
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