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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
4
The patty governor, who resisted local demand for a primary, sees mounting pressure as the Wednesday election date nears and the public weighs the option of reform.
The article argues city farmers start as rubes but succeed through hard work. It portrays farming as tough yet rewarding, noting each misfortune fails to stop the city farmer who grows stronger with plows, hoes, and harvests. It celebrates resilience and vigor in rural life.
Taft for president and pay for governor seek all boss votes in the state and the ex judge Hanford vote. Various politicians pose as the latest style but the public will not be fooled by for election purposes only progressives.
The piece notes Congressman William Kent argues meat costs rise due to feed and production shifts. It describes a future of three crops on limited land, concentration of feeding on small farms, and the decline of vast cattle ranges as agriculture moves westward and toward education driven methods. Johnnie Lawrence, once part of Hay's machine, questions progressive labels.
A noisy mix of opinions on holidays, local ordinances, and public figures. Mention of an anti hatpin rule and a constructive arrest contrasted with a gloomy mood about celebrations. Notes on theater fundraisers for a children's hospital and political talk about Humphrey and Tap. Bob Hodge is active in Eastern Washington politics.
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A witty exchange unfolds at the Eagle House in Torus where Dubbleigh proves his fast travel from Watkins county in 65 minutes. A self-styled justice of the peace offers to settle the matter for 25, with Dubbleigh ready to provide five witnesses to confirm the claim.
In a neighborhood tale a group of children recover from chickenpox only to hear from Julia four years old that the Smith children have something else. The mother asks for details and Julia explains it as plecon toes. The piece records a humorous or mistaken belief about illness.
A brief notice from the Atlanta Constitution quotes the colonel exclaiming land risk as the moonshine distillery relocates ten miles farther, prompting questions about townsite stability.
A dialogue exchange reveals a running joke about engagements and marriages. The speaker notes yearly engagements while another character remarks the first fiancée remains the only real marriage. The scene hints at a light domestic prankish banter among friends.
A Baltimore American remark records a condemned prisoner offered a choice between hanging and shooting. He responds with a nonlethal quip preferring to be hung in effigy, reflecting a grim legal culture and public tone.
In a charged scene Mary avoids eye contact while Henry bursts in. Her expression tightens as his laughter echoes, and she falters with a breaking voice, a moment judged by the judge.
A Toronto World note recalls a visitor told to leave a cane or umbrella outside before entering an art gallery. The exchange highlights a coordination between catalog notices and in-gallery policy, illustrating quirks of venue etiquette.
A humorous verse from Meggeendorfer Blaetter mocks the heated term and the poet’s reluctance to write beyond weather. The speaker notes scorching heat and defends his craft while anticipating a proposed match with Edith tonight amid teasing banter.
A collage of humorous clipped phrases and quirky quotes spans politics and daily life. It mentions Beeleysport meal tickets, Woodrow Wilson’s Virginia birth with Ohio roots, a crowded primary count, and odd exchanges about meals, work, and Boston humor.
A Kansas City Journal quips about a performer transitioning from singing on stage to riding a horse for a prime act. The brief exchange highlights show business adaptability and public persona.
A lawyer recalls a temperance advocate judge who spoke at a banquet praising restraint in eating drinking and tobacco use. A joke about a wife urging her husband to quit drinking highlights the claim that great men drank. The text also includes brief humor about patriotism and education featuring a St Louis man and a professor and a girl graduate.
Wayne and Paul Twyford, two young boys, traveled alone from Beatrice to Blackburn Oklahoma to sell The Star. They sent their photo to Uncle Jack for the Circle and the paper invites them to share their impressions of their new home as the Circle enjoys their news.
Uncle Jack picks a winning rhyme for a Potlatch week feature. Beasie is promised a nice box of chocolates at The Star office after littl Willie’s mamma sends him to buy a hat. The crowd at Potlatch notes a headpiece mishap as the poem closes with BESSIE DAY.
A Brooklyn style tale follows David Hardenbrook a Jamaican Long Island resident who post an ad seeking a wife for a mysterious wealthy older man. Women respond in force tearing at his home with suitors on his door and lawn.
A letter from Evaone Sephton of Edmonds Washington asks for the return of a school picture. She notes she is 15 years old and in the seventh grade at Edmonds School. The message is signed from Edmonds Washington.
The Star reports new Circle memberships awarded to Meade Burr 10225 57th Ave S and Dorothy Ferguson Anacortes Verna M Thompson Edmonds Kathrine Hafner Arlington Marion Beaty Mount Vernon Willetta Parks 1409 N 50th Mary Sheldon 1419 N 50th Hazel Sanders 6246 Palatine Write Uncle J for a membership card.
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