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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1906
Page
4
The column argues English public opinion halted a soap trust, noting a slower American style to react. It cites organized boycotts, dealer refusals, and legal pressure as factors, but credits the temper of the English people for ending the monopoly.
A museum bell once used to summon eight year olds to 13 hour workdays in an English factory is now a relic urging reform. Robert Collyer, who labored as a child, donated it to Cornell University and hopes it marks a shift toward federal action to end child labor, with bills promised by Senator Lodge and Senator Beveridge likely to pass.
A Watertown special notes Will Snow and Fuller Wells winning seats on the water wagon after a unanimous vote. The column parodies thrift and marriage jokes, and a delinquent collector quips about payment timing. A Cadla Democrat item closes with gift giving advice.
A terse village exchange depicts a slow walker teased for his balance and wit. The remark compares him to someone light on his feet yet prone to an accidental tumble, hinting at humor and local banter.
A fragmentary reminiscence poem recalls scenes seen through a grandpa’s wooden leg and knothole. Vivid rural images include a sun sinking, a mill race, cabbage, a blacksmith, and villagers in a nostalgic vignette accompanied by playful, rhythmic lines.
A doctor named Carston saves a life during a storm and encounters Miss Violet Wharton, whom Howard recalls vividly as he tends a grateful patient. The narrative recalls a crowded street, a waiting car, and a young woman in his thoughts.
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