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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
4
A reflective piece urges readers to find harmony with the creation. It praises nature as a source of vitality and moral guidance, suggesting daily life resemble a Sunday of calm, with less worry and fewer home made troubles. It emphasizes gratitude and human belonging to the natural world.
The piece reflects on how life is built from small moments and choices. It cites ideas about happiness arising from domestic joys and friendships rather than grand ambitions, and notes nature’s cycles and small causes behind large effects. It references Grant Allen and a Napoleon anecdote to illustrate perspective.
A fragmented ad offers stock in Seacema Beach Improvement Co with a promise of 10 percent above cost and 1 percent profit. It invites contact via telephone and lists Chas. F. Crane as manager, urging immediate calls to Alaska Pride imformeattes.
A reader discusses how couples approach marriage proposals and the romance versus practicality of shared life. The piece contrasts idealized scenes with real world choices such as housing, finances, and life plans, noting women evaluate intentions and future security beyond romantic gestures.
In Kokomo a frazzled gallery scene unfolds as Delia Schmidt ditches a Pierre Buckish scheme. Artist Chesterton plots to keep Heinie, the suitor, in line with candy and tricks while Delia’s escapades ignite rumors. Messages arrive: one wedding declaration, another divorce threat, both reshaping the building drama.
In his departure for the United States, Rawin A. Abbey notes London has transformed over 50 years with an atmosphere unlike the Dickens era. He recalls the Victorian circle once visible in drawing rooms including Eliot, Trollope, Reade, Arnold, and Spencer, now replaced by a newer, though talented, school.
Victoria plans to form a lodge of the U Cc T. Mrs. Capt. Harry W. Goodall accuses extreme cruelty. Fire damages the Victoria Machinery Depot shops at Victorian Bet day night, wiping out three machine shops and costing about 140000 dollars. About 150 workers lose jobs. A flare from the moulding room is blamed.
London reports detail the arrest and confession of John Frederick Spencer known as the crackeman. He confessed to burglaries aided by a mystery powder and strychnine soaked meat used on dogs. Police recovered tools and he claimed insanity but expressed relief at capture.
The Atlantic Fleet is at the Navy Yard and battleship Minots lies in a drydock. Boats depart from Pier 26 at the foot of Yesler Way ten times daily for round trips.
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