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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
4
The Seattle Star announces subscription details and carrier delivery terms. It explains expiration dates, renewal steps, and how to report issues by telephone, ensuring subscribers receive daily papers except Sundays.
An article portrays John D Rockefeller at the Bon Air golf course followed by a curious mob. Reporters describe onlookers crowding the links, whispering about him, and speculating on his baldness while Rockefeller resumes a normal day, mixing business and health through golf.
A critique argues railroads lack funds for needed improvements while capital rewards shareholders. It accuses the rail oligarchy of gambling on stocks and bonds, freezing out small investors, and pursuing private gain over public service amid rising debt and dividends.
Michigan Senator Burrows tells a farm crowd a joke about a talkative speaker and a Kalama zoo exchange. The anecdote pivots on a mispronounced medical term, highlighting his humor while addressing voters.
Prominent Prince of Wailea mine operator George Vent, noted figure in Alaska mining, is reported to have severed ties with the Balser company to pursue property bonded to New York capital interests aboard a steamer ore bound for the north.
David Hester returns to his wife Josephine in London after fleeing to Australia to seek fortune. A shipboard disaster ends his life while he saves passengers, and Josephine learns the truth as he dies. Time heals the rift, and he gains liberty posthumously.
In Cleveland in February, the Paris purchased wig for John D Rockefeller faced customs scrutiny. Clerk J T Ball assessed duty, noting the price and rebate, while a local hairdresser valued the wig at about 74 dollars. The ill fitting French wig was discarded and a new York wig chosen.
A short prose fable shows three young wives under a mirror test. An old crone offers to reveal each husband’s life as a measure of faith, with the youngest bravely asserting love over doubt while the other two await their fates.
New York statistics show 1,306 boys and 121 girls paroled from the city children’s court last year. Offenses top list include disorderly conduct, petty larceny, grand larceny, and burglary while schools and public policy are blamed for guiding girls away from crime and cigarette use cited as a male provocation.
A collage of quotes and brief items from The Seattle Star notes. Topics range from social chatter about Emory and High le Brown to local jokes about blue laws and a Massachusetts commission. Mentions include John D. Rockefeller philanthropy, a Gilman Illinois marriage, and a March 1 1997 new subscriber milestone for telegraph history.
Ed White announces a fresh stock of Scotch and fancy worsteds in new olive tan and grey colors with combinations of five to seven colors and smart English tweeds. Tailoring remains praised with proper fit and style. Located at 208 Collina Building.
A sister’s wardrobe note describes a day dress transforming from gown with a simple organdy yoke to a dressy outfit in expensive fabric. It features French lace yoke and underarm pieces, a filmy all over fabric, and elaborately flounced sleeves with Bruges edging on white chiffon base. Black velvet bow at the elbow band completes the look.
Pinney the Photographer advertises rain or shine day or night service from the Washington Building at 706 Firat Ave offering photography with phone 2606.
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