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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1905
Page
4
In midsummer heat the editor recalls childhood summers when water and shade offered bliss. Bare feet dash along a cow path to a neighbor’s swimming hole and along the chestnut tree, while families juggle chores and relief from the heat.
The article proclaims record crops across the nation from wheat in the west to cotton in the south and bumper corn yields. It notes strong industrial activity with full ships and rail freight, rising bank savings, and a building boom while no major strikes occur. It ends with quips about a woman president and a remark by Justice Brewer.
The city’s leader is removed amid accusations that allies avoided taxes and local officials probe possible misuses. Officials emphasize accountability as investigations continue, with governance and public trust at stake.
Star readers react to a Magistrate ruling that a husband must kiss his wife daily and present flowers. The piece argues forced kisses deny true love and compares the decision to Puritan bans on Sunday kissing, praising personal choice over state mandates. It defends George Lindsay’s stance and condemns compulsion in affection.
A fragmentary column blends a mock party invite with comic asides by C Spider and jokes about Chicago stockyards a math of armies and horse betting. It references Dippy Dan Lake the Loon Josh Wise and others in a breezy satirical mood with stray remarks on dances and weather betting.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Gerald frees a cat squad to search a cellar for a wire and a note pleading for help. He discovers a potential escape route, then hatches another plan as a lawyer ominously approaches The Bima room.
A fragment describes a worker in a trench where digging becomes harder as the hole grows deeper, with the digger standing inside the widening cavity.
A lawyer digs a six by two foot grave in a flower bed beneath a window, glancing only from the corner of his eye at a watching figure. He finishes at midnight, covers the earth, and ascends as Gerald lies in the cellar awaiting what comes next.
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