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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1911
Page
4
An exhortation to practice true Christmas spirit through small acts. Be patient with weary clerks and overworked staff, avoid fault finding, avoid sneering words, and share goodwill. Recognize tired drivers and delivery workers, and help by carrying small packages and avoiding loud complaints.
The piece attacks Daredevil Bill Taft and editors for praising Taft's order of a federal probe into the McNamara case. It notes critics say the probe announcement followed the McNamaras’ guilty plea and questions Taft’s wartime courage in politics.
A fragmented collection notes public mood on a municipal election and city plans. It cites humor and disapproval about City Beautiful ideas in Seattle and mentions merchants reporting early shopping and social commentary on national affairs.
Edmund Norton outlines Henry George’s Progress and Poverty as a catalyst for social reform. He argues that private land ownership is doomed and a single tax on bare land would fund society, praising the Georgist school while contrasting it with anarchy and other movements.
A playful verse gallery features Daffy-down-dilly in bright colors and a discussion by George C. Boldt on American wine discernment. A string of quips follows including a voter’s zeal, a plumber’s joke, a feminine verdict, and light captions on domestic life and etiquette.
A terse exchange mocks a weather forecaster who boasts about writing pussies and living by guesses. The dialogue implies a joke about misreading signals and the value of milk as a misdirection in a humorous street scene.
A playful note contrasts Christmas falling on a wash day with the chaos of stockings in the laundry. A Baltimore American quip imagines a college cousin and a sharp football player helping in the busy road shopping hours.
The Seattle cafe scene welcomes Ryan and Pickering as they open a first floor cafe at the Hotel Frye building. They boast an electric dishwasher for 800 patrons per hour a steam cooker and in house baker plus a chef from Rathakeller and plans for percolated coffee served in individual pots. An orchestra under Prof. Freimuth will provide music each evening as the pair promote top quality and sanitary service.
Seattle independent cigar dealers announce a broad ad campaign and state meeting on January 9 to curb the American Tobacco Trust known as the Octopus. Brewster says the campaign will educate the public and rally support as retailers rely on the trust and seek statewide support from Tacoma to Ellensburg.
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