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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
Harold W. Maynent portrays Santa Claus in Beatie’s scene at Broadway High as a tall athletic youth. The piece notes his stage experience, makeup skills, and warm rapport with children and parents, describing his plans for Christmas Eve and his return to normal life after the holiday rush.
Seattle voters will decide December 29 on bonds to extend and improve the municipal lighting plant. The plant has shown profits of about $30,000 in eleven months and has reduced city light rates, with extensions needed to meet growing demand. The bond issue is framed as a prudent business investment to avoid higher taxes or private-rate hikes.
A vignette of misread proverbs and quirky conversations in a colonial setting. Characters include a corned doctor, an American tourist, an Arab guide, and a British visitor, all reacting to odd prompts and the stale humor of a hazy past.
A child asks why the Lord visits their church less than Aunt Nettie’s. The mother explains that the Lord is present there in a long black gown, and the people answer that they will be chastised if they hear Him speak. The vignette blends humor with a gentle moral about reverence.
The text advises Aescent cap use to protect and perfume hair at night and suggests sprinkling sachet powder between fabric layers. It prescribes warm baths for toxomnia, with gradual temperature rise and 10 to 20 minutes soaking, plus warm bed linen and ventilated sleeping rooms. Tips include avoiding covering a skillet when frying fish and using asbestos under a tablecloth, then a traditional English Christmas pudding recipe with suet, raisins, currants, citron, spices, brandy, and long boiling.
Inspector Albert Jones detects a counterfeit Rubens in Beckwith’s possession aboard the liner Ceastoma. Beckwith, intoxicated, artists a false signature to pass the painting through customs, claiming a five hundred dollar value and paying a suspected two hundred dollars in bribes.
The piece mocks American suffragists as funny looking and overly serious. It describes Eber as looking disappointed in love and notes ladies wearing stiff linen collars to relieve their minds, portraying Americans with a biting, satirical tone.
A debate over art value unfolds as Phillips compares his work to Rubens Michelangelo and Titian. The inspector scoffs, calling Phillips claims bold yet dismisses further conversation. Beckwith remains evasive and silent after the initial exchange.
Beckwith faces a customs probe over a alleged Rubens after a fake is exposed by turpentine analysis. The painting is declared genuine by a quick sign test, Beckwith pays seven thousand dollars, then presses press and dealer bids surge. Museums buy it for seventy thousand amid global speculation.
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