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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
9
A fervent critique contrasts Oregon’s 11th hour reform energy with Portland and San Francisco politics. It warns against complacency as rings of corruption reassert power, urges vigilant votes, and notes cranky press and federal officials amid ongoing reform battles.
A riddle in verse about a grand elusive thing that helps friendship grow and ends indifference, framed as a useful Christmas gift. It hints at generosity and the idea of obtaining something from donors, tying to the spirit of giving in November.
A fragment from a minstrel page features dialogue with dialect humor about German fried potatoes and dance requests. The exchange hints at a duet titled Who Saved a soe Out of Gran ma s Sunday Crutch and references fatigue in the feet.
In New York the Oscar Hammerstein dispute heats up with public debt and rich assets cited. Window cleaners wage strikes causing street chaos as police log daily clashes. A new Battery Park skyscraper will rise 416 feet with vast piping and brickwork, plus a 100 by 200 foot park feature.
The article explains Washington state community property law granting married women equal ownership of community assets, equal interest with husbands in postmarital property, and strong protections for gifts, inheritances, and preexisting separate property as her own. It contrasts with older common law restricting a wife’s control over her husband’s property.
A collection of humorous maxims about love and men and women. The verse tosses quips on breakdowns under a window, proving skill by doing wrong, and aging by lifetime. It carries playful, period voice with sharp gendered snippets.
A fragmentary column quotes jokes and political quips about Roosevelt debts German guns and public figures while referencing vivid phrases from Brocklyn Life and other sources. The tone is satirical and inconsistent across multiple topics.
Boston’s surgeons discuss ambitious ideas to reshape ordinary men through surgery. Proposals include removing portions of the intestine to aid digestion, improving foot shape by walking barefoot, and expanding jaws to natural size. The trends suggest a future where the self-made man is replaced by the made-over man.
A brief reader letter urges readers to send a Christmas letter to their mother. The writer praises The Star for its principles and notes with admiration a recent tender tribute to reporter Louie Sefrit.
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