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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
4
A garbled notice from Ballard Star Agency outlines subscription terms for the Palm Pallat area with monthly rates, carrier delivery and mail changes. It mentions a subscription expiration date and a change of date processing at a post office, but the text is unclear and inconsistent.
The piece notes President Roosevelt support for simplified spelling but argues limits exist for government action. It cites the Supreme Court rebuking an attorney who tried to simplify spelling in a court decision. The New York Board of Education votes 32 to 4 against introducing simplified spelling, with few boards following.
Odd jumble of verse and prose features prize mentions and jokes about divorce and farm life. Include lines about Josh Wise and a Port Townsend Call weather note, plus a humorous plumber tale and a family dispute over schooling and marriage. The piece mixes local humor with clipped anecdotes and damaged text.
In Adelphi a grocer recalls Ed Siesen of the American House who lost a leg in a mower accident around 1872. Ed filled his hotel with ever-changing painted wooden pegs and antique furniture decor, including Masonic symbols and a Welcome sign, becoming a local vanity tale. A cabinet maker crafted a sun-gay long cabinet, and a silver plate with inscription marked the finishing touch.
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