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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
4
Independent 670 Sunset Main 1080 Business 1198 Guneet Main 1080 listed for services. Ballard Star Agency Portland Ave Munset offers one cent per week and mail or courier options. Customer letters note subscription renewals, late notices, and removal from mailing list with Seattle Washington as the registering locale.
A New Yorker argues that the rich are not happier than the poor as wealth brings heavy responsibilities. The piece muses on discontent, envy, and the restless pursuit of happiness, noting many want what others have. It compares donkey fencing and human desire, urging activity over contentment.
Critique argues Northern Pacific president Howard Fitfett misleads press by citing national freight growth of 118 percent since 1896 while rail mileage rose 21 percent and equipment 15 percent. Claims rail managers blocked engine and car purchases to fuel stock speculation, citing Great Northern as example of locomotive shortages and stock boom.
The piece centers on poet Swinburne Milton Potta confronting a bellwether, Eyltrotter the door walker, amid a chaotic encounter at Toffeta Balbriggan’s. Potta rebukes the assailant and protects a woman witness, leaving Eyltrotter stunned as Potta stands defiant.
A Harvard professor long known as a woman hater is said to owe $90,000 for breach of promise. The piece weaves in side remarks about streetcar shortages and public figures, including Geo. Gould and Harriman, with fragmented dialogue and local notes on editors and upcoming events.
Fragment from a poem or music piece featuring a speaker addressing honey about becoming a soldier. The lines describe parade, guns, and the pressure to endure hardship, urging Honey to be a soldier man and do his best amid doubt and fatigue. The piece reflects themes of duty, morale, and personal resolve.
The ad highlights Mdéa's Apparel offering up-to-date garments with three quality points. It promotes even cashless purchases via installment plans and emphasizes affordable suit and overcoat prices from $15 to $30.
A man returns from a fifteen year tropical exile to a familiar English suburb and fears he will be forgotten. The journey stirs memories of a planned disappearance and a future he may never attain. He reaches a changed capital and finds an empty home, heightening his uncertainty.
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