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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1904
Page
4
A damaged clipping lists daily publication details and subscription terms for the Seattle Star. It includes pricing per week and month, address references, and notes about renewal dates and delivery, with hints of contracts and subscriber labeling practices.
A reflective editorial urges calm in the approaching presidential campaign and cautions against loud partisan displays. It argues reasoned discourse over noise and torches, noting elections are periodic and urging temperate civic engagement.
The piece questions why people yield to conditions when effort can defeat them. It argues that disease and poor health result from neglect and that health is priceless, urging change in daily habits and priorities to reclaim well being despite surroundings.
A collection of scattered lines and remarks, including jokes, conversations, and brief notices. Snatches reference Emmy Lipton, a Jackson penitentiary paper, and varied social exchanges. The text reads as fragmented chatter rather than a cohesive story.
A Maryland druggist collapsed and died in Pike City Arkansas while filling a prescription. The article hints at a possible earlier strike caused by the doctor’s written order and references varied cultural phrases and historical notes about music and fashion from different eras.
The battleship Nebraska built by Moran Bros is scheduled for October 7 with a grand launch ceremony. Miss Mary Mickey will christen the ship, aided by her father Governor Mickey, and invitations reach navy officials from major Pacific coast cities and British Columbia. The vessel is 100 percent complete, costs about 4 million dollars, and will be commissioned about a year after launching.
Katherine and Westcott share an elevator ride from hell as the car stalls with a nervous crowd watching. A chubby elevator boy curiously hatches a plan, prompting a heart shaped chocolate trade that reveals a ring and a new romance as the lift finally descends to the street.
Katherine and Westcott pass a halted ascent after a quarrel. The ring is retrieved from Westcott’s pocket as the elevator stalls mid between floors. Katherine questions the pause while the elevator boy reads a dime novel, and Westcott fixates on the green wall.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills to cure headaches. It claims millions of sufferers found relief and promises a money back guarantee if not cured. The copy mentions a store at Second Avenue and a faded brand name.
A Decatur woman recounts three years of unbearable indigestion and pain ending in near death before Electric Bitters cured her. She credits the remedy with complete recovery and recommends it for liver kidney stomach and bowel troubles. Sold by GO. GUY Inc. druggist on Second Avenue and Yesler.
The largest and best equipped dental office offers modern painless dentistry with crown filling and extraction. All dentists are experienced, no students employed, and they quote advance costs. Free extraction when plates are ordered, with a lady always in attendance.
The City of West Seattle in King County Washington announces a special election to decide if a described territory should be annexed. Voters within the proposed boundary on September 28 will choose For Annexation or Against Annexation. The area lies in Township 24 North Range 3 East Willamette Meridian, King County.
The council sets a September 26 1904 special election for West Seattle annexation with polls from 9am to 7pm. Voting sites include Peter Hanson residence Riverside precinct and Schlotter's Hall on Olympic Avenue. Officials appointed: Riverside inspectors Peter Hanson and judges Lemonds and Davis. West Seattle precinct inspector King with judges Nie and Schlotter. City of West Seattle inspector King with judges Niesz and Schlotter.
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