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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
Informs readers of subscription delivery details for The Star including rates weekly twenty five cents monthly and carrier delivery. Explains how expiration dates appear on labels and requests subscribers call main office if copies are missed to ensure service continuity.
The piece argues that express and freight rate hikes fall on merchants who must pass them to customers. Monopolistic transport firms extract tribute, with no merchant profit, harming producers and consumers across the Pacific coast. Regional tensions between Seattle Portland Los Angeles and San Francisco fuel the attitude that “anything to beat San Francisco” justifies the transfers.
A collection of reflections argues that fate is woven by repeated thoughts and actions. Habit either aids or hinders progress, with industry and cheerful outlook cited as key forces. The piece also critiques politics, law, and notable figures in brief, pointed remarks.
A mother recalls fear of contagious disease as her four year old Louise rushes in from street play announcing two Meyers children have pigeon toes. The child insists the sister says they won’t catch it, highlighting parental anxiety and a parental misunderstanding of medical terms.
A teacher asks a girl to face north with hands at east and west and back to the south. When prompted what is in front, she answers simply that it is her stomach. The passage contrasts long training by stoblemakers with quick 18 year olds entering the field.
A carriage bearing the Carnake envoy arrives for Princess Amador in a pinkiah chamber. An enigmatic dark youth presents an ebony box as he murmurs love while the ambassador presses for a reply, and the princess struggles between affection and duty.
A collection of light items and quips from a late column. Humorous exchanges cover weather boasts dating mischief and puns about theory and alarms. The piece closes with a wry joke on headlines for a shipment to Pekin.
The Stranger steps off a train into a suburb with cottages and a hilltop building of many cupolas. He asks what place it is and learns it is a female seminary where they train misses. The locals respond that the rest follow around with mini trains.
In a fanciful tale the Roman senators rush to Nero who rosin his bow. They command him to stop and scold his fiddling as the town burns. Nero retorts, then the fire blazes and he ends up barred from the auxiliary fire department.
In a fragmented dialogue from a 1920s style scene Sandy Pikee and Gritty George debate speed hazards in a setting near Seatnah. The talk touches on racing cars failing to reveal scenery, a heavy tragedian avoiding travel, and an amateur inventor toying with a dirigible airship concept.
The article outlines favorite millinery trims such as berries, leaves, ostrich feathers, filet and soutache braid. It highlights velvet picture hats with long ostrich plumes, large pockets on new coats, color contrasts in hat wings, ribbon ornaments, capuchin hoods, and black lynx among popular furs, noting rich dark tones and autumn color blends.
Advice to prevent eyeglasses from steaming in cold weather. Rub a little paste or cream on both sides of the lenses, then wipe with tissue or cloth to clear. Treated glasses resist fogging for about 24 hours in cold weather. A light daily treatment is suggested for outdoor use.
A young boy Jane listens as his mother explains she makes his clothes rather than buying them. He then remarks that it is great for a woman to have children so she can sew, reflecting on domestic skills and family life in the December Delinestor.
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