Its Own Medicine in Seattle Car Service Fight Recalled
The piece argues public convenience justifies action when Seattle Electric Co and Snoqualmie Falls Power Co clashed in 1903 over power supply. It claims the public should back unionized workers and compel the traction company to honor its franchise and arbitration rights to restore service.
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Ewr
Alton W. Leonard
Messrs. Bradlee and Pratt
Boston
Seattle Electric Co
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Co
Stone & Webster
S. E. Co
Snoqualmie Falls Power Co
Snoqualmie Company
S. E. Crowd
S. E
Snoqualmie
Inter
Supreme Court
Iblic
Seattle
Traction Company
Supreme
Sno Company
City Light
Editoriales and Quotes on Leaders Voices and World Affairs
A collage of editorial quotes references Pershing saluting Napoleon, Armenia massacres, Kaiser and U boats, coffee ads, monarchist sentiment, and a joke on pet canaries. It notes Illinois urgency over Armenian massacres and ponders China's leadership uncertainty.
Leonard’s Rainier Club Friends Favor Ghost Cars
Local chatter notes Leonard’s companions at the Rainier club avoid his street cars and fail to collect their nickels. A playful line about Mary’s car, the oldest on record, hints at fashion and fortune with a nod to Hetty Green.
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Leonard
Rainier Club
Mary
Hetty Green
Army gloom and wartime jokes in a 1918 column
A miscellany features humorous wartime quips about Kaiser and Hindenburg orders, army life, a question about navy beans, and a run of domestic hints. It includes jokes about an army worm threat to gardens, grafting during arrests, weathered house chores, and clever tips from Mr. E. OD. K.
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C. D
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Miss Rose Buddy
Pickwick Papers Trial Speech Exposes Letters and Warming Pan
Serjeant Husfus lays out Pickwick Bardell romance details at length. He cites Mrs Bardell’s care, Pickwick’s gifts, absences, and concealed letters implying deceit. The judge and audience react as the defense frames Pickwick’s conduct amid implied domestic intrigue.
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Pickwick
Mra. B
Alice in Wonderland Excerpt Sees Speedy Acceleration
A fragment from an edition of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll presents a mock dialogue about speed and travel. The passage notes an unexpected acceleration and wheels being greaned by the reader, implying a playful, curious tone within Carroll's style.
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Alice In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Peroration Sparks Witness Box Scene in Trial
Serjeant Buzfuz calls Elizabeth Clappins to testify as Mrs Clappins trembles with fainting fits. The scene unfolds with multiple Elizabeths summoned and questions about a July morning in Mrs Bar dell's back stairs near Pickwick's apartment. Evidence aims to implicate the witness in the case before the jury.
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Serjeant
Buzfus
Justice Brazeleigh
Elizabeth Clappins
Buzfuz
Elizabeth Tuppina
Elizabeth Juoking
King Street
Elizabeth
Trardell
Bandera
Mr. Dodpon
Mr. Fogg
Editor Advocates Support for Striking Street Car Men
A Letter to the Editor praises Seattle workers, condemns arrests of laborers by King County Sheriff, and urges the newspaper to curb jail practices. The writer defends union activity, warns against branding as I. W. W. and calls for humane treatment and fair pay for those out of work.
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the Star
The
Star
Electric Company
Seattle
King County
Jaike
Dried vegetables cover soup needs for sixty diners
A pound of dried vegetables yields enough soup for 60 people. If canning isn’t possible, you can dry the produce instead to prepare a large batch.
Courtroom Chat with Mrs Cluppins and Pickwick Voices
In a humorous exchange a Mrs Cluppins testifies before a little judge about overhearing voices, claiming she entered a room by permission and heard the client Pickwick’s voice. The serjeants comment on jar doors and hearing, as the scene unfolds toward the next issue.
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Illinois
Armenia
Kansas City Times
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New York Evening Sun
Chang
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Colyum
England
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Reichstag
Norristown
Adams Express Company
John Carson
Worcester
Wm. Earnshaw
Bridgeport
Earnshaw
Lake Washington Canal
Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
Hustus
Justice Staveleigh
Husfus
Mra. Pardell
Mra. Bardell
Alf
Zane Nation
Call
Ohio
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Indianola
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