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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1911
Page
4
Readers are invited to submit short jokes or epigrams for a chance to win one of three prizes of 1 dollar each. Submissions must be signed with name address and phone number and mailed or delivered to the Smile Editor at The Star by Thursday night.
The remark implies a unique, almost historical cast in the senate if Sheehan and Lori Mer join, comparing the possible group to ancient orators and noting a legendary aroma of the chamber as Cicero once described.
Reflective piece recalls Washington and the freezing camp at Valley Forge as a contrast to today’s era of citizen rebellion and corporate interests. Mentions Nevada Legislature aborting a divorce residency extension, sparking Reno voters’ delight at six months less wait.
The essay urges humane treatment for No 24 911 at San Quentin and asks society to lift up rather than punish too harshly. Ruef is deemed “temporarily dead” as public focus shifts to reform and responsible support for the inmate to become “very much a man.” The piece calls for empathy toward families and warns against lingering sensationalism. It closes with a witty jab about Taft and a South American flirtation.
The passage blends social gossip and quips about fashion and current events. It mentions Mallinger's resignation, wood clothes, pantaloon gowns, Beeleysport funerals, a Mexican revolution view, and remarks from Thoreau and Thomas Fortune Ryan, reflecting a noisy, opinionated column fragment.
A collection of light quips from various papers noting small winter comforts. References include Louie Times and The Springfield Union with lines about coal yard men, Tom and Jerry jokes, scrapple meals, cold storage chicken waffles, and strawberries from home. The tone is cheerful and regional.
An observant citizen notes varied barroom phrases for ordering drinks and pretzels in a humorous vignette. The dialogue contrasts slang forms such as straight, a little rye, shot in arm, and a cup formed by the hand to mimic drinking, highlighting regional speech patterns.
Two reporters joke about seating at a banquet end of table away from eminent speakers. One wonders why they are placed there while the other quips perhaps to avoid seeing how they eat.
A fragment from a Boston Record style piece references Helen and Tom shocked by a kiss and an author in a hotel exchange. A Swirsky incident in Chicago shows a house detector and a cigarette butt tale. A Mrs Smith quips about her husband’s odd archeology hobby and race relics in pockets marked Mudhorse 8 to 1.
In a clipped 2000 short, a tragedian notes his name has graced many billboards while the lr comedian says his has adorned many ills. A doctor’s verdict prompts a rest cure as the exchange plays on appearances and fame.
A garbled excerpt praises women and babies with mixed English and French phrases. Mentions loving Americans and French alike and repeats affectionate sentiment without a clear news event or identifiable persons.
Fragmentary note discusses cleverness versus ridicule in poets and sporting men. Mentions pink rib bons in hair and loud clothes as unlikely. Concludes with a compact combination card and toilet table that folds for car travel, described as a late novel.
A Chicago man in his office faces a threatening visitor who brandishes dynamite for payment. The would be robber improvises a line about his wife and mince pies, then exits, revealing a humorous twist as he claims he is a married man too.
Gy AALS Lorimer was received like a hero in Chicago while stories note Jesse and Frank James had many friends.
J D Ross, new superintendent of Seattle’s lighting, blends hands on electrical work with steady management. Born in Chatham Ontario, he rose from worker to head of the city’s largest light plant, claiming the plant earned a quarter of a million dollars in one year. He cites 415 new light applications in 12 February days, compares favorably with prior leadership, and envisions a nationwide network of municipally owned lights.
A letter outlining Senator C. W. Watson as a major coal operator and naval contractor, his Senate actions, and the ship subsidy bill. It notes La Follette’s cold after an all night session, recalls Lodge, Bristow, and Hitchcock remarks, and discusses the American Woolen Association funding PR to block tariff cuts in schedule K.
The item hints at a lively Dreamland night with a dance event and provocative remarks about gendered attire. It reflects a period flavor of entertainment headlines and social banter.
Editor Seattle Star readers submit letters from 1911 election discourse. F B Steiner thanks voters and calls for fair coverage. Will Atkinson defends electing representatives and critiques ceding influence to others. Edward De Young asks about Mexican border tensions and national attack implications.
In Seattle on March 7, the Star reports residents toppled a machine effort and oppose another council push. The contest centers not on the presidency of Max Wardall or Oliver T. Erickson, but on the council ejecting its own committees.
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