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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
5
Walter Masterton, a semi hermit with a patched, worn wardrobe, pined away after his trousers were stolen and never recovered. Despite medical aid, his spirits and health declined, and a trove of manuscripts found in his room was destroyed, keeping his life’s work a mystery. The man’s existence centered on a frugal, patchwork suit and a long, uncertain past.
A fragment from a hotel room describes a servant being told not to call for breakfast. The speaker had just been shown to the third floor room and the newcomer closed the door and secured the barrier.
An unnamed narrator recounts a tense scene where a distressed man contemplates self harm with a razor and poison. The narrator watches in horror fearing murder or suicide as the room fills with a dangerous stillness and a strong drug odor pervades.
A reader laments a $650 price for a silk night gown as part of a marriage trousseau. The piece contrasts lavish lace and fine silk with simple $1.25 nightdresses, noting the luxury of a multi millionaire’s daughter and the labor woven into costly Valenciennes lace.
Mrs Mary Mareey a former stenographer and confidential secretary for Swift and Co and Armour and Co is to be a major witness for the government in the trial of her former employers and other large meat firms for violation of federal anti trust laws She is said to have supplied the government with copies of code letters from the beef combine Giles showing conditions which the government intends to use to prove her employment as a secret service operative and to have studied sociological and economic problems begun upon her appointment
A narrator recalls a near fatal scene in a dark room. A razor lies half open on a table and a vial labeled Corn Cure hints at a self harm attempt. The narrator admits inaction and questions whether the razor was misused to remove corns.
Inmates at Georgetown County Hospital shared a Christmas dinner featuring turkey and goose and each reserved a present.
The steamer Santa Clara is four days overdue as owners claim it is standing by. Portland Pacific Coast company officials say bids on schooners to be built are too high. Steamship Oregon damaged after last night. Battleship Nebraska begins dry dock at Bremerton today.
It has been decided definitely to force out the balance of the Sully stock at 719 Second avenue. Remarkable bargains have been offered in clothing for men, and it is stated that prices even more startling will be inaugurated by King Bros. Co. over St
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