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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1910
Page
4
A Seattle editorial urges citizens to vote in today’s primary, arguing nonvoters harm their own finances and the city. It warns five to ten percent may stay home, blaming the voter for municipal ills and urging careful choice even as distractions fade.
Gladys Malvern of New York stars in moving pictures and performs before audiences daily. Her sister Corinne is also a noted child actress on stage. Mark Twain’s Nevada days are recalled with a playful boarding house anecdote and a turkey leg gag at Thanksgiving.
A minister at a penitentiary stirred inmates by singing The dying thief rejoiced to see then a local preacher faced debt with a special collection. An old hymn prompt prompts a geography joke about Ohio while a Brooklyn incident ends with a puzzled reporter and a slangy exchange.
A humorous column by Fred Schaefer from Diana's Diary satirizes grocery store inflation and consumer quirks. It weaves anecdotes of price shocks, egg and flour shortages, and odd customer behavior, ending with a wry take on local gossipy notes and courtroom quips. The piece parodies everyday purchases and small-town life, mixing humor with faint social critique.
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