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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
4
A reader oriented notice from The Seattle Star lists subscription services and delivery reminders. It instructs readers to report missed issues to the office at Main 1050 and to provide their name from the subscriber list if they are not reached by the specified time. Subscribers are urged to telephone promptly to catch up and to inform if issues are missed more than once.
An editorial contrasts mass demonstrations in Germany with American indifference to voting. It argues the German flame is for liberty and representation, while the neighboring citizen who does not vote reflects a broader civic apathy. The piece suggests true democracy requires participation beyond rhetoric.
The alien reporter Mr Skygack from Mars arrives on Earth to observe human life and wireless observations for his notebook. He shares unusual perspectives on Earth customs and technology as a curious field observer.
In Hallard Washington January 26 1908 editor Beattie Star writes as a Thirteenth ward resident urging protection for pedestrians from a fast interurban railway from Ship street to Broadway. He cites numerous complaints about speeds of at least 30 miles per hour and fears for children crossing streets. He condemns lack of enforcement of speed limits and notes automobile dangers unless speeds are regulated.
The civil service board yesterday received three applications for police matron positions and three for telephone operators, plus one for an elevator man. The hearing for L A Applequist, discharged by Chief Wappenstein, was postponed.
The dialogue features Bill the Frute and Chan pagee Charlie discussing Packey McFarland, Bob Keyes, Hat Nelson, and other boxing figures. It references a Boston sighting, forthcoming matchups, and plans to leave New York behind as fighters pursue upcoming contests.
From the Nutte Family Album by Hazel. Aunt Lotta Nutte is rich and frugal, mocked as close to air in a crowded winter streetcar. She teases a drummer home project, joking she will leave fortune to found a home for drummers despite not liking them.
A fragment from STAR DUST presents quick vignettes on humor, cabaret talk, and oddities a London style page offers. References to cafe chatter, a brakeman, fashion bits, and a mock dialogue blend playful social sketches with runaway metaphors. The piece spoofs daily life with fleeting phrases and quirky characters.
Take a trip to the U S Navy Yard on the Sound to view battleships Oregon Wisconsin and Nebraska cruising Buffalo and the training ship Philadelphia. See mammoth dry docks torpedo boats and the prison ship Nippon. Boats depart Pier 2 foot of Outer Way at 6 oclock.
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