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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
4
The Seattle Star lists mailing options for subscribers in Seattle Washington. Rates shown include 36 cents per month for up to six months and 1.70 dollars for half year or 3.25 dollars for one year.
Seattle Electric Company and street railway interests fund a large anonymous campaign to defeat the $800,000 bond issue for a municipal street railway from Taylor's Mill to Salmon Bay. An anonymous pamphlet costing $2,000 to $2,500 argues against the bonds, while officials and engineers say the line can be built or bought for $800,000.
The piece reflects on Mayor Gaynor's leadership style and his tolerance for peaceful political activity including socialist and anarchist meetings. It discusses flags as symbols of unity and notes a modern era of rapid change, with a satirical jab at English reformers who boil down the Ten Commandments.
The piece argues representative government fails the poor and party responsibility is a myth. It cites Kansas recalls defeated in 33 to 21 and 9 to 9 votes, Utah’s 1900 initiative amendment as still inert due to legislative inaction, and critiques senators Smoot and Sutherland as subservient to elite interests.
A collage of mini items notes Clara Barton as the first woman in the interior department, Kaiser Wilhelm’s birthday jokes, Milwaukee’s planned meat and groceries shop, and wireless links between Paris and New York by April 15. It questions railroads and tax on bachelors, quotes Octave Thanet, and reports a Florence Miller note on expenditures for candy, millinery, ice cream, gum, and foreign missions.
A fragment from Star Dust presents witty banter about a vehicle joke and a clerkly exchange about an unusual car incident. It notes a lawyer fee for divorces and a humorous museum find a 400 year old egg from Madagascar. The piece closes with a quip about Lori Mer’s speech and tears from laughter.
A collage of eclectic items from a newspaper page including sale prices on beverages and produce, social quips, literary quips, jokes, and brief notes. The text interleaves consumer entries with humorous verse and assorted anecdotes, reflecting a bustling miscellany.
A short verse fragment contrasts wealthy evasion of duties with tips from lawyers. It also laments the loss of 60 golden minutes each with 60 diamond seconds, ending with a humorous note about going fishing and not caring.
Capt. Congressman Hobson claims it will take a decade to defeat Japan. Carnegie notes 45 made millionaires but redirects attention to libraries. Italy touts 50 year progress. Quotes from Congreve and others underline social contrasts and attitudes.
A quirky, brief piece notes a near sighted rooster finding food and misadventure with a rubber band in a yard. It blends whimsical fable with odd facts about eyesight and earth dust, ending with a self contained vignette and a closing line The End.
An old home remedy claims quick relief for coughs with a pint of cough syrup made from sugar syrup and Pinex. The formula markets immediate throat relief, touts laxative and appetite-stimulating effects, and mentions reliability and a money back claim from Beattie druggists and Bartell Drug Co.
Osgar and Adolf return in a comic sketch with Bill Kolb, billed as William C. Kolb the hothouse comedian, performing at the Orpheum this week. The Star notes Kolb’s loyalty, paying cash for three years to follow Ongar’s antics and praises the lively tongue twisting act.
A fragment offers an odd rest cure urging readers to avoid mental effort after work. It recommends lying quietly, thinking of nothing, avoiding conversations and activities that stimulate thinking, and tolerating only simple, easy content while abstaining from worries or social games.
A pet dealer notes that pugs and their spitz counterparts have fallen from fashion and nearly vanished from stock due to perceived laziness and disease risks. A photographer explains he keeps youngsters alone to capture natural poses, avoiding maternal interference. He recalls a mother pressuring her child to perform, even threatening discipline to elicit action.
A puzzled reader letters accuse the Seattle Electric Company and BE Co of biased politics to influence municipal ownership of the Rainier Valley line. The writer questions why funds are spent to block city action and predicts losses or gains depending on ownership outcomes. The exchange includes mentions of Joe Smith Oliver Eric son and local political pressures.
George H. Walker lauds F R Van Tuyl for Seattle city council crediting his finance expertise from Dexter Horton Bank and private success. He condemns no private axes and urges voting for Van Tuyl on March 7. Also advertises a Wall Paper Sale by Federal Paint and Wall Paper Co at 1314 1st Ave.
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