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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1904
Page
4
A 32 year ago Galveston ticket agent rose to B and O presidency after improving the line. Oscar Murray’s vacation months sparked pride in the railroad and a Baltimore reception. The piece urges readers to seize opportunities and strive higher.
A Pennsylvania railroad collision last spring resulted from an engineer's sleep loss and led to imprisonment. The judge faulted higher company officials for forcing long hours, urging accountability for those who drive risk. The piece argues executives bear blame for overwork behind fatal mistakes.
This fragment lists assorted brief items from local papers including notes on Christmas saving coal price increases, a tongue in cheek quote from Josh Wise, weather musings about summer versus winter, a wedding rumor in Cobden, and a poem titled The Winter Girl reflecting seasonal yearning and skating imagery.
A fragmentary 19th century style clipping mentions Christmas trees and a magic lantern show. It references Freddy Goozleman’s Majik Lantern and a crowd tied to prices and dances, with garbled names and faded lines describing performances and local commerce.
Police see need for a city workhouse between servitude and freedom as vagrancy and opium use keep bringing offenders to Police Judge George. Three vagrancy cases heard. Ida Davis admitted morphine use, 30 days for W King and 20 days for another. Officials seek self supporting facility. Northwest Engineers meet Monday at Chamber of Commerce with CC EL Fowler to discuss timber use in bridges.
A straightforward money saving proposition offers 200 plus instruments including Chickering Kimball Hobart M. Cables and D. 8 Johnston pianos at deep price cuts. Uprights range from 138 to 400 plus, with rents and used planes offered. flexible terms available to qualify buyers. Each instrument carries full maker and shop warranties.
Washington dealer announces Burke Guildieg Gents Elgin and Wal tham watches in 20 year gold filled cases priced at twelve dollars monthly from Houghton and Hunter.
An English Tommy faces harsh Madrapore captivity as a cunning kaid’s chief satellite questions the narrator about landing 10 000 rifles last year. The prisoner insists he acted for profit but owes his fate to the wary ruler. A later line notes an expert accountant examining Hoquiam’s treasurer over an $8 000 shortage.
The advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pill as a remedy that cures maladies including jaundice fever and constipation. It claims to respect all ages and offers the product at a universal price from GUY Inc on Second Avenue and Yesler.
A narrator recounts capture and near escape in an Algerian setting. Guards torment him while awaiting a potential release or trial as prisoners suffer brutal conditions and a dawned chance for escape fades amid a guarded courtyard and ornate palace paths.
City announces polling locations for the Ninth Ward in Seattle with precincts listed at Grand Boulee vard Loebe Cutter Lumber Co. Ewing Street Bleweth Avenue Fifty ninth Street Kirkwood Avenue Maple Leaf and Mountain View. Polls open at 9 a m and close at 6 p m under the direction of the City Council.
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