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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
5
A humorous dialogue mocks marriage and suffrage with flirtatious lines. Mrs Manscrapper remarks on reading and fear of marriage while Mrs Homebody imagines suffrage reshaping domestic life. A stubborn lover bluff is dismissed as she asserts her own resolve.
Citizens in Louisville hired photographers to document alleged social evils in questionable squares despite police leniency. The effort targets home owners seeking decent neighborhoods, with well known figures said to be captured on film. The plan hinges on exposing activities to public scrutiny and press.
Dr Anna Shaw faces a hypothetical presidency and announces a cabinet featuring Jane Addams Hull House Chicago as secretary of state Hetty Green New York as secretary of the treasury Ella Flagg Young Chicago as secretary of interior Louis Brandeis Boston as attorney general Jonathan Bourne Oregon as postmaster general Andrew Carnegie Pittsburg as secretary of war Leland Stanford Carnegie in New York and Scotland as secretary of war Prof L H Bailey Cornell as secretary of agriculture John Mitchell Pennsylvania as secretary of commerce and labor The remark notes there have been worse cabinets.
The Hungarian parliament weighs a plan to divide government workers into upper and lower classes with child allowances. Under the bill the upper class would receive 40 dollars for one child, 80 for two, and 126 for three or more, while the lower class would get half of these amounts. The proposal aims to ease hardship for workers with large families and reduce wage inequality.
A fragmented clipping presents aphorisms about ego ism mistakes and public discourse. The piece notes a quote from the St Louis Globe Democrat mocking President Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. It references a Democratic convention at 4 AM where Senator Gore woke delegates with a quip.
A jumble of jokes and quips from various papers. References include Anna Held marriage, Metchnikoff old age microbes, poppy on Fathers Day, Alaska legislature, an English duchess and American girls greenbacks, a Judge exchange, a suppressed noises club, circus lines, a $25,000,000 loan to break the last panic, a chair breaking gag, political excitement versus baseball, a Japanese doctor on microbes in fat men, and Hawaii G O P fund jokes.
A distressed young woman recounts a jewelry theft to a nearby officer in a rough New York district. The sergeant asks for details about the assailant and the missing diamond ring worth around ten dollars, urging caution and offering guidance on safe conduct and keeping valuables secure.
The article notes Haralampos Papakyriakopoulos seeking naturalization in Chicago and asks residents to suggest an American name with Greek flavor. It also includes couplets from newspapers and a domestic science joke about a daughter.
The page lists showings this week at multiple venues including Moore Thurlow Bergen players in Old Heidelberg. Other acts include Metropolitan Dark Seattle Dark and varied vaudeville and photoplay bills at Orpheum Empress Pantages Clemmer Melbourne and Grand venues.
The Star notes Pacific Power Light and Traction must cut light rates after a long battle with the Stone Webster group. Residents say the public fight forced fairer rates and the company plans more street car lines, signaling pressure on rivals like the gas firm.
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