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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
4
The notice explains subscription charges and delivery rules for The Star newspaper including hours to call if a copy is missing. It lists office contacts Ballard Everett agencies and main office numbers for service questions and delivery issues.
In Seattle on September 10 1907 William Howard Taft praised Mayor Moore and a good municipal government even if headed by a Democrat. The speech contrasts reformers urging partisan control with calls for honest nonpartisanship and criticizes Republican candidates favoring party loyalty over competence.
Ohio Supreme Court voids charges against iron bridge trust on technical flaw. About a dozen indictments charged a trust violation. two defendants pled guilty and paid fines. Court rules no crime charged. two guilty pleas may face contempt risk.
The Seattle Star reports record January gains in carrier circulation adding over 1100 routes and expects daily readers to reach 2000. It credits independent, people‑focused reporting and public trust, noting a new, larger Seventh avenue plant with a double decked perfecting press after a fire.
The Star announces two complete newspapers printed per hour with 54 000 copies hourly capacity and a nine hundred per minute rate. A new concrete building in Beventhay stands fireproof and ready for growth, housing modern linotype and stereotyping gear. The Star maintains a direct leased wire to Los Angeles delivering Pacific coast news faster than the Associated Press. Alaska bureaus in Fairbanks Nome Seward and Juneau supply daily cable news with Northern papers, while The Star proclaims it prints all the news and seeks a square deal for readers.
A collage of witty lines about fate and history features Joan Wise remarks, playful quips on Washington and cherry trees, and satirical pieces on predecessors and public figures, blending humor with revolutionary era references and cultural observations.
A dialect filled skit mocks advertising and sales pitches in a vaudeville tone. Characters trade jests about hats, profits, and a dubious accident policy while referencing a past date and a bottle of Buschhauser Malt Extract. The piece ends with a short musical cue.
George F. Cotterill analyzes Amendment No. 5 on contingent funds and No. 6 on stone quarries and asphalt plants to curb time check abuses and give Seattle power to regulate materials and bids. He argues salaries for four city officials should rise together to reflect municipal duties and risks.
In a humorous diary style, the narrator pursues a pilaff cooking lesson to please Sidney Greuzenmizer who agreed to marry if she accomplishes the task. She imagines an obstacle filled leap year proposal and recalls a chaotic kitchen mishap. Baseball note: Piper & Taft, 1024-263.
Mainsprings 50. Fine engraving and watch repair ing. Glover, 604 D. 8. Johnston é& Co, Bide.
An impassioned address on mothers facing endless visits to workhouses prisons and correctional institutions as they mourn sons who have erred. It emphasizes heredity versus upbringing, the harm of undermining a child's honesty, and the need for mothers to guide boys toward wholesome paths to prevent future ruin.
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