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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
5
The editorial celebrates amendments Nos. 12 and 13 in Seattle, ending ward-based council elections and party-driven mayoral races. It argues the reforms curb log-rolling, shift power to citywide representation, and align Seattle with progressive cities, urging hope for a wiser, postpartisan municipal government.
A collage of brief anecdotes and quips from Outing Magazine and Harper’s Weekly, including a shy editor’s daughter, Lord Lansdown’s cautious praise, a bear in a hollow log plan, and a humorous old blackface exchange about crow travel costs.
The fragment notes a boast about a dinner bought by a girl named Percy. It mentions cham and a vintage of 1900, then beef tea and an odd phrase about atorage of SS, suggesting a misread or garbled OCR.
At the Players club actors laughed over a story told by Wro. Collier. In a jesting turn someone asked if it was one of Lackaye's stories. Collier replied that it was not yet, but soon.
A brief vaudeville sketch excerpt features ED SCHAE and FREDD SCHAEFER with rapid dialogue about sewing. The performers banter over whether a sewing machine was used, with comic interruptions and a final smash bang moment.
A fragmentary item notes John D Rockefeller, aged 71, asking Congress for help regarding his fortune. The piece quotes numerous biblical proverbs and religious reflections, contrasting wealth with poverty and urging caution against greed. The source text interweaves quotes and an appeal context without clear event details.
A witty, cynical nugget from the New York Press on male vanity and money. The piece notes how money shapes reputation and behavior in courting and marriage, hinting that wealth powerfully alters how men are judged by others.
A fragmentary column offering maxims on poetry success nerve discretion and romance. It notes men may fail when letting women lead and warns friends may appear in shifting scenes while a bachelor contemplates love and diplomacy in muddled terms.
The article explains graphite pencils originated in Concord in 1812 and clarifies they are not made from lead though named so. It notes graphite used for stove blacking and states Americans use about $2,000,000 worth annually.
A scrambled tabloid snapshot spans colorful paradoxes from a robin sighting reproach to a pink giraffe joke. It cites a penny's worth of power lifting a crane, a Black taxi driver in a time of overcharges, and a Broadway restaurant exchange about a possible meeting. It notes spring begins March 21 and cautions a month later for safe cleaning. Ada Rehen’s real name traces to Ada Crehen born in Limerick Ireland. The piece drifts across bohemian quirks and humorous vignettes with scattered, fractured lines.
The republic of Panama selects three vice presidents each election. After President Jose De Obaidia died, two vice presidents remained. Dr. C. A. Mendoza, formerly second vice president, becomes chief executive and J. M. Lambert becomes heir apparent. Mendoza is described as an older lethnian politician.
The renowned naturalist and bird charmer, 72, stays active despite age, receiving letters from Africa about jungle birds. His West Park cabin by the Hudson hosts many visitors as birds perch on his shoulder. He remains a trusted friend of Theodore Roosevelt and an outspoken critic of nature fakery.
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