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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
4
An editorial tribute extols Helen Keller born deaf mute and blind, praising her perseverance and learning. It lauds her ability to communicate through language and gesture, her mastery of speech and pitch, and her impact on society while urging readers to overcome their own limitations and strive for greater good.
A professor notes a book praising cats by Miss Repplier and warns infantile paralysis cases in Springfield mass prompt study of cats as potential disease sources. She links cats to scarlet fever diphtheria and ticks in rodents to plague and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, urging caution before clearing cats of risk.
A historic report credits Prof Paul Ehrlich with advancing from the 606 salvarsan to 914 Necsalvarsan a more soluble safer treatment. The article notes early American cures, reduced relapse risk, and hopes of a lasting solution to the tainted illness after decades of struggle.
Observers note Crooksville Ohio as a Roosevelt stronghold while reports hint at Charles G Gates eyeing Seattle. Taft golf continues and political satire abounds as progressive party filings near September 7 primary. Seattle post office will close Sundays, prompting debate on workers rest days. Patty Governor Hay may attract a crowd with a lecture on shortages and clamps.
The phrase hints at a casual exchange about worn stairs and a joke about owing payment for a new stair. No clear news event or named entities are present to form a fuller report.
A dialogue presents a puzzled view of marriage as one person asks how a man seems tied to his wife and the other replies he is simply married, expressing uncertainty about domestic dynamics.
The anecdote recalls Chuang Tzu refusing political power when asked to govern Chu. He cites a sacred tortoise in the ancestral temple, choosing life and action over veneration of a dead relic. The officials concede, and Chuang Tzu declares he will also wag his tall in the mud.
An American traveler and a Japanese host compare language quirks in a dialogue about honorific phrases like the honorable umbrella and the Ike. The host notes how such terms sound odd to unfamiliar ears compared with expressions like happy accident and glad tidings.
Fire gutted th' plant of th' Bee Leysport Weekly Whang though the most valuable equipment was saved. A large flat bed press rented from a type supply house survived the blaze.
A string of quoted quips from magazines and newspapers touches on romance and aging. Snippets mention doctors warning about kissing, a dinner on stage, tobacco coupons, and a child’s joke about the age of discretion.
A woman notes a policeman caught the suspect cutting the corners as he damaged public property. The remark reflects a terse account of the offense and the interaction leading to the arrest.
A brief parliament style quip notes a shift in status after a Stockholm athletic test. The judge comments on a transformation from poor to better standing, with a playful exchange about naming.
The piece notes a playful exchange on dress simplicity with fashion quips about women wearing gowns, reflecting Boston Transcript era style and humor.
Moore-Dark and Netropolitan-Dark present The Toymaker with Pollard Opera Co. at Orpheum Vaudeville and Empress Pantagen Grand venues. Clemmer Photoplays Melbourne Photoplays vaudeville and motion pictures included.
A Cincinnati star with Parisian flair turns down a Cindy millionaire and an Indian rajah for the stage. Gertrude des Roches, real name possibly Mary Sullivan, wins fame in New York and earns two million dollars a week in vaudeville while performing with the Incubator Girls at the Empress theatre.
In Baltimore on August 28 three day marriages among two boy and girl couples ended as Judge Williams ordered separation. The judge said only a higher court could dissolve the unions. The youths named Mason 16 Gebhardt 15 and brides Shipley 15 Barry 17. a groom using an assumed name gave age 22.
Two twin sisters Lily and Louise Schatsman of Maysville Kentucky were brought to the asylum for the insane in Lexington after both becoming insane simultaneously. Their combined weight approaches 700 pounds, setting a notable weight record.
George W. Osterhout of the district brings a three pound eggplant to the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The oversized vegetable, about the size of a melon, will be processed and placed in the exhibit rooms.
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