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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
5
The piece argues a city hospital must be publicly owned to end private neglect. It cites Mrs Fassnidge and urges Seattle to fund a civic hospital free of upfront payments and charity patient limits. It links hospital profits, urban duty, and broader protests against privatized care and misallocation.
The piece extols Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada for his vast fiscal perspective and habit of using large figures to frame policy. It notes his commentary on tariff taxes, and contrasts his broad, data driven approach with typical “worm’s eye” views in Congress, praising his diligence and progressive stance.
A quirky health item describes joy riders developing chronic back pain from stunts on Pay Streaks and amusement devices. Doctors warn the condition, called joy rider's back, arises from excessive torso strain and jolting motions in carts and rides. Treatment centers on abstinence from joy riding and rest to restore natural posture.
Poem centered on the speaker addressing Babette with romantic imagery. Repeats themes of beauty lips night stars and memories of a night encounter. The speaker vows to remember the rose and the twilight meeting as long as life lasts.
A woman begins stage life at 15 and reaches notable success at 20. Ten years later she tours the States on a star. at 23 she faces changes, marries, divorces, and returns to love at 24. Now 28 she leads her own company despite the marks of a long career on the stage.
Charley Harger has lined up another batch of statutes from a long forgotten Kansas code. The list includes prohibitions on whipping a child under 18 and writing threatening letters. It bans insuring doors and windows, overdriving or overload of beasts, improper feeding of work animals, and misrepresenting fruit plants and livestock. It also forbids wearing garments by nonmembers of the GAR, improper employee pay, and practicing medicine without proper schooling. The piece cites the Kansas City Journal as the source.
A jumble of dialogue and aphorisms appears, featuring quotes about friendship passion and knowledge. Names such as Mabel Nell Maude Hedie and Horace surface amid stray phrases about prosperity language and social norms. The text reads like an inconsistent collage with no clear narrative thread or single event.
Reverend Joseph L. Garvin promotes a school exhibit at the fair aimed at children. He outlines a week long program with supervised lessons in manual training and crafts, emphasizing healthful activities and educational value. Students would earn diplomas signed by exhibit officials.
A launch has been sold and a local firm A L Weaver & Co is buoyed by classified ads. The fragment hints at an upcoming cruise sponsored by a person or party, with advertising attempts in a morning paper and a decision to proceed using the press.
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