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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
13
Canon Robert H Bell of Iowa urges state courts to parole first time offenders to save them from prison life. Through a crime prevention society he offers bonds for good behavior and seeks to remove youths from criminal influence by creating a reform setting for older criminals.
The piece jokes that Franklin MacVeagh the secretary of the treasury looks worried not for party reasons but from a deficit. It notes his past in the grocery business and contrasts it with his current cabinet role and fiscal strain.
A reflective piece on babies smiling and spreading happiness, comparing infant joy to sunlit days and noting their fearless, carefree travel from baby land to any place in the world. The prose blends whimsy with a gentle meditation on innocence and delight.
An Angilah naval officer sent two gazelles to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt under the sponsorship of Mrs Roosevelt. The animals, caught near the Suez Canal, are touted as possible American national pets. Gazelles are young deer and known for gentle, doglike behavior, eating corn and greens.
A collage of humorous reprints and dialogue fragments from multiple period papers. It includes quips on conversation, philosophy, and social customs, plus mock exchanges about travel, marriage, and ingenuity. The snippets showcase wit, irony, and cultural references in a light, print-era voice.
A Russian prisoner describes the Red Wolf as a ravening monster who executed Katia’s family and held her prisoner. He recounts his escape, the wolf’s fiery cigar fuse plot, and vows to find Katia after the executioner’s work. The commissioners order the next case.
A catalog-style notice lists various hosiery items including women’s real Mace Cotton hose in black or tan at 25c per pair, women’s black gauze lisle hose with garter top at 25c per pair, silk lisle tan hose for 40c per pair or two for 75c, and embroidered lace and silk lisles at 50c. Children’s strong elastic seamless feet 15c, children’s black cotton stockings 25c, Liegele stock stockings 25c, and girls’ ribbed elastic hose 25c.
An advertisement lists women's Jersey fitting Vests in elastic silk tape regular priced at 25c, three for 50c, plus white lisle yoke vests, hand trimmed edges, and special 25c items. It also notes Swiss lisle thread vests, white cotton fitting vests with lace knee pants, and boys and children undergarments on sale with multiple 25c and 50c offers.
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