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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
4
Substandard OCR text outlines postal subscription logistics. It references a showplace or agency, a Homer Ryans contact, and subscription expiration notices. The passage includes instructions to subscribers about updating addresses, reporting missed deliveries, and calling the main office for replacements or service confirmation.
The Star argues mayor elect John F Miller faces a tough choice for Seattle police chief amid a history of graft and weak leadership. It praises Wappenstein’s cleanup record under prior administrations and urges appointing him to keep the city’s police reform.
In a March 1 letter, Anne describes New York women' s knack for elevating hats with mid season designs. Satin and tulle dominate, with oversized loops forming airy bows as the focal trim, black being favored and occasional white camellias and lace added for contrast.
Fragmentary dialogue portrays anxious figures adrift in a march toward conflict. The speaker questions enduring pay days and armor like coats of mail while a weary man seeks a meal amid urgency and exchange. The scene suggests wartime strain and looming confrontation.
A fragmented scene shows a jury delaying a verdict as the foreman jokes about needing suds to decide. The text shifts to a tip about burglars and a stray line about Australians anxious to visit from Bob vans fleet.
Old Farmer Whitcomb fears his son Dick will return spoiled as a college graduate. Dick arrives in a dapper outfit, greets his mother, and questions the cost of his education. The father reveals he has spent every cent saved on sending him to college.
A Wall Street banker’s son confesses to stealing $3,000 to cover gambling debts. His roommate Treb Hillier and the narrator devised a plan to repay $7,000 through sales of novelty items and a fertilizer formula. After a market crash revealed the theft, the thief sought forgiveness and the money returned. the roommate confessed who helped him.
Visit the U S Navy Yard to see the Oregon Nebraska Wisconsin Colorado Pennsylvania and the training ship Philadelphia along with dry docks torpedo boats and the prison ship Nip sic Boats depart Seattle on select times daily with Friday variations. A future expansion will bring about a dozen ships to the fleet in the neighborhood soon.
A London dispatch argues American prejudice against army canteens confuses with the broader military life. It describes a typical canteen at Portsmouth for an infantry regiment, a large brick building with various rooms, where privates drink beer after nine, under watchful officers, while the rest of the base maintains order amid dances and routines.
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