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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
4
A cryptic notice list shows Ballard Star Agency at Mallerd Ave Sunset Ballard with a change of address and subscription renewal instruction. It references W Halden at 380 Rucker Ave and a Washington state issue concerning mailers and delivery, but details are obscured in OCR garble.
The piece argues that Seattle's growth is hindered by high living costs driven by trade and national trusts plus local monopolies. It urges public action to break coal, produce, meat, and laundry combines and to pressure prosecutors to enforce anti trust laws. It claims wages fail to keep pace and advocates decisive federal and local measures.
A garbled vaudeville dialogue shows a hotel lobby exchange with mispronounced German phrases and comic miscommunications. The exchange covers room requests, fumigation, bath desire, a bellhop, and a fire safety line, ending with a puzzled acknowledgment and a rough joke about a call in the morning.
A neighbor recalls That Boy Next Door, praised as potentially inventive yet warned by a mischief involving bread dough. The boy used a bicycle pump to inject air into dough left unguarded, yielding a crusty loaf full of air and an airy joke at the table. He was denied dessert as a reprimand.
The arraignment of G H Ambsen J B W Green and W T Brobeck on bribery charges in the Parkside railway franchise case and the mayor on a gas company lie charge were postponed until Saturday to allow the mayor’s extortion trial to proceed. The motion to quash the Louis Glass indictment was postponed to the next day.
More than six fraternal orders will hold memorial services next Sunday to honor departed comrades. The Macabees Woodmen of the World Tribe of Ben Hur Odd Fellows and others are among the participating groups.
Pearl Weight of New Orleans accepts the offer to become commissioner of internal revenue succeeding Yerkes. He will begin the new post in December.
A jumble of humorous quotes and sketches features Mrs. Gould warning about coffee, Wise’s teaching, marital quips on pie crusts, King Edward’s pink shirt, Justice portrayed by a blindfold, company name questions, and satirical editorials. The text weaves street talk, journalism banter, and social commentary with references to clowns, clergies, and politics.
A column of home tips covers economical kitchen fixes with pumpkin cracker crumba for pies and a facial nerve treatment using the fifth and medial nerves. It also notes pocket tricks for keys and pudding steaming, plus a note on Oriental Billiard Pool Parlors offering eight new tables in Seattle.
A domestic quarrel over infant feeding leads to a clash between Mr Deveydove-Dees and Mrs Deveydove-temt. They argue about sponge cake, solid foods, and a baby’s diet claiming an infant’s right to eat. The scene centers on parental control and the baby’s nourishment.
London June 4 Campbell Bannerman announced to the House of Commons that there will be no parliamentary session next fall. The statement marks a pause in legislative business as political maneuvering continues ahead of the next term.
Jefferson Davis birthday observances featured the Daughters of the Confederacy awarding the Cross of Honor to eight Confederate veterans. The selection was made by Judge MM Allen, Benjamin A Shay, Philip RB Simmons, Hell Patrick Bent, Henry J Miller, Dr. John L Neague, all from Beattie, with Charles M Botton of Olympia.
In Cincinnati on June 4 M F B Ingalls president of the Big Pour railroad says he would accept a nomination if offered as a successor to Senator Foraker. He is described as a receptive candidate and would not decline.
In Diana's Diary the narrator complains about traveling with Mrs Cushwads. They stay in a hotel near the beach but never go to the boardwalk. Diana laments isolation, cites constant readings of The Life of Lady Jane Grey and Alexandaa, and longs for lively shopping and seaside scenes. To Be Continued.
A public school girl Elizabeth Burtos will wed a Japanese man soon. The pair met at the University of Indiana and plan a state affair wedding as the couple prepares to leave for Minnesota within weeks.
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