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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1912
Page
4
Public service notice from The Seattle Star urging prompt subscription renewals and reminding readers to report missed deliveries or substitutions. Includes guidance on contact methods and emphasis on maintaining regular newspaper delivery.
A call for public patriotism urges crowds to stand, applaud, and whistle during the national anthem. The piece criticizes fear of ridicule and political manipulation, contrasting civic pride with public restraint and pre election tact.
The San Diego YWCA starts a class for young engaged girls covering cooking sewing and home management. It omits guidance on hygiene and sex education, prompting questions about what brides to be should learn from mothers or other sources. The notice urges voting for Cotterill next Tuesday.
Actress Helen Ware reflects that loving others brings richer happiness than self centered ease. She argues true joy comes from giving and enduring emotional highs and lows, contrasting self indulgence with selfless effort for others.
In Spokane seven women will be paid the same monthly as 42 male assessors for equal work in household assessments. Married women of business ability are chosen with plans to add more in Washington towns. Equality in pay and duties is promoted by the program.
Observers note a massive planting plan for Thompson Montana as a 1 260 000 apple trees project unfolds in one orchard this year. A Cincinnati boss describes hard intangible surface yet punctured by reality. Agricultural officers spoke to about a million people last year as part of outreach. An auto sale to W J Bryan raises chatter about a 16 to 1 low gear ratio and a skeptical question from Gantherto about value. The Children Bureau advocate cites bureau figures to prompt a price of worth equal to bugs.
Comic strip gag shows children questioning father and mother about their identity. The father is described as the man who stays at home on Sunday while the mother is the lady he tells stories about. The line echoes Life magazine humor.
A short exchange at a social gathering pits a 49 year old man seeking opinion against a 60 year old, who quips that a new twenty dollar bill is more beautiful than a girl just entering womanhood. The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Chicago Record Herald are cited.
An impatient girl remarks on a man’s talk while Mies Cayenne acknowledges the banter. He notes the man rarely offers anything engaging enough to divert her from her thoughts.
The fragment discusses the distinction between an epithet and a posthumous label and notes confusion in a Philadelphia Record example. It hints at naming practices applied to individuals before death and in historical contexts of reporting.
The dialogue reveals a costly dispute where a producer paid $25,000 for a show. Parker replies that the contract ended by mutual agreement. The manager allegedly called a performer a liar and used the insult You're another.
A backstage scene unfolds with a cast member confirming rehearsed lines and a matinee idol warning about audience disruption. The dialogue includes playful banter about kissing lines and a joke about hooks versus lobsters, reflecting period-stage humor.
A dialogue hints at an actor asking why the lead should not let an understudy perform the role. The exchange centers on casting decisions and performance control within a theater setting. The lines imply tension over rehearsal pacing and responsibility for the stage production.
A humorous tale of Edwin who leaves for fortune after sound advice and returns five years later to reveal his ascent forgotten as he remarks he is now a window cleaner, despite claiming he has climbed the ladder. The father’s pride remains intact as the bid to “top” life ends in a modest trade.
A rich man asks if he should encourage his daughter to take singing lessons. The conscientious teacher replies the advice hinges on whether the goal is to teach her singing or to prevent her from joining Siechiet TM.
An unusual dialogue depicts Mr. Piatiron-Dey resisting soft speech to a woman and demanding a weapon or remedy. The speaker presses for a cure labeled Mistab Charcoal in a tense exchange.
Wemys questions Briggs about a criminal’s humanity and recalls a rare exception. Briggs admits once finding a redeeming trait, but clarifies it was a pawn ticket rather than love or kindness. Wemys triumphs, insisting no one is entirely bad.
A Cincinnati Times-Star sketch notes Edwin’s prideful parents predicting a bright future, while a mix up of names at a new theatre leads to mistaken letters. Hugh Ford’s note of a romantic origin and Harry Ford’s bill create a humorous miscommunication about friendship and payment between the two men.
A dialogue from a Baltimore American item shows Shel attempting to propose to a lady. The suitor explains he can only be her brother and offers to work as a stenographer and assistant to her. The exchange reveals social restraint and a cautious courtship dynamic.
A Pittsburg millionaire named Mr Newrich orders an $85,000 edition deluxe of Dickens and a $10,000 set of Shakespeare for a mansion library. He also inquires about a complete set of Sleuth, while a doctor explains a patient is overworked and overpaid.
The interview with Marguerite de Von, star of The Red Rose, highlights her cheerful Western charm and early stage roles. She reflects on flirting tricks, clever songs, and how men may have the edge in romance while noting her own cautious approach and readiness for new opportunities onscreen and on stage.
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