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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
4
In a garbled notice, the Seattle Star outlines subscription details including delivery area lines, pricing per week and month, and a request to call between specified hours. It notes delivery options and emphasizes verifying address and expiration dates for renewals.
The Star urges swift action against local combines causing rising costs for vegetables, provisions, coal and rents. It cites Seattle Produce association threats to keep prices high and calls on grocers to report facts to the paper, threatening legal action if needed.
A reader argues democracy rests on self-government, not surrendering thought to leaders like Roosevelt or Bryan. The piece cites Whitman and Lincoln, warns against monarchy or oligarchy, and insists the people sustain institutions while leaders come and go.
A classroom incident ends in embarrassment as That Boy Next Door pulls from his pocket a dirty slate cloth instead of a pristine handkerchief during a neatness and cleanliness recitation. The incident elicits laughter from classmates as the boy finishes his piece with a misfit prop.
A Great Barrington public school reports mirror writing by Vera Coser a five year old pupil in the primary grade. The teacher initially puzzled over the child’s unusual handwriting as she begins on the right side of the page and appears to finish with the work unreadable without context.
A brief note describes how scrawl placed before a mirror yields legible writing and a surprisingly plain copy in the Springfield Republican.
Notice offers Beattie papers for sale. Information available at the Star office in the old library building between 6 and 11 in the morning and 2 to 3 in the afternoon. Initiation fee paid by Engler.
This fragment from a humorous column quotes readers and local commentary. It notes playful exchanges about hay and cows, jokes on wages, prohibition era quirks, reader questions, and a math puzzle about a deer's weight, signed by UNCLE JOSH with playful local color.
Col. Crust lures four pirates to dig a treasure chest burying them alive after a staged killings. Robert witnesses the brutal act and is marooned alone as the pirate crew row away to the Baby Mine. The scene ends with the ship gone and dawn breaking over the island.
In a playful dialogue set as a regional alliance poem Geo Fay in Success portrays Senor Mex arguing with Alaska and Canada like a national union. The speakers mention states and territories and ponder joining a larger “Ark” of lands including Nebraska and Nevada while contrasting aloofness and eagerness to enter a union.
A compact notice describes a meat shop at 118 Pike Street opposite the Bon Marche promising substantial savings on meat bills. No further details are provided.
Alice delivers a sharp left to the opponent followed by a solid right, securing a clear victory in a televised bout. The match highlights her tactical speed and precision as she controls the rhythm from start to finish.
A lyrical fragment describes a secret garden where the speaker and beloved share private paths and imagery of flowers and waters. The speaker urges a trusted friend to keep this sacred place to preserve its intimate, dreamlike nature and the bond it sustains.
Arch McMackin recounts a tense pursuit as a car of dynamite vanishes and reappears across rugged terrain. Sierra Mining Company operatives chase clues while a main line agent races to avert disaster as a hazardous runaway approaches Haif Way with dawn looming.
A mining shaft incident ends with a runaway dynamite car near a mountain route. Roberta acts to warn and divert, triggering a spectacular blast that shakes the area. Passengers evacuate at Half-Way while Gary reports the discovery of a hole in the mountain side and confirms no fatalities.
Scraps from a late issue note Sikhs in British Columbia claim three thousand in the province with more arrivals expected. Maryland congressman George A. Pearce gains female support after a college commencement speech endorsing woman suffrage. Russian ambassador Haron Hosen ranks as a fine Washington pianist and studied in Paris. Citizens of New Berlin plan a McKinley memorial in the village square marking his 1867 political start. Professor Berg reports a Buenos Aires discovery of an epidermis that sometimes fishes in shallow waters.
A terse note lists roast veal at 1c and boiling beefle pot roast on Third Ave. at the Ribhstead establishment. It records basic menu items in a compact street-market style.
A fragmentary note discusses a term resembling stovaine linked to stove names and coverings. The text mentions an anxious figure M. Fourneny and a Hamme tied to an afmersthetic reference, with scattered references to English roots and a 4406 ending.
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