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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1904
Page
4
A garbled newspaper billing and distribution notice listing departments, addresses, and pricing. Includes references to The Seattle Star, Chicago Tribune, and a mail subscription system with expiration date labels and receipt language.
An editorial condemns Adele Watt a wealthy former Plainfield New Jersey resident who ordered racial restrictions on her furnishings and required white owned vans and drivers. The piece mocks prejudice, compares it to past slights, and dismisses hatreds as foolish, urging ridicule over retaliation. It also touches on unrelated local notes about police drink limits and political references.
Arthur Blacker performed as a ghost in flowing white robes carrying a candle when a gust knocked his robe into the flame. The illusion sparked fear among onlookers who fled. Blacker suffered serious burns in the mishap.
A jumble of local witticisms and social observations from Huntington and Reading. Snippets include ruminations on drinking, speed, railroads, a rushed wedding in Hammond, Indiana, and playful jokes about czars and naming. The piece captures period humor and regional banter without a single cohesive narrative.
Fragmentary verses mix royal fantasy with political critique and a humorous street encounter. Mentions a barefoot boy born to a throne amid mass unrest, a warning about war and a child’s untouchable wealth, plus a quip about Kaleer Bill and a yacht. The piece closes with a stray street scene about Misa Dayse Mayme Appleton and John Harvey laughing.
The American Banking Association will hold its annual session in New York from September 14 to 14. A large delegation from Washington state and Northern Idaho plans to attend. Notables include M. P. Backus of Seattle, Walla Walla's Hon W C Moore, and Tacoma’s P. J. Kauffman among others.
The French chamber of commerce of Milan describes a process turning fir wood cellulose into a cottonlike fiber. It involves pulping, steaming in a brass cylinder, chemical washing and bleaching, drying, and a chemical bath to create a paste and drawthreads. Bavarian trials with pine wood are also noted as promising.
A chaotic scene in a western city described through mock advertising clutter filling walls and billboards. The text satirizes city life and commercial yell as hoarding spreads across the urban landscape.
A mysterious paid advertisement promises cash for cats at a rink in Boomopolia, drawing crowds and speculation. The Oriental Cat Co. (Limited) buys cats at 50 cents and up, gathers them from homes and streets, and plans to ship to China, but a rat plague halts the scheme and the company departs, leaving residents puzzled and the city loaded with felines.
A letter from Mrs WK Haviland of Armonk New York recounts using Dr King’s New Discovery after other remedies failed to save her daughter from a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and says a niece with advanced consumption is now well. The advertisement touts the medicine as unbeatable for throat and lung diseases with a trial bottle offered free and a 50 cent to one dollar price.
An old advertisement touts Buckien's Arnica Halve as a universal remedy for burns sores bruises cuts ulcers eruptions and piles. The copy claims thorough cleansing and complete cure with a 26 cent price and a satisfaction guarantee.
A fragmentary humorous exchange recalls local workers, a cat company, and joking about pay and beef cattle. Characters names Tubbe Hubbe and O Maughnemay appear as a chatty curtain drop moment in a rural, informal setting.
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