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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1910
Page
4
A writer argues against alcohol, asserting whisky causes more harm than good and that the world would be better without it. The piece compares whisky to poison, cites social ills, and contends most drinkers gain little from whisky while a minority suffer severe collateral harm.
A D Condo presents a financial gimmick using a paper tube and a coin to illustrate a supposed trick. He warns readers that money can be lost if misused and notes other demonstrations exist.
A chatty column notes why beans please in a restaurant and records a drunken old man stumbling on a slippery street. Three helpers aid the faller as he stumbles toward a saloon and a threat from a patron. A playful scene unfolds with a young man wooing two girls using gum and cigars in a cafe.
Ancient and modern match history is summarized with notes on invention in 1830 and the role of phosphorus in both the male element and match heads. It explains how matches ignite when rubbed and describes the modern machinery that cuts splints from wood and inserts splints into endless conveyor holes.
A fragmentary verse describes a family facing a dwindling coal stock through a cold winter. The speaker notes Boreas and Gea worsen the shortage as days grow warmer yet demand remains, foreshadowing March with dwindling fuel and looming hardship.
A fragment shows a couple in a domestic exchange, the man asking if he is kept up too long and the woman reassuring him. An odd line about catching the milkman appears, suggesting a playful or domestic rhythm.
On the moving picture stage Elsie Albert, a New York actress, is sought for roles where smiles count. A former child performer, she left the stage for education but returned as the cinema craze grew. She notes acting before a camera is harder than stage work and prefers verbal rehearsal.
Dialogue snippet presents Hortense and a young man with a quip about laying a heart at her feet. She mocks the gesture asking if he wants her to walk on it, prompting a brief exchange in a pastiche of theatrical banter.
A collage of quotes and witticisms from various papers, including remarks on love and folly, with lines about lovers, Italian proverbs, and a joke about a man fearlessly entering a cellar. The piece mixes humorous banter and brief cultural observations from multiple sources.
Timothy D. Sullivan known as Big Tim remains gravely ill as the last of the Sullivan brothers, once power brokers of Tammany Hall, faces decline after a recent operation. Once they wielded influence by backing or ousting Democratic candidates on the Bowery. He had previously given shoes to the poor just days before his illness worsened.
A humorous meditation on self awareness and social behavior. The narrator mocks self improvement efforts and the vanity of reputations while noting occasional surprising reversals that tempt suspicion.
A compact reflects on men who seek status through art and housing schemes. It lampoons real estate agents who chase grand schemes, warns against judging willpower by estate actions, and notes public enthusiasm for paintings born from uncertainty and cost.
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