Council and the City Car Line
An editorial blasts Seattle councilmen delaying municipal car line bonds by opposing immediate loans. It argues the bonds are legal, backed by the city, and should be issued now to prevent interference by private trolley and money trusts seeking to delay construction. The piece condemns council members who doubt legality and urges swift bond issuance and use of city funds to start the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
People's Credit
New York
Money Trust
Electrical Trust
Electric Trust
Trolley Trust
The Freedom of Alaska and the Alaska Question
The piece debates Congress on Alaska coal policy, arguing for public ownership and government control of coal lands, railroads, and docks, with Fisher’s approach viewed as insufficient to protect public rights and labor. It contends private leases would profit private operators at the public’s expense and urges Fisher to press a truly public lease and development plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Congress
Alaska Executive
Navy
Ballinger Fisher
Fisher
United
Freedom of
Advice That Beats Libraries by Andrew Carnegie
A satirical excerpt recalls Carnegie offering guidance to boys on life and wealth. It touts marriage, abstinence, hard work, and living on a tight budget to reach vast sums, then undercuts with a quip about limited fortune. Carnegie remarks that money isn’t everything and calls wealth a mere trifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Andy
Crow on toast sparks odd culinary claim in Topeka
A Topeka doctor publicized a toast idea claiming a crow dish as delicacy while a White House chef was urged to take notice. The piece shifts to a Texas plan for a 90000 acre game preserve and contrasts it with broader concerns about national game resources. It also mentions Taft’s eggs in one basket remark and Bernard Shaw on Irish authenticity. The column closes noting China’s Tching-Pao newspaper marking a 1000th anniversary with issues preserved in the Pekin palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
White House
Texas
Bill Taft
Bernard Shaw
United States
Pa, What Is a Pillory A Vege Question
A student questions a teacher about a “pillory” and is told it is a facetious term for a drug store. The exchange mocks educational gaps and the confusion in a school setting.
Why Not Smile Awhile Chorus Voices in Time
A fragmented poem page reflects on ambition and social ascent, a mother’s offer to help a runaway, seasonal questions about buying a Christmas turkey, and memorial lines about songs that endure beyond death. The piece intertwines humor, nostalgia, and the enduring legacy of music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary
Tur
C., Inc
Central Bidg. L Son
Jokes from Broadway and street humor snippets
A compilation of light skits and quips featuring a tramp exchange about cigars a boy job scene with Ruben Squires and a joke chorus about boomerangs self-humor and Christmas bits. The page includes gags about doctors pests cards and a playful lovers exchange with a prospect.
Motorman Prevents Sudden Stop Then Questions Apple Tree
A puzzling exchange follows a safety incident as the motorman keeps the train moving and is asked if an apple tree could grow apples into an electric plant, a curious metaphor shaping the report.
The World Is All Right Says the Optimist
A wry meditation on optimism and pessimism with lines about taxes, paint, and the pursuit of a soft landing. It contrasts the practical rich man and the cheerful dreamer while noting the community impact of home improvement and daily foibles.
First Pugiliet Banquet Promises Curious Bill of Fare
A cryptic dialogue mocks a Roman punch on the bill of fare. The text hints at tongues twisting enunciations and a playful jab about hats, with references to First and Second Pugiliet banquets and a teasing remark about Hangs.
Pa and Willie Shape a Quiet, Complex Romance
The fragment hints at Pa's weakness and Willie’s cool view of Jamma. A wary barrier forms as Willie remains fond yet not fully in love, while Jamma trusts Pa’s word about the narrator. The tone suggests domestic doubt and evolving affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Nell
Willie
Jamma
Uncertain exchange sparks talk on wealth and vanity
A fragmented dialogue from the era features a judge, a tax assessor, and a lady of house debating a husband’s value and a man named Blower renowned for talking extensively. The exchange highlights social curiosities about status, money, and self-importance.
Philanthropist and shop talk at the counter
A fragmented dialogue shows a philanthropist sending a starving devil with a note for a meal. The bill runs to Bung-Eighteen pence, items include four beers and cigars. A customer asks for the difference between shop girl and saleslady, floor walker dismisses it as a frequent dispute.
Baby Legislator Victor Zednick Fights for Presidential Primary
Victor Zednick, called the baby of the last legislature, pushed House Bill No. 510 proposing a direct presidential primary for delegates. The bill died in committee amid standpat opposition, while Zednick, UW athletics manager, hoped for a special session to revive the measure. He is single and not yet thirty seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Zednick
Our
Zednick
Taylor
University of Washington
Lnt and
Patters
Zed
Inick
Dr. Beach
Taft
Aldrich
Olympia
Board of Control
Teader
Washington
California University
Studes
Beach
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Seattle Star
The
Star Publishing Co
Council
Nnc
the Freedom of
South Dakota
W. H. H. Beadle
U. S
China
Pekin
Pekin Palace
Giles
Miles
dIo
East
Madison
Josh Wise
McNamara
Mnother
Everett True
Ben
Broadway
McIntyre
Heath
Ruben Squires
Jimmy
Browning
Lewin
Banke
Banks
Gus Williama
John Dear
Joha
Barney and
Crawford
Mae
Santa Claus
Science
Philadelphia
Gale
Blower
Fer
A. Lundberg
Third Ave
Gallagher's
Chba
Carpenters
James Duffy
Rupert Carpenter
Owr
Prom
A. D. Anderson
Monsey
Bie
Madison St
Westlake Boulevard
Frogner
Tery & Cail
H. Frogner
Genesee St
Beattie
York
Dairies
Felt
Ninth Avenue
Kalberg & Veterson
MNK
Kalberg
Howell Phone Ind
Cody Detective Agency, Inc
Maia Atte
Summit Liquor CO
B. Kalter
Weisel & Co
Milwaukee
Grocers
V. Lydell & CO. Groceries
Morth
Plymouth
Queen Anne
Tod
Westlake Avene
Pt Siena
Jas. H. Maybury
Machine Works
Emery Machine CO
Gifford Machine sHor
Pyget Sound Marble and Granith
O., Inc
Chicago
First Ave
Opticians
Albert Maneon
Harry W. Appleton
Optometrist
Cherry ST
Cor
Osteopathic Licensed
State and County Association
A. B. Cunningham
LEARY
RES
Q. A
Chas. N. Maxey
Northern Bank
W. E. Waldo
Clyde L. Bonham
Cor. Uthn
Frances Thoms
Windsor, 6Th and Union
Ind
Potter & Rickart
Pionerer
Physicians and Surgeons
T. Trueblood
Gemera
Marion Side
Tnd & Merten
Main
John L. Johnson
First Avenue
Greenland
Fourth Av
Corner Pike
Northwest
Pacific 5A Deposit Company
Phones & Am
Hank
Tolman
Epler Block
Sanitarium
Battle Creek
Raleigh
Singer 8
Mers
Santo Vacuum Cleaner CO. L
Washington Wafer Co
Frank Briggs
Rapert
First Ave. Xis
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