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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
4
Maggie Magale travels to America with her brother Pat and lands in New York where she falls into danger after taking a mysterious golden drink. She is abandoned on the street with only her wages and belongings as a phone call reveals her brother’s absence and her uncertain fate.
Rubdscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this 3rd day of April, A. D. 2908. A. J. TENNANT. Notary public tm and for State of Washington, residing at Seattle.
A 26 year old saver seeks solid advice for investing 500 dollars. The suggestion favors real estate over business capital, recommending purchase of land if possible, ideally ten acres of fertile land with a clear plan to pay within ten years, stressing soil quality and growth in value. If land is scarce, invest in real estate in a growing city with cash value and proximity to growth, cautioning against poor locations and tax risks. The piece closes with a religious proverb urging securing a good piece of earth.
Commentator rails at John F. Wallace chief engineer of the Isthmian canal for quitting his post. Taft calls him a deserter while the president accepts the resignation and Wallace faces job loss. Other items note a 1000 year skeleton found in Maryland and missing papers at the French war office.
An unidentified nasal chuckle attributed to President Reyes of Colombia is noted amid the canal commission muddle, suggesting tension or irony in the leadership response to the ongoing issue.
A reflective piece argues that young women in New York face risks when alone. It contrasts family protection and community support with the dangers of urban anonymity, noting the harsh judgments of distant observers and the thin mercy of kindness.
A speaker recalls a missing person tale centered on Maggie, a girl who vanished after arriving in New York. The account notes the confusion and tangled fates surrounding her disappearance and the sense that no one knows her fate.
A detective cues a woman to brace herself as they descend and reveal a body. The strained moment unfolds with the woman hoisting herself upright after directions, before the scene continues.
A detective informs a wife that her husband boarded the Liverpool bound vessel and is now dead on board. The woman, shocked, receives care and is guided by the investigator as scenes unfold in the ship’s saloon. The widow trembles and collapses upon seeing the body.
Susan Todd flees a ship after discovering the dead man aboard is not her husband Josh Todd. She hides in the railway station and returns home to Oakville, wondering how deception and mistaken identity led to the fatal shock and a risky escape. The scene unfolds with physicians and a drifting night as she contemplates further action.
A historic health notice argues that infant mortality in civilized countries is alarmingly high with about a quarter dying before age one and more than a third before age fifteen. It cautions against narcotic children's preparations and promotes Castoria as a safer remedy bearing the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher to improve circulation and reduce fevers.
Josh handled all correspondence for the farmer Geo. Depew and his wife Susan served as house help. They were paid well, saving little beyond a tile a year and an excess of old rye. Tessie, the farmer’s daughter, was mentioned as a potential beneficiary if he died.
In a tale of fate and ambition, Geo Depew receives a letter from a London lawyer named Lorde. Josh contemplates altering his luck after reading the notice, sparking a pause of reflection as the narrative moves to a new chapter.
An advertisement claims Dr Miles Nervine strengthens nerves and improves blood flow to the extremities. It promises even warmth throughout the body and offers a money back guarantee if unbeneficial. Also lists Prince Chinese Restaurant at 1516 First Avenue near Pike in a Pike St shopping guide.
The advertisement invites readers to visit the natatorium on Pike Street offering warm salt water baths every afternoon and evening for the public, highlighting housewives and bargain seekers as patrons.
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