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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
9
The Star attacks Hiram C. Gill detailing past offenses and alleged ties to white slave dealers. It argues the city should not elect a man linked to vice and asks voters to consider his record, associates, and integrity before casting a ballot.
Natalie La Belle Luna Cavalieri, known as a famous prima donna, says she is not fascinated by marriage. She was asked about rumors she would wed Robi. W. Chanler, grandson of John Jacob Astor, is mentioned as the suitor in New York society circles.
The couple discuss marriage and its meaning with friends, debating the word and its happiness or ruin. Bet Chanter professes deep love and hints a wedding announcement may be imminent, while Cavalier questions the necessity of marriage.
A collection of brief lines from periodicals notes social norms and urban living costs. It cites a New York Press remark about parental authority and self awareness and a New York Weekly quip on the expense of maintaining appearances in the city.
Dr Katherine M H Blackford markets phrenology as exact science in New York and Neaton. She claims eye and profile analysis reveals career paths and marriage matches, dividing faces into concave, convex and pimple types with blondes vs brunets temperaments.
The finger and toe nails are horny elastic plates formed from the cuticle. They contain elements carbon hydrogen nitrogen and sulphur. Fingernails grow about one fourth the speed of toenails according to the text.
A country clergyman recalls baptizing a child named Original Story a family name from the uncle. The anecdote contrasts odd naming with a later encounter in another village involving Reginald Story. The miscellany continues with a humorous exchange about gifts and a White's club scene featuring Samuel Foote. A daughter’s geography lesson yields a witty remark about directions and hair.
An old deaf woman sits at the pulpit stairs to hear a sermon in a Seateh church. During a Jonah tale the preacher ponders if a shark or swordfish swallowed him, until a whisper corrects him that it was a whale. The scene ends with the preacher rebuking her for questioning scripture. The excerpt shifts to a different anecdote about a man wanting to gift a lace scarf.
A collage of quips, questions, and maxims from a past era. Snatches on girls, language roots, child asks for a rat, maidens' virtue, and a royal dress code mingle with proverbs and light social commentary. Scattered opinions reflect quaint moral and cultural views.
The piece profiles Goldwin Smith an English Canadian American supporter of a united North America from the Rio Grande to the Arctic Ring and critic of U S party politics. It notes his retirement from Cornell and his long advocacy while facing criticism in Britain.
Baillargeon's slashes prices on twenty one tailored suits to five dollars to insure rapid clearance. Juniors sized 9 to 17 and larger women's suits featured with three piece designs in serges panamas and worsteds. Tomorrow's sale saves buyers eight to twenty two and a half dollars per suit, an early buyer advantage.
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