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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1907
Page
4
The Star notes daily delivery except Sunday and outlines subscription terms. It lists telephone exchanges for building access, a 1 0) per copy or 25 cents per month rate, and methods to change address labels. Promptly address delivery issues by calling Main 1es¢ and 44). It emphasizes prompt replacement of missed copies.
A long obituary sketch outlines a man who avoided life’s common experiences, never traveled or voted, spent little on travel, and amassed 1.5 million dollars. He gave nothing in return and left no lasting connections, a lonely figure whose wealth contrasted with a lack of meaning. The piece frames his life as a real tragedy.
The Oceanic carried 85 107 foreign money orders on a single voyage totaling 1 192 432 dollars. Over 12 000 were sent to Germany and 40 000 to Great Britain, with Italy Russia Austria and Hungary also represented. The two voyage period shows 5 366 763 dollars in orders, up 66 000 orders and over 1 000 000 dollars from 1906, highlighting America as a land of opportunity.
Practical holiday shopping guidance with a humorous tone. Advises waiting until the eleventh hour, managing rush etiquette, and choosing gifts with a lighthearted yet cautionary spin. Mentions nuts and humorous dangers, and notes changing gift-giving customs for ladies.
A collage of quips and cartoons features Josh Wise’s musings on modesty and sales, jokes about family money and diamonds, and funny exchanges about engagement and cooking. Literary snippets from Puck and other sources mix with cartoons and aphorisms about progress, smiles, and stubbornness.
New York reports Chas EB Blaney, playwright and promoter, plans to start a school to develop stage villains for melodrama. He laments the decline of old fashioned villains and seeks a recognizably fierce character who can incite audience passion without complex backstory.
Mrs Higgleworthy and Mrs Oompdonk clash over a missing egg used for batter and children’s ball tossing into nasturtium beds. An egg is eventually found, and residents vow the incident won’t recur as the neighborhood notes past garden care and forgiveness.
On a coastal voyage the wireless operator Flo, famed for his past with major railroads, sends a jolly to his friend Jack Spark. A sudden storm warning erupts as a final Morse message reads Here JACK Aground heavy sea driven from course going to pieces good bye signaling a tragedy at sea.
In a diary entry, Diana contemplates leaving domestic life for a nursing role. Dr Pulsteimer enlists her to help Miss Lint with Percy Leadsborough, son of an insect powder magnate, as Diana agrees to assist while earning sixteen dollars weekly amid thoughts of romance and wealth.
At Halla located 1111 Piret Avenue, a scene unfolds with striking bags, boxing interest, pocket knives, footballs, and air rifles. The item list hints at a display or sale event with multiple sporting and utility goods scattered across the venue.
A round trip excursion from the U S Navy Yard features sightseers traveling to Pier 2 at the foot of Yester way aboard ships including the battleships Oregon and Nebraska the cruiser Buffalo and the training ship Phil mammoth dry docks torpedo and prison ship Nipste with daily departures from the yard.
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