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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
13
A satirical column from a Oklahoma agricultural note mocks pest control methods by proposing infecting chinch bugs then releasing them to control fields. It extends the joke to suggest a justice department cure for graft and “malefactors of wealth” would be equally contagious and fatal.
A reflection on visions driving progress from art to invention. It cites inspired writings, music, leadership, and technological advances while noting social dreams of equality. Tex Rickard bars young children from fights and a Boulder Individual case raises safety concerns after a dynamite house target incident.
A Canadian lawyer recalls a bailiff’s levy that starts in the attic and ends in the cellar. The dining room tally names oak furniture and two whisky bottles, later altered to 49 empty, finishing with a revolving doormat in a diagonal, banded list.
Washington reports Ballinger, the resource watchdog, outlines a new Alaska conservation policy that clashes with powerful interests. The laboring public servant is lauded for his early starts and long hours as he tackles key conservation problems.
Spittsburg residents contribute 25 689 by popular subscription for the city council members private use. Aldermen allegedly in destitute conditions have served the public, sometimes at personal loss.
Danville society ionizes the venerable speaker Jos. Cannon seen as fashion leader for the season. He entertained guests including Victor Murdock Norris and Champ Clark. A gold mounted cigarette case with 1,000 imported cigars was presented as a token of affection.
Skits feature Slap and Thud exchanging lines about poems and poets. They debate Paradise Lost versus Casey at the Bat and joke about a poem titled Verses on a Lady's Eye, ending with a cheeky quip.
A Savoy night clerk, famed for reading illegible names, fails to decode a telegram signature. The card finally reveals R. B. Nutt of Sidney, Montana, a banker, ending the mystery and proving one hard nut to crack. Other aphorisms mix with city papers like Chicago News and New York Press.
The piece extols James Whitcomb Riley as a leading American poet laureate type figure, praising his Hoosier dialect verse and economic success with widely selling books. It notes Riley’s enduring fame through lines like When the Frost is on the Punkin and compares him to a national poet laureate. A quip about Jack Barrymore and a waiter is included as a humorous aside.
Fifty members of the Municipal league in King County heard Sheriff Hodge defend his record and promise, with other candidates for prosecuting attorney and senate positions outlining reform stances. The evening featured endorsements, planned speeches, and party meetings across Seattle, West Seattle, and Rainier hall as campaigns shift toward direct primaries.
A cautionary note argues the operation harms the boy’s health and urges the law to stop the surgeon. It decries rushing actions and urges measured caution by authorities and the public alike.
A garbled OCR collage presents assorted aphorisms and misheard quotes. It includes domestic remarks about wind and wives, wealth stories, party invites, umpire claims, parental praise, a Scottish joke, legal marriage ages, stock weathering, a Roosevelt nurse, and geographic comparisons.
Col J F Carder, a Colorado mining magnate, visits the Plaza New York en route home after touring Germany where he saw the near completion of the Zeppelin L Z VII passenger balloon. The cabin decor and mahogany walls promise luxury travel for guests at high prices. Also described is a new safety gate for Williamsburg Bridge to prevent injuries from runaway horses and carriages.
Wanted your plumbing for heating repair work. Brown Plumbing Co. 223 Prize St.
In Worth Texas a custody dispute arises over Roy McKinley Rea a 15 year old boy with an extra toe on his right foot. After a divorce the father argued the toe is a deformity and planned amputation prompting the mother to file an injunction to challenge the decision and protect the child.
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