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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1909
Page
9
A reflective piece frames two inner identities, the physical body and the mental self. It argues the mind often dominates the body, draining nourishment and energy, likening a corporation to a mind without a body or soul. The essay concludes with caution that Nature will halt overreaching self-rule.
Fourteen year old Johnny Helmer, a Seattle newsboy, tells fellow workers to start a savings account early and avoid foolish purchases. He has saved 735 dollars in three years by selling newspapers and attending school, paying his own room and board, and aiming toward a thousand dollars. He emphasizes punctuality, self-reliance, and joining the Newsboys' union.
A curious border incident in Canada prompts a postmaster to search a mail sack arriving from abroad. Contents reveal sponge cake and indiscernible items, with most of the hen fruit destined for the dead letter office to decipher addresses.
Dover Del Aug 40 A daughter born three days ago to Mr and Mrs Nowell Lowther at Little Creek Kent county earns note for having 14 living grandparents and great grandparents, a distinction not shared by another in the United States. The oldest grandparent is Philip Carey, the great great great grandfather is 50, though hale and hearty.
A collage of quirky quotes, poems, and brief notes appears, featuring minsters prayers, a maid-of-all-work, a resignation, and salon musings. The text hints at social tensions, domestic scenes, and humorous adages, with references to Chicago News and the Chicago Tribune.
In Brooklyn and across Greater New York women fight back against burglary. Mrs Bonnie Kerechneff pins an intruder in her parlor, Mrs Elizabeth Stelman chased a rug thief, Mrs Agnes Harding tracks a purse thief to a negro settlement, and Mrs Freda Jacobs boasts four burglar captures in three weeks with her grandchildren at court. A boy pilot Lewis Hansen flies from a six foot platform, delighting his father Ludwig Hansen, then a peddler ordinance prompts debate over horn use.
A fragmented discussion on a bachelor’s efforts to fit into high society. The speaker notes the difficulty of admitting to a girl's mother and the pressure to wear affordable, good clothes. It hints at women’s resentment of social expectations and the idea that society is a gatekeeper for acceptance.
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