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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
13
The essay defends highrise construction in Seattle, saying opposition stems from selfishness and that tall buildings pose no greater fire risk than six story structures. It argues a 20 story office block would boost advertising value and economic activity, urging approval rather than restrictions.
The piece ridicules Secretary Knox and recalls Swope's coffin screws while noting suspected restraints of trade from Cascade saws. It alludes to Sherman Act enforcement, interstate commerce, and a Philadelphia trio of deaths, with jabs at vaudeville church ideas on Seventh Avenue.
Reports describe Fort Worden as a hazardous duty station even during calm times, noting potential risks for personnel and the need for safety measures at the historic defense site.
A quirky verse fragment depicts Chanticleer and Hen Chicken discussing how a chicken was hatched from a cold storage, illustrating a playful poultry tableau.
Washington letters describe little change in feelings about the Return from Elha as Congress appears busy yet ineffective. Reference to Rep Mann of Illinois as a frequent objector and a lengthy anecdote about Taft, Calhoun, and a China banquet ends with Rath signing off.
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a henpecked husband named Hawkine and his wife’s influence. The text hints at marital strain and social reproach but provides no clear event, date, or outcome to document.
A crude note warns a nephew about being seen by strangers and suggests paying at a sanitarium for a wake. The writer claims no prior family case of insanity and urges payment.
A curious New York scam describes the Bald Impostor forming a prominent circles group called the Aaseciation of Eacy Marks with 43 charter members. The swindler targets well known authors artists scientists and literary figures and uses a soft voice and ingratiating manner to solicit small sums from his marks. He is linked to a circulating confidential profile and the group jokes about staging a dinner for him at high cost. The actor Rei Rolfe Gilson is referenced as having worked the same game for 16 years in Europe and America.
A dialogue notes a surge in demand for fly screen stock while a naturalist asserts the evolution of a year-round flea breed. The exchange hints at market anticipation and scientific claims.
In a quoted homely exchange a self made man notes that if all money in circulation were evenly divided each person would receive 29.10. The dialogue touches on work, receipts, and social expectations with dated humor about taxes families and ancestry.
The piece likens Lord Strathcona to Andrew Carnegie, noting both are Scots born in Britain who came to America as youths, built vast fortunes, and now donate wealth. Strathcona, 90, funds London hospitals and stays less in Canada, having once led the Hudson Bay Company and major railways in the northwest.
A humorous verse by Fred Schaefer tells of a father and his young son who imitates his speech. The boy mimics his dad, prompting neighbors to sneer and the parent to spank, yet the boy’s playful defiance continues.
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