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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
4
Editorial mentions department stores and telephones with scattered references to local businesses and street names. The piece appears to summarize income and civic matters with intermittent names like Mallard and Denver Avenue, alongside generic monthly notices.
A Seattle Star editorial argues readers tire of oversized papers packed with ads and padding. It defends compact reporting, notes the Star’s eight page limit, and claims readers shifted to the Star for concise, readable news. It cites staff size, circulation gains, and condemnation of patent medicine ads.
The appointment of Harry W. Bringhurst as Seattle fire chief is praised as a credit to Mayor Moore’s administration. Officials say Bringhurst, not a politician, will raise department efficiency quickly and without political influence. The Star endorses the removal of Chief Cook and the selection of a capable executive.
A fragment from a vintage page features poems and verse fragments by Josh Wise and others. It includes a prize note about short yarns and a humorous piece about a rolling pin incident, plus The Song of the Rolling Pin and an ode to Third Avenue.
A fragmentary page notes Clcero's tomb discovery clearing doubts of death. It includes carnival dialogue and local quips about promises, marriages, a 16 cent magazine, and a Cumberland man paying car fare for a purse loss. A play review mentions Tracy the Outlaw in Elkina.
Complete your selection with 20 distinct ghaseware styles at 45 cents each. See bargain counter located at 282 Union gt for Perrot Lighting Co.
The Southern Pacific operates three daily Scenic Shasta Route trains from Seattle and Portland to San Francisco. Tickets and reservations available at Union Ticket Office, 608 First Avenue, Seattle. Ellis, General Agent reports forty one hours travel time.
A married woman’s flirtations draw scrutiny from a friend who later learns the full tale of misconduct by Arthur Hamilton. The story follows guilt and a decisive act of retribution as Margaret Evans uncovers the truth, ending with a vow of forgiveness for Mrs Farquhar. A brief note on a new sailing craft law closes the item.
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