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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1907
Page
4
Notice shows contact lines for Ballard Star Agency and Everete Star Agency with Sunset addresses. It notes subscription details for The Star and delivery by mail or carrier, plus renewal instructions and a reader service phone line for address changes and missed deliveries.
The column blends jokes about work and marriage prospects with quips from Senator Garbaugh and neighbors. Readers hear about Hobson’s choice, spring lambs, piano lessons, and Mrs. Smithers’s daughter, plus a grim note on a Pennsylvania man’s death by safety pin and a projected school-meet cost near seventy million dollars.
A Chicago wives meeting reveals the burden of household finances as wives recount needing money for butter shoes milk tickets and clothes. They urge husbands to provide regular allowances and better understand the daily needs at home.
A columnist suggests settling disputes with Japan by an international baseball game rather than war. The piece argues Japan’s skill and civility, imagines an exhibition nine from Tokyo or Nagasaki, and notes potential political and financial savings versus conflict. It ends urging Congress to consider the idea or await Ambassador Aoki’s move.
The meeting headed by J Mra Bettye Bliffley le Dodden Wangie Guffengees heard absences including A F Finitichalser in jail for alimony. Discussion covered suspending dues for first divorces to boost membership and a yet unsettled past inquiry into Mrs Marian M Weddem. A relief clearing house for alimony and welfare needs was proposed while duties for a future executive report were assigned.
A vaudeville exchange plays on misheard phrases and malapropisms as characters haggle. The skit revolves around gifts for wife, children, and household items with comic misunderstandings and playful banter. Language imitates Germanic speech quirks for humor.
A fragmented domestic scene recalls a grocer’s misorder and a cryptic family quarrel. The text mentions a cup, sugar in coffee, and a discussion about groceries, purchases, and a political election looming. Strong regional dialect hints at broader social commentary within a family exchange.
An artistic photography ad appears in the Colman Building offering photography services at reasonable prices with assurances that no coupons or frauds are involved.
Ad text notes Monuments Art Marble Company in 2011 Section day listing three doors north of Vir Intast with phone numbers ending in 1738. Readable details are limited.
A rambling tale introduces Philibert Nutte of Arizona a milkman general store owner and tough figure who marries a Native American woman. A dramatic fire rescue follows as Matty saves a girl amid flames and is crushed by debris ending with a fatal final note about an injured reporter.
Seattle Star notes London men wear skin tight panties and tight trousers vamos. Green becomes the new color for ultra fashionable outfits with a green Alpine hat featuring a feather. Americans adopt $3.50 American shoes and narrow four in hand neckwear as the imperial style returns.
A fire scene unfolds as Matty and Berka race to file a story for the first edition. Amid smoke and collapsing walls they document events at Hartwell Co. with fire chief’s permission refused. Matty weighs danger against getting the scoop.
The immigration commission met at the capital and ordered inspections of Pacific coast conditions. William K R Wheeler of California will review leading coast cities and report on Chinese and Japanese immigration questions. Lincoln Neb December 14 Friends of Senator La Follette begin effort for Nebraska delegation at the next Republican convention.
A collection of practical tips on cleaning lace, brightening carpets with light, avoiding smoky stoves, removing wallpaper, warming flats, clothing care, and seasonal cautions. Miscellaneous advice on furnaces, safety with oil, and maintenance tips for homes.
Your fuel supply is available at Wenger with a warm furnace option. Get only from G. H. Woodhouse Co. at 119 versity for furnace needs and related supplies.
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