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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1904
Page
4
The Seattle Star details subscription rates and delivery options. Address labels show due dates and nonpayment leads to removal from the mailing list after the expiration date. The notice lists offices at Bevery Avenue and Ballard Avenue with mailing and carrier delivery details.
An unsigned New York piece argues Judge Parker’s obscurity may aid a presidential bid. It notes past candidates rose from relative unknowns and warns against overrating public personas, citing Polk, Pierce, Cleveland, Harrison, Lincoln, and others as examples of how fame or lack thereof shaped campaigns.
A collage of witty lines and brief items from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper. Jokes range from mermaids and Tolstoy to a tongue in cheek doctors visit. Notes mention a water wagon, a Kentucky whisky test on rabbits, and local street sprinkling plans.
The report notes Parker refused to speak and when he did his words were met with harsh reactions. It highlights the focus on presidential tickets and stresses the significance of Western states in the campaign of the two major parties.
A group of Seattle Democrats purchased the Commonwealth, a local weekly paper, to publish it as a Democratic organ in the coming months perhaps permanently. Articles of incorporation for the Commonwealth Publishing Company were filed with the county auditor, with trustees and incorporators L. W. Nelson, Van Pierson and A. Dyere.
Peter J. Burns pleaded guilty at Colville to stealing three horses and received a three year state prison term. Local authorities and city officials at Bellingham plan to purchase a steam roller for joint use. Ballard celebrated a belated Fourth of July fireworks display. Salmon price forecasts rise as shipments unfold. The Promitionists hold their state convention in Byeor Ett tomorrow. The Oriental liner Shawmut arrived from Tacoma with rolling stock for a Japanese rail project. The Nome liner Olympia docks for repairs and lumber loading at Bellingham before Nome. Steamer Santa Ana brought 15 passengers and a small cargo. 30 men from Seward disembarked seeking Alaska Central railway work at Juneau.
Rex Ingraham and Maj. Chalmers flee toward safety as pursuit tightens around Chancellorsville. Amid rumors of theft, the pair trek in the woods toward Fredericksburg aided by Burton as they cross the Rappahannock and seek shelter from Virginia troopers.
A Southern raid across the Potomac collapses bridges and tightens the chase toward Mount Vernon as Cavalrymen chafe at riverine obstacles. A chase through dense woods leads to a rider being hurled from his horse with a broken elbow while the pursuit continues, set against a backdrop of regional rejoicing and a somber household message arriving in Spotsylvania.
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana reports cough lasting all night and blood spit from consumption. After failures with other medicines three 1.00 bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and she gained 68 pounds. The remedy guarantees relief for coughs colds flu bronchitis and throat and lung troubles with 50 cent and 1.00 prices. Free trial bottles at G O Guy Inc Second Avenue and Yesler.
A resident of Verbena Alabama, FL A Guiledge, writes of a terrible pile condition with 24 tumors. She states Hucklen's Amica Salve cured her, noting it also relieves turns and various pains and recommending G. O. Guy Inc drug store on Second Avenue and Vesier.
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