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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
4
The piece argues foreign and domestic laws should enforce marital fidelity. It cites a Berlin case where a musician was jailed for elopement, a Dresden merchant sought damages without success, and questions why similar strict accountability is rare in the United States.
Comment notes limited backing for Poindexter’s plan to develop Alaska with not all regions, including Seattle, showing strong opposition or indifference. Ambiguity suggests uneven political reception and potential obstacles ahead.
A social vignette about a wealthy Eastern family that values practical housekeeping over idle luxury. The educated daughter is told she must work as the new third maid to apply her training, ending with a nod to the moral of restraint and duty.
Dispatches recount Woodrow Wilson cursing on the golf course as his niblick swung and turf flew. The incident, described with humor, notes his strong language and media fascination with a college president showing impiety and human flair.
The narrator riffs on travel writing tropes and conjures a satirical Atlantic City scene. He imagines a bustling resort with Boardwalk crowds, Million Dollar Pier, surf bathing, chorus girls, and sun drenched vacations, then admits the lure fades as reality intrudes and friends ask for money.
A whimsical discussion of naval history and famous firsts unfolds. References to a wake after Paddy's death, a White House shower bath for President Wilson, and Eve's kiss prompt a memory of an old book. Lot's wife is recalled as an old salt.
The page mixes comic vignettes and social notes from Bothell and Maine laundry circles. It includes quips about fashion and society, a high school lecture on sewer gas, local personalities, and references to ex-Senator Billy Lorimer.
A vintage cartoonish vignette contrasts two men William Jones a college educated worker earning eleven dollars weekly with Jimmy Brown a rising earner as a pitcher making ten thousand. It notes changing times with safety razors belts and evolving art of caricature.
The piece argues that dreadnoughts like the New York dwarf older battleships such as the Oregon. It compares sizes speeds and armament and explains why the modern battleship can strike from far away while avoiding return fire. It notes the New York’s ten 14 inch guns and long range.
A collage of vignettes from era entertainment and humor. An urban cab scene sparks a racial slur, a child mischief tale unfolds, and a preacher’s daughter offers a humorous churchyard remark, all drawn from periodicals like Century Magazine and Judge.
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