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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
4
A hard headed lumber man argues that without forest conservation future prosperity depends on forestry. He notes ten year changes in the lumber trade and predicts treeless cities, higher prices for lumber, and shifted worklocations if forests are not protected. He cites Germany and China as examples of conservation and questions state and national leadership.
A fragmented voice recounts a performance intermission and misadventures in a humorous, rambling stream of consciousness. The speaker riffs on cordiality city hall meters poetry and fish in pipes, ending as the stage manager appears with a cue book for lines.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt argues that amiability outshines beauty and temper, noting that a calm, self controlled girl or woman wields greater influence for health happiness and long life than a brilliant but ill tempered sister. It stresses self restraint and unselfish care for others before personal mood.
An interview with Mr William Feadles who plays a bear in The Alaskan comic opera at the Moore Theatre BearMan Tatka. He describes training method stage life and dangers from Malamutes while detailing breath control animal pantomime and career steps from Devil in Humpty Dumpty to touring with bear acts. He praises manager Mr Cort and notes a generous Christmas rental gesture.
A Choctaw fable translated by Fred Schaefer shows a Wolf eating Lamb in a popular eatery. The Lion barges in and shares the Wolf’s dish, prompting the Wolf to protest with a jokey line about dirty ball. The Lion retorts that the eatery’s grounds justify the behavior.
A Waukesha club woman Mrs George Carleton gave a paper to the Womens club. The audience noted a misquote turning her remark old friends, like old cows, grow dearer with age. The altered line circulated as New York readers saw the version.
A garbled collage of quotes and snippets from multiple newspapers, including Washington Star and Chicago News, features conversations about marriage, money, and social signals. The text blends misread names and phrases, reflecting a collage of domestic humor and social commentary.
A serialized tale follows Ben Hur as a slave on a Roman war galley Arriva rescues him after a sea battle and Ben Hur gains a patron in Arrius He travels from the galley to Palestine and Rome becoming a gladiator while seeking his mother and sister Simonides guards Hur wealth and tests him through Messala’s chariot fate and Daphne grove clues to identity.
A playful excerpt from the Boston Record questions executive ability and describes exploiting others while taking the base work. It ends with a French quip about happiness and misery turning to joy.
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