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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
4
Local notice from The Seattle Star outlines delivery by mail or carrier, subscription rates, contact numbers Main 1050 and Ind 441, and requests readers notify errors or missed deliveries for reliable service. It emphasizes prompt reporting of undelivered copies and subscription expirations.
A reader letter questions capital punishment asking if state killing deters crime or improves society. Citing Plato and various countries that abolished the death penalty, the piece argues executions offer little public good and notes crime declines in places that halted legal murder. It ends by urging recall of legal murders and asking what good they achieved.
A Chicago preacher laments women’s exclusivity and social snobbery. He argues such cliques narrow experience, hinder democracy, and tire women with empty standards. He urges inviting diverse guests to break caste and be more humane.
A jumble of quips and anecdotes clues a festive, old time flavor. An optician eyeing business, a Georgia prohibition remark, and a wary customer in a sale mix with a blockhead joke and a ranch tale. The piece reads like a collage of humorous snippets and wordplay from a bygone era.
The verse describes a lone sailor drifting on snow clad plains with leg chains and no relief. A wakeup clock jangles as the narrator awakes from a cold, eerie night at sea. The lines convey fear and uncertainty about whether the voyage entertained or just entailed a grim fate.
A man impersonating Humane Society authority has been charging horse owners for teeth filling at a public market. F and Nell, surgeons, complain of an unknown rider bearing a badge claimed to be from the Humane Society. Officer Vauppel says no such badge has been issued and warns the public against fraud.
A satirical piece parodies pretentious self help notes and pompous aphorisms. It mocks fake wisdom, misplaced ideals, and hollow promises with a playful voice and quirky language.
A humorous exchange features Edwin and Baéwin debating whether animals like guinea hens groundhogs and hedgehogs are fowl. The scene ends with Edwin’s mother losing patience and sending Rawin to bed as they finish a sensational book about Genevieve's marriage to a chiropodist.
A humorous vaudeville piece features Osgar and Adolf aboard a battleship in mock German accented dialogue. The sailors riff on nautical terms with hornpipe jokes and playful banter about authority, timing, and ultramarines as the audience laughs through a nautical lullaby parody.
In a rambling dialogue the speakers debate Jim Corbett's plan to apply baseball style governance to boxing with a national commissioner. They discuss appointing figures like Garry Herrmann and Ban Johnsen, concerns about crooked matches, and the idea of using a “hook” on those who cheat. The tone is skeptical yet curious about a broader revival of the sport.
Seattle park board considers installing a rock crusher at Whidby quarries to supply crushed rock for exposition grounds boulevards and roads. City Engineer Thomson and Counsel Scott to decide feasibility and potential $25,000 cost as roads may join park system after fair.
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