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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
4
Irregular OCR text listing newspaper telephones and subscription terms for Independent and Ballard papers. It includes addresses, pricing per week and month, delivery options, and notes on subscription expirations and contact procedures. The legible items reference office numbers and a call for readers to call if missing issues.
The piece argues rail safety hinges on speed limits and work hours. Burlington prototype caps passenger trains at 60 mph with speed meters, while fast mail runs at 90 mph nightly. A La Follette bill seeks 16 hour maximum shifts and 10 hours rest. railroads oppose, amid ongoing accidents and public demand for safety.
The Interstate Commerce Commission would gain power to temporarily repurpose equipment between railroads and to inspect capacity under strain. It would also require ships to unload within 94 hours after cars are positioned and make overloading trains a misdemeanor. Senator Hansbrough backs Roosevelt on a four point cure.
A satirical guide urges women to learn self sacrifice before marriage. It argues wives must yield to husbands in tastes and routines, warning that failure to give up can fuel incompatibility and divorce, and it urges women to endure hardship for a stable life role.
A quirky note recalls the wanderer’s pride in knowledge of rail schedules and routes. The tale centers on Aunt Erica from Basswood Carnera arriving in the city for a semiannual trip, easily beating the Limited by over an hour.
A fragment from a 19th century paper features prize notices for a yarn contest, a brief note from Josh Wise, humorous snippets about Ella Marks of New York measuring 114 years and shrinking to 4 feet 6 inches, and assorted quips about water wagons and domestic life. The text includes references to periodic features, jokes, and reader questions with names like Cecil Ogden and Carrollton, reflecting a miscellany page.
The project on First Avenue near Columbia is built by KB and solid by Washington. O LindDroom and KB Daw eon join a syndicate led by Lewta oebaum. The price paid is 216,800.
Chester Harding visits a western city theater and meets Florence Cray, a backstage performer. He vows to return after confessing a sudden, earnest love for Miss Gray, asking for her fidelity until his next visit eastward.
Ralph Smith MP of Nanaimo could be Yukon governor if he desires but is likely to stay in British Columbia.
Mrs Buettner, alias Dr Buener, claimed physician, was arrested yesterday by Detective Kennedy in her Ramona room on vagrancy charges. Martha Drickson of 303 Harrison St. alleges she paid 64 cents for fortune telling and 64 cents for fake medicine. Unable to post $100 bail, she was sent to the police matron for her trial.
The contract for a new patrol vehicle is awarded to Broadway Automobile Co. The price is $3,000 with delivery on March 1. The vehicle will be a Knox model seating twelve and limited to 14 miles per hour.
In Panama on January 2, a loud phonograph duel in Culebra pits Miss Clifton against Mrs. Barcus who plays records for hours. The contest ends when Chief Engineer Stevens consoles the dispute and the phonograph prevails over the potato masher. A closing ad promotes Tom Henderson harness and stable supplies in Seattle.
A fragmented town letter requests a canning facility for the community and cites local chatter from Frankfort and Chillicothe. The piece blends humorous quips and rhymes about dog bites, paying debts, and quirky lines, ending with a stray reference to Bosco.
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