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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1911
Page
4
An exchange discusses invention and physics laws, with debates over necessity and the cost of purchases. The dialogue portrays tension between knowledge and innovation and hints at financial strain from charging purchases.
In Roseburg Oregon Benjamin Mahan pursued a stenographer, Roy McClellan killed Mahan, McClellan was tried and acquitted with Judge Coke’s controversial rulings. The mob demanded a recall, but signatures failed and Coke remained on the bench. Mahan is dead.
A Rock Island railroad address extols courtesy as a key to business and good temperament. It argues temper control saves patrons and postage costs, noting top managers are courteous and genuine kindness benefits both employees and the company.
A fragmentary column mocks political figures like Madero and Curzon, notes King George's India welcome, and hints at Congress, the Supreme Court, and press tensions. It mentions Arizona governor hopeful George Hunt, Hiram Johnsons advertising control, and a hospital note from Champion Wolgast.
A city seeks to keep its phone service amid rising rates and a looming shift in control. The Independent Company holds a 25 year franchise but delays persist as Bell's influence grows. Critics warn against losing outside support and risking municipal plant plans while urging two-phone options until council action.
A lawyer questions jurors about belief in capital punishment. The exchange hinges on the defendant's appeal and attractiveness, revealing bias. The Chicago Record Herald comments on how appearance can influence juror attitudes.
In a Washington Star quote, Farmer Corntasner says their income from summer board money sustains them through winter with condensed milk and canned meat. Mandy helps them manage funds and stay afloat despite the season.
The Washington Herald reports Algy delighted the literary club with a brand-new poem titled Los Miserables and drew comparisons to Victor Herbert's masterpiece.
In a Washington Star quote a man is urged to focus on one task while a light exchange about spaghetti and a fiancé nickname reveals social formality. The conversation nods to college friends who called him Pie.
A theater staff quips about catering to the public as guests complain about repeated jokes. The manager urges replacing old gags with some older Jones material, urging variety to avoid another disappointing season.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer report a football player seized a fumbled ball and began a dash for the end zone. He stumbled near the goal line, fell, and broke his neck. The coroner labeled the death an accident or fluke with no foul play suspected.
A father built a fortune in youth and the question lingers whether he still holds it. The exchange reveals curiosity about past wealth and its present status.
The acting sports editor comments on a letter from a woman asking how to make a lemon tart, joking that a lemon is already tart enough. The exchange reveals newsroom dynamics as the woman’s page editor is on vacation and the editor-in-chief fills in.
A brief joke item notes the current quarrel centers on whether China should be run on the European or American plan, reflecting trade policy debate. The item appears as a compact news blurb from the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A brief cartoonish exchange features Grue described as a small fellow and another character noting a head ache powder affecting his feet. The dialogue pivots to a joke about insomnia with the punchline that sleep is the best cure.
A humorous exchange aboard an ascending elevator features Miss Gertrude Elliott and Miss Suzanne Sheldon with male passengers. The trip goes past the sixth floor to the ninth, prompting Elliott to question the choice and the elevator boy explains the sequence.
A humorous column discusses home life and language quirks, notes Newport News death from appendicitis and a canceled wedding, and nostalgia for restoring the municipal trolley car line as Christmas approaches. The piece blends playful observations with local civic chatter and seasonal reflections.
Fragmented handwritten style text about a sculptor at rest and a pugilist who lives on. The garbled lines suggest a surreal comment on memory and perception with no clear event, date, or location.
A collage of humorous quips and social scenes from urban life. Pithy lines about misplaced items, rail travel, and dining car manners mix with light dialogue among families and clerks. Local chatter captures everyday rhythms and genteel wit of the period.
In El Paso a searing critique alleges railroads including Southern Pacific Santa Fe and Rock Island use agency networks to bring in Mexican peons as cheap labor. The piece accuses officials of inaction while peons flood across the Rio Grande, are housed and fed by agents, and pushed to work for pennies a day, with calls for indictments and reform.
The Star outlines Circle Circles big contest asking youths to offer original drawings verses and stories on What I think about Santa Claus. Prizes include a turkey first prize eight pounds and second six pounds. Entries due December 21 with winners announced the Saturday before Christmas.
Wandering Bird, daughter of a tribal chief, sleeps with a magical grass and reed basket. A dwarf emerges from the basket and grants a tepee for her night shelter. By dawn the tepee disappears, returning the basket to its original form.
The mayor admits no funds in the town treasury while the town marshal remains upbeat noting six automobiles head this way. He plans to issue fines for speeding and handle the rest.
A humorous exchange contrasts saving ten minutes daily for years with spending two hours daily in the anteroom of a dyspepsia specialist. The patient quips that the country needs more good policemen than criminologists.
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