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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
13
The piece critiques high living costs blaming labor, farmers, and merchants while sparking hostility toward Wall Street capital. It links inflated prices to watered stocks and capitalization of industry, argues profits pass to producers and trusts, and calls for accountability from Congress and financiers.
Dr. Britton D. Evans recounts a Bridgetown anecdote about a halfwitted youth named Peter. Farmers offered him a cent or a nickel, and Peter always chose the cent, provoking laughter and a puzzled response about his reasoning. The tale ends with Peter’s sly smile as he considers the nickel offer.
A fragment captures Washington expressing doubt about future opportunities to emerge as a standout, wondering if another chance will come and how to seize it. The terse quote hints at a personal crossroads and desire to prove himself anew.
A man recalls his awkward, unwanted kiss under a Christmas mistletoe and the innocent, frightened reaction of a young woman who wept after his apology. He realizes the wrongfulness of his action and her hurt.
A local hotel manicurist recalls patrons who flirt as they receive nail care. One bald, elderly customer joked his wife would purge the shop, while others teased about theater and romance. The piece notes men often talk freely, with many flirting and others remaining quiet.
A narrator recalls a string of winding anecdotes from a conversation. Misadventures include a brakeless bicycle crash, a cottage scene with a planked roof, a farmer and bartender egg bargain, and humorous exchanges about drinks and horses.
Yesterday the puzzle page prints the completed division problem with all figures restored. The solution shows the mutilated sum 749) GRKR97 and the derived quotients and remainders, revealing the full numeric chain behind the clerk's challenge.
Miss Oitipickies investigates grocery pricing and daily costs revealing a clerk's playful insights into expenses. Fred Schaefer frames a sharp vignette on small economics and human foibles.
A shopper questions pricing and underselling claims as Mr Ribrowst defends profit margins on staples like flour and meat. A woman buys dog food and a lamb chop while Ribrowst comments on consumer habits, taxation, and frugal living, ending mid thought.
A humorous exchange unfolds in a Chicago News tale as a man in a purple shirt grills a student about a dig-dig. The student explains a dig-dig is an animal that digs, prompting a farcical chain of digging comparisons that drives the big man to flee and vow Teddy Roosevelt is an enemy to mankind.
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