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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
4
A meditation on success tied to honest effort rather than wealth. The piece contrasts the lasting value of Columbus Newton Raphael Milton and Shakespeare with modern fortunes, urging wealth to serve high aims while warning against greed. It highlights simple, contented farms as resonant centers of virtue.
The piece argues happiness stems from temperament and habit rather than class. It notes cheerful outlook can be learned, shaping how we view joys, woes, and daily life. It cites George F. Cotterill and Bryan as political notes, reflecting on public sentiment in Seattle.
The text laments low enthusiasm at a Taft ratification gathering. Gill forces fail to muster enough votes, and a repeat ordinance may never be heard. It mentions proposed tin cup abolition in public schools, criticism of Seattle press, and a vision of a skyscraper city with stores on a grey floor.
In Diana's diary style narrative, Miss Dillpickles joins Mr. Flote and Aero club members for the first balloon ascent. Mrs. Whiffin, the sole female participant, faces cold feet as balloon prep tightens. Photographers push for a shot while Diana braces to pose as the crowd awaits the ascent.
A collage of anecdotes and trivia from a late 19th or early 20th era column. It includes quotations, measurements, historical notes, humorous exchanges, medical tips, and brief social vignettes ranging from sunstroke first aid to marriage anniversaries and a rubber comforter warning.
In Cornstown a lone policeman chases the Sandbag Kid who escapes near the First National bank. The fugitive hides in a Fauntleroy clad boy’s shack as a posse probes the alleyways and the kid scorns lies while comforting the boy with a stern moral lesson.
A fragment from a Josh Wise column presents quips about business luck exclusive deals and a department store floorwalker noting an absent minded buyer. It includes banter about watered stock jokes from Towne Life and a butcher’s remark on overdone meat as a curious daily reading segment.
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