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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
4
An old Seattle Star notice outlines subscription costs and delivery terms. It lists office addresses at Sunset and Rockefeller, states per copy and monthly rates, and explains how to renew via the address label. It urges readers to report missed copies by calling the newspaper and specifies delivery times.
The Star reports its Seventh near Union headquarters near completion 10 days away. The fireproof reinforced concrete structure features iron doors windows and skylights with heavy walls and floors. It emphasizes safety non combustibility and future expansion capacity while inviting public inspection.
California Congressman Hayes advocates immediate federal appropriation for a grand Pacific naval base, preferably Puget Sound, arguing it will deter war, protect growing Orient trade, and support a permanent Pacific fleet with upgraded Mare Island and Bremerton fortifications. A naval experts board would pick the base site.
An exchange of questions reveals Judge Landis from Chicago & Alton, with mentions of a one day work value of 29 400 000 and slow collections. Charlies Brosche named caretaker at Cedar Lake by Supt L B Youngs to oversee city property and Cedar River watershed after a death. Note on Ceylon finances cites prosperity but railway and bridge shortages hindering rubber and other industries.
A collage of comic snippets and quoted banter from a 1920s sensational page includes quips about limelight weather minstrels and a duck joke. Side notes reference a sea shore, a king with a jester, and a courtly joke about royal rust versus royal rush amid a longer court Journal fragment. The Indianapolis News notes a royal merit order for Sourmug.
A digest of miscellaneous items including voice reach through tubes, death risk by sex, immigrant settlement finances, St John’s road workhouse census with ages, American newspapers and publishing stats from 1810 to 1905, a note on Dr. August Dupre’s death related to explosives oversight, and a tad about Tom Harker fending off an otter attack on the Eden near Kirkby Stephen.
A playful verse sketches a Guam native who steals a large canvas and splits it into two pieces. The riddle-like tale then reveals a trio of related items, with a punny twist on the canvas names.
A war craft visited Everett Bay drawing hundreds during its stay. Officers conduct a hunt for naval recruits as the vessel rests in Gardiner Bay, marking a rare presence after years without such drops.
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