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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
2
An afternoon newspaper item from The Seattle Star shows truncated text advertising sections of the paper. It references the Business Dept and a Main location, with partial street lines and a filing or listing style, typical of a classified or department notice.
A reflective, era styled essay extols Christmas as a universal festival of joy beyond creed. It traces pagan roots to Christian evolution, praising the season’s mercy, renewal, and hope as a bond among humanity with peace and forgiveness.
The article notes President Roosevelt now supports regulating trusts with congressional power to act without constitutional amendments. It highlights his call for vigorous enforcement, possible need for lands for the attorney general, and the aim to curb anti commerce evils.
A comic column cites Susan Devereaux of Eldorado who played violin by Walnut River drawing fish to listen. A Marshalltown cow milks calmly when singers perform My Old Kentucky Home and Dixie, with two boys milking nearby, per a Lutheran Evangelist report. The piece notes such tales test music’s power and invites skepticism.
A whimsical note recalls how singing calm cows in Bwiteerland earns top pay for singers who soothe the beasts. The passage echoes the idea that music can tame wild temperaments and cites a famed philosopher on soothing the savage breast.
A dramatic shift in politics shows a strong socialist surge across states like Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Minnesota, Texas and California with notable gains in legislatures and city posts. The piece argues the movement stems from protest against industrial conditions, calling for a golden mean where rights of capital and common people meet under wise leadership.
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