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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
4
Public notice from Seattle Star Publishing Co detailing subscription handling losses and mail delivery. Instructions explain how to renew change addresses and report missed copies, with contact details Sunset Main 1050 and independent 441. Includes guidance on ensuring continued delivery and subscriber reminders.
The editorial argues Metcalfe aims to draw votes from Mayor Moore and is funded by foes of Moore over saloon policy. It calls Metcalfe untrustworthy, warns Democrats against being deceived, and urges support for Miller or Moore to ensure better citizenship and city governance.
Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh is urged to correct the sheriff before suggesting gambling activity in Seattle. Sheriff Smith reports no gambling in the city after reviewing the matter. The dispute involves Mayor Moore and the Miller campaign and hints at county government tensions.
The article urges a national count of robins sparrows bluejays and other birds to protect species and guide government policy. It calls for local volunteers to observe and report bird numbers around farms and homes and to prepare reports for the third census.
From Bianas Diary a narrator pursues a leap year chance while Mies Dill and Ickles falter. Sidney Greusenmiser receives a late call. the speaker contemplates mail order or a parlor performance to reveal intentions, then seeks books on gentle arts.
A fragmentary column with jokes and quips from the Star Dust page including lines about a Peruvian escort, a brassy man, a reception at a Poor Fellow item, and puns on unemployment and newsboys. The piece includes brief items from the Louisville Courier Journal, Washington Herald, and Kansas City Journal.
Cotterill analyzes Amendment 4 R to raise councilmen pay from 800 to 1500 yearly. He argues against full time city administrators, favors citizen lawmakers, and compares Galveston and Des Moines plans. He contends compensation should reflect actual duties, proposing daily rates to balance workload.
A letter argues against professional councilmen on city payrolls aiming for fall elections. It favors citizen legislators paid 900 dollars yearly, contending full time councilors would withdraw from private business, become city dependent, and distort legislative independence.
Sailors and visitors can ride the Bound from Pier 2 foot of Yesterway Umeg daily to view warships Oregon Wisconsin Nebraska the Buffalo Erie training ship Philadelphia torpedo boats dry docks and the prison ship Nipsle in a round trip excursion priced at boiler.
A cartoonish dialogue depicts a laundryman admitting a shirt was lost after a customer pays 12 cents for cleaning. The joke centers on class contrast as a bulldog character mocks underdogs and a sharp retort ends with the quip about laundering before it was lost.
Reading fragment notes a game of five hundred and a sale item at Band Box on First Street. Mentions Choice Eastern Ham and Choice Home Made Lard with per unit prices, limited to Friday and Saturday. Limited readable details of a local shop listing.
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