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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
4
The article argues that trusts must be regulated as public utilities, noting Judge Gary's testimony on monopoly power and government price control. It warns the courts and Congress will fight the money power inch by inch, while democracy must prevail to restrain industrial concentration.
The piece laments the excess of checks and balances from the early days of government. It argues that frequent scrutiny by the Senate and Supreme Court slows action and undermines popular will, urging fewer obstacles and more decisive policy.
The cotton states report 45,004,000 acres in cotton, more than last year, with conditions about one per cent better than June 1910. Texas leads with about 11,000,000 acres planted, contributing nearly one third of the overall increase.
A collection of quirky notes mentions a $1600 payment for Justice Day's portrait, wind powered cars in Chile capable of 35 mph, a crowded future for a monetary commission, a mother baking bread while Army cooks in San Antonio bake 10 000 two pound loaves daily, a lawsuit over a monkey bite in Media Pennsylvania, a 1851 bloomers pioneer Elizabeth Smith Miller, and a naval class predicting another war around 1928 with a quip on latitude and longitude for a film deal.
Garvin’s Corner laments George E. Gray a juryman who cannot share his son’s wedding at St Mark’s due to jury duty. The piece praises jurors as patriotic volunteers, notes eleven fellow jurors accompany him, and questions the clash between civic duty and family joy in America.
An amusing exchange contrasts dinner speaking with domestic duties and a faulty motor car claim. A salesman boasts the car never needs a realignment yet oddly reverses, while a college baseball topic leads to a joke about a brother’s position.
A jumble of disjointed lines mentions a barefoot boy, a weight rule, ages, a street dress remark, soft jobs, a man cracking a egg, and a New York poker hand tale. Other items reference a glass for matchsticks, disease germs in dairy windows, St Petersburg population, a dog license mishap, and Royal and political asides.
Evelyn asks how her new gown fits as Gwendolyn praises it fitting perfectly. A quip about asking the office boy to wash windows followed by a remark that he was valedictorian. The dialogue shifts to a casual note about clothes and a link round in plain blue skirt and white shirtwater.
Ad fiend Kirke features a pretty girl as a member in a column noting an ahead of his time charm or style. The snippet suggests a social note about membership and fashion.
A brief dialogue shows Charlie insisting he is trying to improve while Kitty responds that he clearly needs to get ahead. The exchange underscores concern and frustration between the two speakers.
A Sumner county farmer laments his wife has not left the kitchen in 20 years and says he cannot understand her condition. Wellington Journal notes the remark reflects a life confined to home and the speaker’s blunt honesty. Separately Yonkers Statesman recalls a legislator under graft rumors about to build a house. The architect asks for a southern exposure and is told none is needed, prompting the retort that he will hire a different architect.
A dramatic exchange centers on a character surveying fools and noting life insurance. The dialogue hints at fatal intent and suggests a plan or contemplation of death, underscored by a chilling line about still having life insurance to cover a demise.
A collection of humorous quotes and exchanges opens with a yachting team remark about a schooner and berries. It includes a mining stock promoter fearing police, a joke about a card index, and a rustic exchange about a wife at the washtub and wife’s work. The villain is foiled again.
A debate about preventing accidents with runaway horses and motor cars features a timid person asking for action and a publisher arguing against intervention. The exchange preserves a witty stance about authors using accidents as plot devices.
Timid capital comments on supreme court decisions that had stalled plans. Officials say there is no danger to business, and the speaker confirms plans to open a peanut stand despite prior hesitation. The dialogue underscores calm market conditions and investor willingness to proceed.
Regal Dental announces location change to 1405 Third Avenue Northwest at the corner with Union Street. The office offers general dentistry and routine care services for residents in the area.
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