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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary Seattle Star text shows editorial notes and classified listings. Mentions Sunset Main street references, Ballard area and delivery details including subscription rates and post office notices. Details are incomplete and garbled, with stray names and numbers.
A jumble of brief items mentions Edna May planning a simple life and wedding arrangements, plus locals Edn a Wise and Josh Wise quips. A France Joan of Arc color dispute is lightly noted. Minor social notes cover May Irwin's vaudeville move, James James class honors, Daisy Dean delays, and a train to Omaha with odd passenger remarks.
The piece argues a national frenzy to profit quickly with soaring prices across groceries housing and labor. It cites Seattle cherries at 50 cents a pound and predicts a market crash as real demand fails to sustain inflated costs. It blames "great prosperity" rhetoric and trusts for fueling the surge and warns of a painful correction.
An editorial laments widespread forest destruction across Washington and the Pacific Northwest, warning that careless logging depletes timber, dries streams, and causes floods. It calls for public sentiment, forest preservation, and Arbor Day education to curb wasteful practices and eventual laws regulating cutting. It also notes Japanese immigration figures to Hawaii in 1906.
Chicago newspapers debate a horse that chews tobacco drawing attention away from real issues. The chatter highlights public fascination with unusual animal behavior and mocks broader concerns about local affairs.
A nostalgic sketch celebrates everyday boys in a close community. Lively chatter and mischievous humor color their days as neighbors share in simple joys and honest, friendly mischief. The piece cherishes natural, genuine boyish spirit.
A fragmentary verse narrative mentions curious, sensitive boys and a teacher linked with playtime mischief. It contrasts innocent joy with fear and grief, ending with a nostalgic call for a single hour of sunshine and playful freedom.
Walter Heathead pursues a mysterious woman seen on a streetcar. He follows her to a bank and learns her name is Miss Blake from an elevator operator, then discovers Arthur Blake in Lincoln and Adams’ office at No 9 St Paul. The oblique pursuit ends with a partial lead but no contact.
A tale of Pedro Alvarado the Mexican mine owner who rose from poverty to a fortune of 54 million. Though owner of the famed Palmilla mine and a lavish Italian style residence, he prefers a simple life living in a cellar room and outdoors. His wealth came after discovering the Palmilla vein in 1901.
Walter Redmond waits a year for Miss Gertrude Blake to notice him. A casual acquaintance introduces them on a car ride and a 16 minute chat leads to a first theater outing. Three months later he proposes, claiming a deep, lifelong familiarity despite their short acquaintance.
The text appears as a fragmented personal note with names like Walter and references to friendship and a possible marriage. Readable parts show a casual tone with questions and reassurances, but many words are garbled, making full interpretation difficult.
A fragmented verse-like protest laments Harriman and Tilman figures, questioning their treatment and urging moral accountability. It voices admiration for restraint while challenging harsh punishment, criticizing public figures and the ethics of confinement.
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