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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1912
Page
4
After an hour of prevarication a musical instrument dealer agreed to sell at four times value. He asked where to send it, while the customer claimed his flat was on the third floor. The buyer had moved family to the second floor of No 949 Fig Street under a three year lease.
Henry T. Finch explains that scent drives most flavors. most gas delights come from smell, not taste. He cites denatured food and crime against noses, noting November Century coverage and recalls involving Mayors and Bradford, Blaine, Wardall shaping his job.
The article reports Congressman Kent of California opposing the Beane or tones pension measure, arguing for social justice and a broader tax system. It contrasts Kent’s stance with Blaine and Wardall, noting their political risk and tactical positioning in the pension debate and recall politics.
A reflective query on courage from Carlyle about giving life away. It asks readers to observe who among us sacrifices personal comfort or profit for greater good and who remains unmoved by such calls.
The text warns of a growing male surplus in the United States with 2,691,479 more men than women and a predicted rise in bachelorhood. It suggests men will face shortages of partners, urging action before crowding worsens as social conditions and politics stir debate about who will volunteer for change.
The piece argues that Ohio wool costs 19 cents a pound, Australia 4 cents, and global price 9 1/2 cents. It criticizes a prohibitive state tariff that blocks imports and forces home-grown wool, claiming most people end up wearing or sleeping under shoddy wool alternatives because of the price.
Boston philanthropists promote farms for released prisoners and urban poor but acknowledge a larger need for home-building on soil. They note some influential figures presume sole authority to choose who becomes mayor.
General Nelson A. Miles recalls a career from Civil War feats to leading American campaigns. He claims roles as a premier Indian fighter, conquering chiefs, and a key figure in the Spanish American War. The author reflects on possible outcomes had different commands prevailed.
The fragment references a 1910 oil record of over 200 million barrels, John D. Rockefeller endowing another hospital, and Portland Oregon council actions to remove loafers and fund jobs. It also notes debates on socialism, ancient dentistry bridges, and contrasts country versus city dust with a moral warning about raising dust.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls familiarity at a house scene. The speakers exchange tentative acknowledgment and nerves, hinting at prior meetings and a tense, unclear relationship.
A fragmented report notes a visitor seeking dietary changes, with garbled dialogue referencing a doctor’s order and an Eskimo diet. The text contains nonsensical phrases and unclear context, limiting concrete details about persons or events.
A traveling man explains to a conversation partner that railway maps and mileage books often make two nearby towns seem far apart when measured for distance. The Washington Star quotes this exchange on the complexity of rail transportation mapping.
A Washington Herald observation notes rapid assimilation of ideas by new Americans with a quip about encountering a Turk paired with an Italian friend in the next block, illustrating cultural integration through everyday dialogue.
Fragmentary lines reveal a dramatic exchange about love, pride, and marriage. A speaker vows not to remain a mere clerk while mentioning tension with a father-in-law and a past consideration of divorce.
A fragmented OCR reading blends a New York draft anecdote about Amzi Horn beak with verse about hidden spring beneath winter, light humor on fat people and trains, lampoon on cabbing, and quips on religion and two being cheaper than one.
Fragment quotes show a brutal strategy remark about paying enemies in advertising land to silence them. No concrete people, places, or dates are identified. The text reads as a snide aside rather than a reportable event.
Mrs Barnes asks if the euchre club she joined is progressive. Mrs Wise quips that it is not very progressive, revealing a light social dispute about club culture.
A terse note highlights a Pennsylvania producer delivering a valued annual output of 15 million dollars in garden trucks. The text then veers to a reflective line about a man recalling his mother and father. It ends with a warning about locating an inventor of patent leathers who remains unfound.
The committee favors buying four Winchester No. 16 gauge repeating shotguns at 21.25 each and two .38 caliber Winchester rifles at 11.35 each. Supervisor Kellar moves to authorize the guns and ammo for sheriff protection.
Classified note shows a sale offer for an ideal residence with rooms and fittings at 650 pounds, from Hogarth and Co, 16 Victoria Street Lewisham, plus a humorous clipping about a horse and a seven year old girl poem The Hen and the Duck and a reminiscence by Edgar M Church about football in Philadelphia and a funeral procession anecdote.
Fragmentary OCR cites a system of asteroids with scattered names and phrases. References to Sinnick and a polished tone appear, but the passage remains incoherent and fragmentary with no clear event or attribution.
In Seattle, Ida St. Leon, age 17, rises from circus performer to leading lady after stepping in for Mabel Taliaferro in Polly of the Circus. She studied the original star and memorized her lines, convincing the show manager to cast her. Now at the Seattle Theatre, Ida seeks a new, longer role beyond the circus girl type as she eyes a future in dramatic parts.
Forty year saloon keeper Schneider tended a quiet place for longshoremen on Woat street. He kept peace by quiet firmness and a boot with a boongstarter, saying fighting could be stopped by striking them on the head with the boongstarter.
An advertisement touts a home remedy mixing two ounces glycerine and half an ounce concentrated pine with half a pint of good whisky. Doses of one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime are advised, with smaller doses for children by age. It claims rapid relief and warns against uncertain mixtures. Local druggists report six years of high demand.
The bank states that while any customer may secure a loan, regular depositors receive preference due to their established accounts and standing. It argues a bank’s obligation is to extend credit first to its own customers when their records justify it, especially in difficult business periods.
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