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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
5
In Spokane saloonkeeper Jimmie Durkin has opened a third bar and taken his sons as partners. He curated wall mottoes about liquor and life for the new saloon and bought newspaper space to reach customers’ wives. The quotes urge prudence, conscience, and caution about drinking.
A narrator recounts a humorous fishing tale about a pond full of fish, worms, and a failed plan. The comedian laments forgetting to tie hooks and the pole, then contemplates comical remedies amid the rustic setting. The piece plays on a fish story vibe with light, oral humor throughout.
A dramatic reflection on light speed and Mars as a near neighbor. The piece explains light travels 186 900 miles per second and Mars is about 35 to 60 million miles away, making a message delay of roughly 187 seconds. It ponders distant stars and the vastness of space while imagining humanity’s place in a cosmos shaped by photons and time.
A brief note links wrinkles to repeated facial actions like worry lines, frowning, and stress. It mentions fatigue from going to bed hungry, reading in bed, eye strain, and meticulous sewing as contributing factors to skin aging.
The Jews of the Judengnese dread Count Hubert's accession as his father harried them with whips and requisitions. The young heir rules with harsh whim, lashes, and cruelty while demanding taxes to fund his realm and revenues.
An edict orders expulsion of Jews. Count Robert rides with his knights to enforce it. A whitebearded patriarch blocks the way and pleads for mercy. The old couple urge restraint. mercy seems possible until the Count looks at a deed from his mother. He reads it, questions his action, then kneels in the mud confessing his fault.
A jagged mix of quotes and jokes on love debt and social critique. Bits reference marriage, finances, and age with comic quips from Harper's Weekly and a humor page style. The piece weaves witticisms about money, weddings, and the world’s folly with stray dialogue from cartoons and puzzles.
June described as a busy month of education ending and new generation consecrated. It speaks of cessation of schooling, graduation, and a nation saved from disintegration, with religious and social certainties, relaxation through upheaval, and reform through upheaval, concluding with improved, ameliorated creation.
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