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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1912
Page
4
Tommy emerges from a room crying as his father tucks down a carpet. His mother asks the cause and Tommy explains he was struck by a hammer yet he claims he cried out of laughter first. The scene captures a child’s mixed feelings after a minor household accident.
The passage extols courage born of adversity and the belief in a spark of the divine within people. It recalls Henley and a verse about rising with a smile after being struck, praising resilience over surrender and noting how suffering can forge strength. It also cites John Marshall in comparing steadfastness.
A satirical reflection traces the Kilkenny cats proverb to Dean Swift and expands into a critique of public quarrels, lawsuits, and social strife. The piece lampoons petty feuds where litigants exhaust resources and reputations, leaving only ruined outcomes and empty tails.
Readers react to Hanford's record and the reasons given for his resignation. Critics urge impeachment of advisors who backed Hanford and express concern over a disputed tax reduction of 45000 dollars in King County during land negotiations with the Northern Pacific Company.
A Chicago Tribune quotation features a lawyer probing a witness about true facts versus untrue facts and their distinctions. The dialogue satirizes legal reasoning and ends with a cynical note about loan sharks being driven out of business, leaving borrowers to rely on friends.
A witty dialogue about wealth, automobiles, and social expectations contrasts a young heir’s grasp of wealth with his bridge skill and eligibility for marriage to a chorus girl. The exchange weighs appearance, access, and responsibility in high society.
In Baltimore the scene features a converted character debating restitution after a kiss. The minister directs repayment of wrongs, while a skeptical speaker notes some demands are hard to meet. The dialogue highlights moral conflict and social expectations within a religious conversion context.
MecGlania kept a public house and lived with his family above. A barman asked if Jim O Leary should be given a drink and MecGlania replied that he had. Then he ordered him to be thrust out, as reported in Tit Bits.
A young Brooklyn woman, touted as the strongest girl at her college, discusses cultural differences with a humorous anecdote about Cornelius Husk. He travels with his son and returns with altered speech and slang like fancy for guess and blouse for shirt waist, illustrating linguistic shifts.
Dialogue from a New York Weekly snippet shows McTiff and a friend discussing marriage, housekeeping, and hotel life. The exchange mentions a planned marriage to a nobleman and a stay at the St. Charles hotel in New York.
A clerk searches for Mr Jones in Bradstreet after being asked about a bushel of potatoes. The Boston Transcript notes a humorous exchange highlighting business records and routine transactions in a grocery setting.
Pa and son discuss a burlesque and word meanings while a mother interrupts. Wittiam asks what a burlesque is and the father explains it as a heartless show. Henry is referenced as a person who may stop the explanation.
A Washington Star quip and Judge's Library comment explore class and prosperity in Reno. The exchange contrasts plain people with a prosperous agriculturist and questions where society truly concentrates its cream.
The text features a spider and fly metaphor and a witness named Hank Appleton asked about a man’s truthfulness. Hank declines to judge, noting the need for corroborating evidence before burying him given appearances of the witness. The passage mixes verse and dialogue with a courtroom-implied impeachment context.
The Travilla brothers bringing the sea lion Winks to the Empress theatre strolled south on Second avenue. Winks snagged a Banana Special from a soft drink counter and devoured it, then posed at the cashier window before retreating to the stage door.
The Empress bills Von Hampton and Hazel Jonselyn for clever board entertainment with music and dance. Joe Cook performs a standout blackface routine and a surprising drop stunt. The Leap Year Girls deliver a witty skit. Lowe and Edowarde on xylophone impress. Pantages stars Bard Brothers display strength and daring. The Mous Magicians and Morati Opera Company offer variety and vocal highlights with Julia Wolcott and Challenger in additional acts.
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