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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
4
The text describes a newspaper subscription system with mail delivery at Sunset Red 14 Haillard Ave and payment per week or month. It mentions a subscription expiration date and removal from mailing lists if not prepaid, with a delivery address at Seattle Washington.
A commentary on free speech in America versus German authority, noting jail for lese majeste and hoisting the Kaiser salute. It contrasts punishment for dissent with praise for the United States and ends by affirming America as a fine country despite human flaws.
Official statistics show married men more prone to death by own action than bachelors, while single women report lower rates. Loss of money outranks illness or alcohol as a cause, and weekends see fewer cases. Women’s domestic troubles peak on Sunday with most acts between 9 and 12 at night. Men outnumber women seven to two in three year totals. A Pittsburg man paid $10,000 for an Easter affair. Senator Heyburn opposes Haiti Santo Domingo annexation. Isle of Pines declined.
In New York a cynic preaches against Santa Claus telling parents to tell children the truth to curb fear. The piece recalls a fair-hatted innkeeper who trusted Santa for years and once, in youth, asked a violin from St Nick, never received, then wrote of his childhood joy.
A Christmas letter from Santa Claus to a young boy expresses affection and approval for his behavior. Santa mentions preferring to give a watch instead of a violin and notes a plan to send the instrument to a crippled boy in Kansas City if the recipient agrees. The tone is warm and paternal.
A fragile child sobs with gratitude after hearing a letter read aloud. The moment teaches him charity and sympathy as he prays by the grate asking Santa to bless the crippled boy and protect others. The scene ends with a tender good night prayer and a soft moral lesson.
The piece profiles William Ellie Corey head of a major steel company, noting his rise from a boy laborer at age 16 to head of an armor plate plant and inventor of a re forging process. It also covers Mabelle Gilman, a celebrated stage actress of 25, with a career in London and Broadway. A night office tragedy follows with Old Black dying of heart disease during a late shift and a snide aside about a misread life from a telegraph sheet.
The telegraph editor Back served many years at the Telegraph, his tenure unclear though possibly a decade or two. Descriptions note a middle aged man growing aged, with a frayed wardrobe and a need for money despite a comfortable salary. A colorful, if unverified, account hints at his frugality and rumors about his spending. Also referenced is a Seattle ad for MPiatn and Fancy aders with prices at Brooks Co.
The best glove gifts for Christmas available at F. N. Brooks & Co. 1531 2nd Ave. Stock includes all styles and sizes.
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