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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
4
The Ballard Star Agency on Hallard Ave announces subscription details for residents. A notice warns subscribers their renewal date will end and to renew in advance to avoid removal from the list.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission reports a scarcity of awardable heroism among submitted cases. The piece argues heroism varies with context and motive, praising the commission for encouraging brave acts while noting many everyday acts of courage go unrecognized.
A Salt Lake City gathering promotes seeing America first over foreign travel. The piece argues most cannot travel but should support domestic tourism, cites Europe spending by Americans, and praises American landscapes from the Minsiastop valley to the Rocky Mountains as superior and instructive for citizens.
A quirky collage of quotes and snippets from stage, history, and daily life. It includes a tongue in cheek note on snow in February 1942, a quip about old husbands, and a brief look at social scenes and expressions across eras.
The report blends court and common life notes with names like W N Lewis G Begley and Mitton Pike. It describes a sidewalk project from W G Begley’s store to the courthouse, a judge’s adjournment, and citizens commenting on labor hours and local humor amid a sparsely documented court Saturday.
Two car loads of material for the North Yakima and Valley railway bridge across the Naches river arrived from Chicago. The bridge was wrecked between St. Paul and Chicago last December and was sent back to the factory for repairs.
An advertisement urges readers to start a savings habit with a stable bank. It claims many fortunes began with small weekly deposits, recommends the State Bank of Seattle at Flint and Yesler, and notes a four percent interest rate compounded twice yearly on savings deposits.
The piece portraits West Virginia Senator Elkins aka Hig Steve as a bold yet controversial figure in the rail rate bill fight. It accuses him of serving railroad and finance interests, notes his wealth and staff, and questions his constituents' awareness while praising his personality. It highlights the alleged influence of Morgan, Harriman, and the Pennsylvania rail network on policy.
A fragment debating gender roles contrasts motherhood and domestic labor with a young businesswoman who rejects the chief cook role for lower pay. The text argues motherhood offers empathy and comfort, not just a kitchen duty, and questions pursuing wealth over feminine talents and maternal care. It reflects tensions about work, identity, and the value of traditional domestic roles.
The Third Avenue Theater presents Hooligan In New York this week with light comedy and broad laughs. The Taylor company returns next week to perform The Little Church Around the Corner. Star theater features Rialto Comedy Quartet and Juggling Martins with strong crowd praise. Teddy Box performs eccentric dance and whistling, Lola Stantonne plays violin, and Cummings and company close with A Game of Hearts. Special event planned for Monday.
Telegraph briefs report an annual probe set by Canada into all SS J. W. Considiner vessels in New York City. Fleet news notes the Enterprise schooner owned by Captain Clarke burned with sealskin cargo near Rio Grande do Sul. Mutiny aboard a vessel near Indianapolis ends with leader jailed. Cashmers Commercial Club seeks an electric railway to span the Wematchee valley.
All babies two years old or younger may be photographed free of charge from 9 to 12 AM Saturday at the Elltel Building located at Second and Pike.
In a quiet New England town Mrs. Malton and her daughters entertain English visitor Mr. Carten and his companion Mr. Bearsley. A fishing trip reveals past loves and a revelation that Bearsley is Tom Welton, returning to seek forgiveness and a possible reunion with Mary, now Lady Welton, as Carten renews his pursuit of the younger Malton sisters.
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