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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
4
The quote expresses that many arts demand long study while the art of pleasing comes from pure desire. It emphasizes personal charm as a simple yet essential skill, attributed to the wisdom of Chesterfield.
An improvement club in Portland Oregon argues for pensions for widowers with children, praising "Two-mile" Hansen a widower who raises five boys alone. The piece challenges jokes about single parenting and asks why widowers should not receive support when a home lacks a mother.
Reading Taft's message and Meyer's report, George is accused of punching Bill. Cousin Bill praises foreign diplomats who aided peace and trade, while George asserts treaties are worthless and demands 22 more battleships. Congress faced two irreconcilable views.
President Eliot warns Democrats against interfering with the half merit system of job retention. Salvation Army in Wall Street gathers 5 dollars 13 cents for Thanksgiving. Howell of Woodbury New Jersey arrested for beating his wife with a loaf of bread. Roosevelt wins 11 of 13 California electors. Minnesota jury acquits John Maki who shot John Bannon who resembled a moose.
Miss Eva Coolidge is named President of the Coolidge McClaine bank in Silverton Oregon. The report notes aviator Walter Edwards plans a Friday test flight in Seattle as an aside.
Drat the meddling scientists. House brooms are full of bacteria, say researchers. WICKERSHAM notes experience enforcing criminal liability under the Sherman law is not encouraging. We're getting discouraged about it, too, George.
A sharp remark accuses Morgan of employing no women in his New York offices. The comment notes his prominent nose as a reason, reflecting contemporary bias and controversy surrounding his staff choices.
The Star prints reader notes on shipping a package to England with varied rates and registering it. a letter calls for a statewide minimum wage bill and public support for assistive funds. hospital donation appeals urge gifts for Christmas care. Southern states highlight girls tomato clubs with a record tomato canning feat.
A letter notes annual effort to ensure every patient receives at least one present on Christmas Eve alongside fruit and candy. The program has run for six years, with ongoing community support emphasized.
A collage of quirky, fragmented sentences mentions a British officer in New York evaluating women over 25 as fat, haberdashery clerks in the East, testing platinum quality, car ownership, a Chicago man buying an invisibility charm, Harvard explorers in Nebraska, and odd religious and social snippets.
The aged resident recalls a bygone era with stove pipe wear noted and jokes about cabmen and corn merchants. An eccentric column touches on wealth, barber price rises, and myths about barbers’ rates alongside a historical note of New York's first streetcar in 1832.
The California Federation of Women's Clubs proposes mandatory health certificates for marriage to ensure both parties are in a normal state of health. Led by Mrs J W Orr, the movement seeks to reduce disease and congenital issues by screening applicants before marriage licenses are issued. The plan, discussed in San Francisco, anticipates future generations benefiting though immediate gains are not expected.
Fragmentary text reports an arrest in Aniestow and references Columbia City news. It mentions commercial moving pictures in China, a Cornell freshman living on 85 cents a week, German furniture market shifts, and the Woolworth building elevators needing 34 miles of wire rope. The mixed items resemble a brief page outline rather than a single event.
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