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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
5
The Philadelphia Record notes doubtless interest in the platform pledge Thou shalt not steal as the Republic of Colombia holds the canal strip. It remarks that both the president and the ex president desired the nomination and that the public mood should bring happiness, in a democrats' stance.
A reflective column urging greater heart in work and life amid a hard driven age. It contrasts hard hearts caused by money making and survival with the value of fellowship, urging belief in the heart over mere intellect or skill. It ends noting common double standards and the doctor’s imagined illness.
In a satirical tone the piece mocks politicians and public figures as it notes divorces actors, a battleship accident, Treasury gains, and a large Elk gathering near Potlatch. It mentions Mascagni quarreling with his wife, Kermit Roosevelt's interest in South America, and a Seattle convention decisive vote on Harvey Wiley's work.
A narrator recalls a family dispute after a house designed as a dream home is finished. Pa Dillpicktes rebels against the plans, siding with a basement workshop rather than upstairs livings, prompting talk of selling the house and building a new one.
The dialogue centers on Marjorie and Lilian commenting on a female singer. Marjorie dismisses the performance while Lilian notes moments of emotional crying, highlighting a contrast in perception. The exchange suggests a theater or vaudeville tone with sharp wit and character interplay.
Lady Duff Gordon at a Sherry’s luncheon recounted a Reno line about divorce. Two girls discussed marriages and smoke with witty remarks. The New York Times noted cities stretch around the earth in a metaphorical sense.
The Beeleysport House proprietor injured his back carrying a guest’s trunk down stairs before removing bricks from it. The speaker once known for urging, Let ’er go, Gallagher, is mentioned in the questioning of the court.
A reader decries ongoing jokes about a boy who steals jam from his mother’s closet and has his face smeared. The writer pleads to curb such humor on American boyhood while tolerating mother in law gags.
Fragmentary chatter recalls a swift marriage of a woman to Frank, lasting about two weeks before she summoned courage to ask for money. Detroit gossip glosses over the event with disbelief and speculation about motive.
A young reporter asks the secret to years of wedded bliss. The reply claims happiness comes from the couple’s ability to quarrel. The piece weaves in reflections on fame, death, and life’s meaning from Myron W. Reed and a Milwaukee man trading items for a cemetery vase.
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