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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
4
The essay argues Tom Johnson’s fight over streetcar fares in Cleveland ended in a settlement. It notes the three-cent fare was deemed impossible, transfers were priced, and a surplus financed by until a large amount funded by various costs. It ends claiming Johnson’s legacy endures and the three-cent fare remains, despite attempts to abandon transfers.
A Ware organ condemns the Standard and Tobacco rulings as misleading the public. The piece argues the court failed to curb trusts and favors a view that the masses are kept in the dark about monopoly. It cites Justice Harlan and compares to the Northern Securities decision.
A nostalgic column mocks the spring and summer nuisance of the germ bearing fly in parks. It recalls an annual initial appearance and playful mischief that endangers groups of youths, with readers urged to imagine safer ways to keep the nuisance away.
The piece criticizes J F G Athearn head of the Southern Pacific bureau of economics for calling for prolonged railroad restraint. It argues railroads are public servants and warns that a month without rail service would force government takeover to protect public needs.
A garbled column cites GEN HUMIDITY Diaz Spain TAFT Salt Lake and a Lame Duck club line. Mentions Queen Mary's robes charity sale and Hetty Green office. Henry Watterson suggests selling the Philippines. Jerusalem corruption rumors. Johnson on boxing and Rockefeller critique. Wickersham hails a tobacco trust ruling.
A humorous exchange about bridge, scandal, and congealed ice cream prompts a joke about installing a cooling plant in a house. The characters discuss restraint and a man’s cooling wish in lighthearted dialogue.
The Boston Transcript reports a dispute where Mrs. Asbroigh-te withholds payment unless boarders comply. The item highlights a tension over rent and obligations in a lodging arrangement.
A brief exchange about money in business promotion is cited from the Philadelphia Times. One speaker asserts there is profit and claims personal investment as evidence. The quotation illustrates confidence in ventures advertised in the paper.
A Washington Star quotation portrays a skeptical investor noting that the company's book shows gilt edges while implying funds or returns from a mining venture are illusory or inflated. The exchange highlights trust issues in early exploration finance.
The item parodies a minister’s line about giving versus receiving. It references Willlie-Castor Oil and a Philadelphia Inquirer joke. A suitor intrigues Ethel with a moonlight stroll, asking about a wedding date as reported by the Chicago News. He, a wine young man, had visited twice weekly for six months without proposing.
A fragment notes a request linked to the Pai group and an invitation for someone to join the choir.
A playful dialogue reveals a theater manager boasting about signing a lead actress while the cook is mistaken for the manager. Mrs Brown arrives, having read a telegram from London, correcting the misperception and adding a dash of domestic comic tension.
A comical overheard exchange in a sunlit day scene reveals a visitor bound for an art gallery must leave his umbrella outside per a catalogue rule. Neighborly chatter notes Pat Keegan’s dire illness as Mrs Murphy and Mrs Casey quip about doctors giving him months to live.
A witty quip from Puck ponders a candidate for the shortstop position. The captain dismisses the hopeful after noting his unusual vocabulary, specifically the words plenipotentiary erysipelas and trigonometrical, suggesting he is not suitable for a ball nine.
Progressive critics accuse President Taft of using federal patronage to reward lame ducks. They point to a former Los Angeles congressman, allied with Speaker Cannon and the Southern Pacific, who after being repudiated by constituents was appointed to the monetary commission at seven thousand five hundred dollars a year with no duties.
A playful exchange between two spectators showcases banter about chess wit and mind overplay. One declares another player’s brain as misfiring while the other counters with confidence in Percy’s unaffected skill and love of the game.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Bulletin features witty banter about cigars and theft with a prompt about arson charges. Another humorous exchange jokes about growth, fishing tale embellishment, and a dealer selling a fine dog at a low price while a buyer weighs matching her gowns.
A newspaper dialogue shows an anxious old woman asking if a boat is rising or sinking while a deckhand replies the vessel is leaky and in poor condition. He suggests danger from possible explosion and doubts about its seaworthiness. The snippet conveys maritime peril and skeptical crew assessment.
A wary inventor claims twenty five years of effort and millions of value but asks only five shillings from a capitalist. The exchange centers on a hidden commercialization of a long developed device.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a misordered performance where the actress played the third act first, an unnoted error revealing poor production management despite limited audience notice.
A Cambridge man is described as driving a team in Manchester in a note from Illustrated Bits. The item expresses surprise at the usefulness of a college education.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript describes a man who came by to borrow a lawn mower, while a prior item mentions grass seed lent last month. The exchange reflects a casual domestic scene and a neighborly interaction.
A pair of neighbors exchange a brisk, cutting remark about a local man. The first questions the man's intellect, while the second hedges that he is not entirely lacking in sense.
A fragment reflects on changing social mores. It contrasts old fashioned romantic bravado with today’s insistence on indoor privacy. The speaker notes that proposals are hindered by contemporary fashions and attitudes toward dating and consent.
Fannie Sellins and Katherine Hurley travel from city to city assisting garment workers on strike against sweatshop conditions. An injunction bars their street presence in St. Louis, while in Seattle they address merchants and workers at night at the Labor Temple.
A fragmentary dialog from Cleveland Plain Dealer and Fite gentle Blaätter contrasts a family cook background with social status remarking that talk of elevated class is overblown. The exchange centers on modest origins versus pretensions.
Mrs. Tiger taunts Mr. Jocko as Dr. Leo uses his portrait for a beauty parlor ad. The caption reads Before Taking Our Treatment, prompting a comic dispute over the unflattering portrayal.
Citizens voice dissatisfaction with milk quality and milkman pricing. Suburban residents complain about paying for rich milk but receiving poor quality while milkmen profit from the mismatch. The quarrel highlights urban rural tensions over dairy service and cost.
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