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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
2
An old Seattle Star fragment notes delivery terms for a newspaper with a one cent per copy price, twenty cent per week or per month, mail delivery, and third avenue postal handling. It mentions post office routing and second class matter designation.
An analysis argues Seattle as an Eastern capital hub on the Pacific, urging aggressive development of shipping, factories, trans Pacific lines, and a naval base. It proposes converting Port Orchard docks, Magnolia Bluff grounds, and a new public hall to attract troops, industry, and commerce, with city backing and a ten year rental guarantee.
The new First Baptist temple of Columbus dedicated last Sunday is a Gothic inspired building with Romanesque interior touches. It features a theaterlike lobby, circular balcony, ornate stage with organ and pulpit boxes for deacons, and modern conveniences including electric lighting and plumbing.
Chief Inspector Geo D Lynn and Assistant Inspector Clement study multiple bids for a new post office between Cherry and Union streets from waterfront to Fifth Avenue. Three sites under serious consideration include proposals by Herman Chapin to add an upper floor to the present building and reconfigure interiors, a second option by Oberon Music hall owners to add a story with main floor post office and basement mall handling, and a third bid for a building on the southwest corner of Second Avenue and Madison Street.
Walla Walla reports a persistent smallpox scare with daily vaccinations and six patients in the pesthouse. Quarantines extend to the city as health officials bar infected travelers from a Snake River railroad camp. the item also promotes local real estate and a sermon-like note about a Passion Play.
The state Christian Endeavor convention closed with a large consecration service at the Armory. Rev. B B Tyler led a solemn pledge renewal after a fervent exhortation. Delegates depart today by train, hailed as the largest and most enthusiastic EE gathering in state history.
A collage of brief items notes Jewish population trends in Palestine, a Montana woman’s tight necktie, a Boston church density stat, Abyssinia coffee naming, Western Australia writing tests, cheese production figures, a Freeport bicycle lesson, Duke d Arcos' appearance, France alcohol consumption, King Oscar of Sweden’s singing, Prussian ballet curiosity, Central Asia geography, a Stanton wagon full fare family, potato cooking values, mushroom farming profits, a poor widow seeking a $50 loan, and a Tenby snap shot.
Nashville on June 4 Miss Miee Inca Lenoir woke to a burglar in her room. The attacker pressed a pistol to her head and threatened death if she screamed. She wrestled for the weapon, it fired wounding her hand as the burglar fled through a window.
Real estate transfers were filed in the auditors office Saturday including Dora Gew to John A. Dyck for a lot and block on Nagle's addition. Washington Savings Bank to J. H. Buchanan. Theresa Dixon and Roscoe L. to Ellen F. Byers. Joseph Hawley to Olida Byers. Seattle Savings Bank to Ellen K. Byers. Seattle Land & Improvement Co. to Henry K. Hall. patent land to James Gordon. J. R. Burnham to Lucretia M. Burnham. Hay View Investment Co. to Geo. W. Hyde. D. Bronson to Ira Bronson. Boston National Bank of Seattle to Anna Barth. Clara Getachmann to J. W. Hogan. Gertie M. Slotterbek to N. J. Nyquist. Dexter T. Sapp to Fred H. Lysonsa. Alexander McCartney to John F. Stevens and others. James Connell to same and more in the same district.
In a humorous exchange a father carries a joke about stepping on his daughter's path to marriage. The bride will not descend with her father, and the bridegroom’s request leads to a playful image of the father’s foot guiding the departure.
An advertisement extols a Passion Play urging women to attend for pure inspiration. It quotes Korn Deng Oo ee yiemn and Vike, a prescription specialist, with a phone contact 95. The message blends moral appeal with product-like endorsement.
An advertisement declares the Seattle Mining Exchange legitimate with capital backing to prevent fake listings. It touts merit and safe investments, promising mine development will raise property value and predicting a regional mining boom with fortunes from Cascade Mountains. Daily call and sale at 12:30 PM.
A collection of aphorisms on life purpose virtue courage happiness and conduct. Notable quotes include ideas on nobility elective not hereditary and success from readiness and service. The compilation links mood success and morality through terse observations from Goethe Zimmerman Auerbach Holland Spenser Burke and others.
An old lady chides a grocer's boy for whistling during a sale. The boy replies the boss ordered it, explaining that whistle signals payment. The exchange ends with the humorous line about having to whistle for the money.
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