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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1911
Page
4
Opinion on Judge Smelser’s harsh sentencing of Mrs Reese for immoral conduct. The piece questions gendered morality and societal protections, arguing reform over vengeance while condemning the social forces that create and sustain alleged vice. It contrasts austere judgment with calls for mercy toward women like Mrs Reese.
A critical speaker argues that lemon production is a small, infant industry in the United States. He claims tariffs fund minority growers at the expense of 90 million consumers and warns fostered sectors eventually form trusts that control prices.
A jumble of remarks mentions Bob La Follette and Taft on quorum, a New York prize fight commission, a senator in thin attire, and a 1912 team forecast. It notes Peru’s nine gallons of leaf moisture, Alaska gold thefts, publishing house vanity, Indiana potato pricing, and curiosities about carrots by the carat.
A poem recounts Ed, a deaf and mute boy, who nearly drowns in a lake on a hot day. Though unable to hear or speak, he senses sound through his head as he struggles, then discerns a hunter and farmer Brown nearby, while onlookers misinterpret the scene.
A lively banked exchange recounts a game where the visiting team collapsed in the first inning and the home side won 27 to 0. A side remark mentions Jackson’s domestic dispute due to a drum and bugle purchase for his boy.
A Yale University professor part of a mining expedition describes a near miss in a Nevada shaft. While ascending by bucket with a miner, he noticed a weak rope and asked about rope changes. The miner replied they replace ropes every three months and would replace this one tomorrow if they reach the surface.
A mosaic of odd anecdotes and misquoted lines from Harvard and English nobility. A professor questions women about pockets while dukes seek land in Canada. jokes about soldiers, revolutions, and California. A Chicago judge scolds a wife in a domestic cruelty riff, and town life turns to comic rhymes.
A fragmentary page presents astrological musings about personality signs and danger rules for Big Dipper natives, with cautions about irate housewives and trolley cars. It then lists a poem fragment by Robert Ingersoll titled Mie Last Poem, contemplating death and the afterlife in a cryptic, speculative tone.
An introduction to a weekly dental science series stressing honest practice over quackery. The piece outlines impressions, models, bite, contour and proper tooth selection, aiming for natural appearance and durable function. It highlights Albany Centrete as offering specialty plate work and crown bridge services, and previews next week's topic on crown and bridgework.
In Madison August 22, Wisconsin overhauled labor laws after a buzz saw case. The state now enforces a broad safety and compensation framework with an industrial commission empowered to enforce compliance over employers.
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