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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
4
A fragmentary, humorous vignette contrasts the idea of nature with human foibles. It weaves anecdotes about a pig's antics and a boastful captain of industry, highlighting vanity, pluck, and everyday absurdities through brief, outsized scenes and sharp dialogue.
A famed film director rushes to join his company at a new location but faces delays as a colleague questions the scene. A bystander jokes about a car mishap while a car mechanic calmly explains he is taking apart the vehicle to see what makes it tick.
The Duke William of Oblivion proposes a startling plan to Brinsmade and Cardigan during a family dinner on the island. He offers to marry the visitors to the ruling family and invite them to bring new blood from America, with the couple joining the island’s nobility.
In Oblivion the Duke orders marriages between the Marquis and Brinsmade holdouts. Dick Brinsmade and I plot escape with Lady Edith and Lady Elizabeth as guards close in. We plan a midnight launch escape to the Buccaneer, while postponing or defeating the weddings.
Charles A. Reynolds resigns as chairman of the public service commission noting misfit status amid political friction. His tenure in Olympia is praised for bold actions against the Southern Pacific traffic grip, telephone toll value, streetcar heating inquiry, and fair treatment of people and corporations. The Star suggests his departure marks a needed blowup in politics.
The New York World seeks a resolution to raise a fund to illuminate the Statue of Liberty at night. Critics warn it may be ill timed and could expose the statue to gunfire from 15 inch artillery. Public debate grows amid recent scares in New York.
Discussion of sisal hemp as a factor in binder twine costs links to food prices. The Senate backed a plan to sell remaining sisal at current prices plus freight, with 125000 bales to meet 1916 domestic needs and FTC oversight to curb speculation by firms like International Harvester and Mexican planters.
An advertisement touts Cactus Juice as a herbal tonic curing stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. It cites testimonial claims from E B Stratton of Henry Building and promises the product is sold at Bartell drug stores with a representative at Store No 3 First and Pike.
A reader asks where alphabet letters originate noting picture writing leading to abstract symbols. A answer traces from prehistoric marks to phonetic letters with many historical alphabets remaining today. The column also offers rose bead making from rose petals by grinding petals with salt and drying in beads, plus advice on a voter naturalization question and marriage letters guidance.
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