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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription expiry dates for readers of the Ballard Star Agency publication. It explains that when a subscription term ends the current period is billed and a renewal may be processed. readers are advised to check dates and maintain service with the Beattie Washington post office handling.
The piece urges Seattle residents to quit vice completely rather than make broken promises at year start. It warns resolutions tempt failings, stresses immediate total reform, and links continued vice to personal loss and temperance movement goals. It emphasizes not delaying change and avoiding false promises.
A critique of legalized white slavery in southern states and Kentucky jailing practices. The author argues that selling a white man into slavery violates constitutional rights and degrades individual liberty, proposing work punishment instead of private profit from an offender. The piece condemns debtor slavery as barbaric and unjust.
Aunt Polly offers recipes and kitchen tips including chocolate frosting, green pepper omelet, baked rabbit with onions and sage, banana blanc mange, and a note on greasy saucepans. Also mentions steam baths and the Oriental Bath.
A quirky mixed-page fragment lists prizes and items from a contest, with social quips and jokes about politics, education, and daily life. It mentions railroads, Senator Bailey, Roosevelt, and a pool exhibition, interspersed with humorous vignettes and table talk.
A fragment describes an epirita hovering at night as the Sugar Trust and Express concerns appear with fair faces amid a land of internet owners who held a Congressman. Pity, scorn, and fatal accusation arise.
A dramatic alms letter from Dick Wentworth in Gold Valley Alaska dated January 9 describes loneliness and the threat from Jack Darby over a stolen nugget. Wentworth fears for his life but resolves to open the door and trust in God as he contemplates surrender after confessing a death tied to gold.
New Southern Pacific service begins with a 1 30 p m departure from Portland and three daily trips. The fast time and excellent scenery allure travelers to health and pleasure resorts. Tickets and information at Union Ticket Office 608 First Ave. Ellis is the general agent.
Local shop advertises half price on dolls toys and other holiday goods with emphasis on savings and limited stock. The note mentions London as the store and promotional wording but contains garbled phrases.
A dozen boys build a makeshift fire wagon with a milk can burning inside. The scene becomes a study of child imagination and hero worship, comparing kids to real firemen and noting leadership and organization emerging from play.
A fragmentary verse piece laments a reformist clash with Congress. The speaker, addressing Brander Matthews, criticizes lawmakers for overreach and mocks legal wording while bidding farewell amid political rebuke.
A fragmented advertisement invites readers to request a book of home plans by sending a name to Knapp & West architects located in the 353 Colman building. The terse note promises four beauty plans upon request.
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