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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1907

Page

4

Soap and Love Making Fairbanks Learns Soap Boiling

Douglas Fairbanks of New York City acts by day and sings by night in The Man of the Hour at the Savoy theater. He gains a soap factory apprenticeship from a millionaire father while pursuing Beth Sully, with a five year stage contract looming until season’s end. Wedding planned for June.

Douglas Fairbanks New York City Fairbanks Savoy Theater Denver Beth Sully New York Sally Beth Pairbanks Europe América America

Swindlers’ Ads Hit Local Afternoon Papers

An exposé on the flood of quack medicine ads and mining swindles in city papers. Editors push dubious “immense mineral resources” copy while laments rise over fake ads and the role of publishers in victimizing the public.

Star State of Washington Miank

Be a goat not a sheep choose leadership

A motivational exhortation urges leaving the beaten path and leading rather than following. It compares goats to leaders and sheep to followers, citing historical figures who forged new trails and achieved greatness.

Columbus Galilea Newton Morse

Star Dust and Snippets of Century Wit and Wry Observations

A collection of humorous quips and vignettes on women, oil prices, rail travel, politics, and social mores. It weaves satirical lines about the barber, the English 99 year old, the ice trust, and a comic exchange about encouragement from a daughter and suitor, reflecting early 20th century sentiment.

German Savings and Loan offer beats life insurance

Advert says the German Savings and Loan Association provides a safer, more profitable investment for old age or middle age with pro rata returns and full par value. The notice cites Chas. Gener as secretary and 416 Valley as contact, while other miscellaneous quotes appear in the page mix of jokes and local chatter.

German Savings, Buildings& Loan Association Chas. Oener, Secy Valley Kids Eee

Ed White Shows Spring Suit line at 208 Collins Bldg

Don’t delay for a new spring suit. Ed White the tailor announces a display of latest fine Booted plaids and fancy worsteds in olive and tan colors popular this spring in New York. Includes English tweeds shown in mixed colors at 208 Collins Building.

Ed. White Nobby New York City Collins Bidg. Oon

Diana's Diary opens with a Blush in a Bridge Party

The narrator attends a well card party invited by cousin Mrs. Van Tramp and meets Mr. Telemachus T. Taffeta of Taffeta Ualbriagan. He hails from the Diliplekle family of Chariceton, S. C., and ponders the narrator’s translated surname while she frets about her counter role. The scene ends with a cliffing hint of future awkward exposure.

van Tramp Telemachus T. Taffeta Taffeta @ Ualbriagan von Trump Diana Dillplakies Mr. Taffeta Diliplekle Chariceton 8. C Great Taffeta South Carolina

Vice President Fairbanks Discusses Prosperity Crisis

Special Delivery interview with Vice President Fairbanks conducted by Josh Wise focuses on the era of rising prosperity, the role of capital and public services, and the presidency. Fairbanks stresses cautious leadership, belief in franchise rights, and the need to balance industrial growth with public welfare. Smalley reports the travel of the Inland Empton company representative for inspection.

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Storyteller’s fire side tale of Capt John Smith and Pocahontas

A storyteller recalls a long ago scene where Captain John Smith meets Pocahontas as Indians appear angry outside a wooden house. The tale covers primitive travel, early colonists, and a childlike crowd asking why lions and trains do not exist.

John Capt. Smith Banta Claus Capt. John Smith Indiana John Smith Ali Capt

Pocahontas and Capt John Smith Told by a Father

A fragmentary dialogue recounts Pocahontas saving Capt John Smith with her arm as danger looms. The exchange recalls chiefs, a necklace of rope, and Smith’s favorable deeds toward a girl, ending with a child’s refusal to continue and a bedtime departure.

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