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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
4
A child asks to carry the poodle and is told to carry the baby instead. The dialogue toys with ambition when the child is asked if he aims to be president, and he replies that he is in the hands of his friends. The brief scene captures family warmth and the humor of childhood aspirations.
Widespread backing for Bob Hodge shows little traction for rivals. Progressive papers and voters across the state champion Hodge with the Tacoma Times leading the push, criticizing Hay aligned forces and arguing for the people to choose Hodge as governor.
Popular Mechanics polled 1,000 scholars naming seven modern wonders including wireless telegraph, telephones, aeroplanes, radium, antitoxins, spectrum analysis, and X-ray. The piece contrasts them with ancient wonders, arguing today’s innovations ease human misery and save lives.
Washington editorials urge voters to support merit over party labels in the September 10 primary. References to Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill stir debate while Seattle's $100 000 stadium plan is praised as needed. Taft receives notice of nomination, signaling another White House transition.
John corrects a sentence about goat and garden by noting the words garden and goat should be transposed. The brief includes a quip about a diplomat and a moral point on truthfulness with a partial proverb.
A mother and boy comment on a street plane as it starts. The dialogue humorously labels the man as an egotist, claiming he believes himself the sole creator in the scenario. The exchange highlights rural humor and social dynamics.
A Brooklyn Eagle story recounts an attorney boasting of being the smartest in Kings County after a passerby asks about the rival, exposing the speaker as confident and unshaken by debate.
A writer cites a French scientist urging eating eggshells while discarding yolks and whites, joking about cold storage and a bug's affects. The piece also notes a boy's early triumphs, later schemes of success, and a Chicago heiress ending an engagement with a Boston man for a love of independence from a mother-in-law.
A dialogue about unexpected car trouble. Mise Speeder claims hairpina as a makeshift remedy while noting the absence of a tool chest or repair kit in the vehicle. The exchange highlights improvised approaches to roadside issues.
A curio-filled column riffs on poets, a new solicitor general owning banks and railroad shares, and jokes about a teacher in the White House. The writer notes travel, fishing, and a Chicago convention claim about a woman with a perfect foot, mingling satire with local color.
A local note reports an alteration in the Beeleysport House office. The 1899 calendar was removed and a 1907 calendar substituted, signaling a housekeeping update and a new year’s scheduling change.
A humorous cartoon caption contrasts Mrs Crawford praising a kitchenette apartment with Mrs Crabshaw quipping that a husband cannot come out while cooking, reflecting domestic humor of the era.
The article describes the Golden Potlatch as a preliminary to a larger Collins playfield Carnival of 1912 to occur August 9 for five days. Phil Gross, 17, leads a publicity team with plans for a mayoral attendance and a royal voting contest on playground royalty. Clowns practice hazardous stunts as organizers promise a bigger, better event with community support and a $15,000 park board grant.
Moore shows from Wednesday to Saturday with Grand Kirmess for the Orthopedic hospital. Orpheum Empress Pantages Grand Clemmer Melbourne feature vaudeville and photoplays with motion pictures.
A visitor, carrying four year old Willie, jokes about the child swallowing a penny after Willie looks puzzled and asks who told the visitor of the supposed penny. The moment captures a playful exchange during a casual encounter.
Conversation recalls a purchase of a Mosquito Beach lot, with the bidder noting a three foot depth at high water as discussed in a Kansas City Journal item.
Wartime era slang and social bits recount scarce resources and seaside humor. A dialogue mentions Grace learning to swim from a magazine while Mrs Backlot and Mrs Oldshawn exchange reactions to a sad match, reflecting local gossip and leisure in a Kansas City Journal fragment.
A fragmented item notes a dialogue about marriage and telephone use in a Boston context. It references a party and shifting expectations, with speakers labeled She He and a sense of role reversal in the exchange. The readable text suggests a conversational snippet rather than a full report.
A Chicago Record-Herald line jokes about Rousseau and mentions the Giants in 1897, reflecting a humorous sports or literary aside in a historical context.
An old colored cook Betsey answers her mistress that she does not feel ambition enough to get out of her own way. The exchange reveals a quiet moment of self reflection in the kitchen.
Mrs Mulligatawny searched her holiday retreat for a missing watch and asked the maid to report any item found on the dining room carpet. The maid's note listed three champagne corks eighteen cigar ends five cigarette ends thirty six burnt matches and one pink satin slip.
A quirky line from the Philadelphia Record shows a man asking for items to keep him home at night. The clerk corrections him to the marriage bureau on the left, three aisles down, highlighting the department by misread path.
A humorous Harper's Weekly dialogue shows a wife cheerfully recounting a busy day: dressing the children, washing dishes, baking pies, clearing the luncheon table, answering letters, and even darning stockings. The exchange highlights domestic routine with light humor.
A Chicago News blurb quotes a child exclaiming about a camel in a circus parade. The remark suggests the camel bears the last straw, reflecting playful public commentary on the event.
The excerpt humorously assigns drinks to social archetypes a sea captain gets port a golf player tea a bashful lover pop and a stockbroker water reflecting period social satire. The line showcases classed beverage habits with playful wordplay from the Baltimore American.
A riddle from Everybody's Magazine asks how many herrings can be bought with a shilling if one and a half herrings cost a penny and a half. The old fisherman debates over wording, confusing herring with mackerel, while another fragment recalls a playful line about a man clinging to a picture molding as a stepladder tumbles.
An irritable customer says you never get what you want in this restaurant. A sad sarcastic man counters you can if you know how to order. He quips that cool items come from hot coffee and warm items from iced tea, in a Washington Star line.
A carving of a goose and praise from a negro minister follows a humorous exchange. The parson commends the feast while the carver deflects, joking about the sermon and the “name consideration” of the dish.
A playful 17th century style line features a Quaker speaking to his beloved in a garden. They tease with a question about footsteps then respond in affectionate slang before departing together.
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