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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
4
The piece mocks socialist leaders in Seattle and likens their actions to a Kilkenny cats clash. It ridicules their alleged virtue, questions a socialist administration, and contrasts it with a harsh view of reformers. The missive moves to news of Taft’s Texas visit after inauguration and a racial stereotype description from the era.
A Christmas sale advertises a 6 month old fruit cake at 30 cents a pound and English plum pudding at 49 cents a pound. Prices focus on seasonal baked goods with discount wording for holiday shoppers.
A satirical mock dialogue portrays Kaiser Wilhelm with an income of ten million francs, begging for advances and pawning castles to meet expenses. The exchange touches on his worries over salaries, yachting, hunts, estates, and a looming Christmas budget under the empress.
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