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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1907
Page
4
The page lists subscription notices and editorial routing terms for various offices and services. It mentions delivery terms, pricing per week, and renewal reminders with names and addresses, plus notes on circulation and subscription expirations. The fragments resemble an old newspaper’s subscriber management notices and mail addresses.
A stark account of famine in central China describes 40 000 square miles of devastation from drought floods and war with 1 000 000 starving in relief camps. The article warns of mass death and urges American aid highlighting gifts from The Christian Herald Red Cross and other agencies.
Column argues bans fines for reckless drivers and endorses city chain gang punishment. It cites a case where a wealthy offender received 60 days in the city chain gang for a reckless drive that damaged a carriage and injured occupants, and calls for street cleaning and sewer work as punishment.
A stark photograph from Ching depicts starving crowds pressing the relief station window begging for scraps as new supplies arrive. Descriptions from Syanghai March 18 recount 14 million people in famine provinces driven from camps, with relief efforts strained and desperate tales of hunger, disease, and child sale reported.
The article describes a fashion ensemble in Quaker gray with gray and white chevron worsted forming a smart street costume. It notes cloth and braid decorations, a long straight skirt with bias folds, and a jaunty short waisted empire coat with pinin fabri collar and cuffs.
Irregular dialogue fragments feature mock questions and evasive answers about earnings, growth, movement, and mood ranging across occupations and objects. The piece shifts between voices including a farmer a press agent a satirist an undertaker and a woman from Kansas City with Shakespearean asides and social commentary.
A fragmentary local note mentions a purchase of a dollar and a half for four weeks. The text alludes to Mrs. Wear Brooks and an address at 1331 Second Avenue.
Boys are invited to join the Beattie Newsboys union to sell Beattle papers. Initiation fee 59 conta. Good street corners provided. Call The Star office at 1209 Seventh Ave and ask for John Gleason secretary. FOP rod.
An early 20th century style ad promotes an easy payment plan to buy spring clothing for men, women, and children. It emphasizes weekly or monthly installments and promises new goods displayed daily.
An ornate reminiscence describes a courting visit lasting into the night. The scene moves from music room to library with talk of society, travel, and hobbies, ending as dawn approaches and chores resume. The narrator recalls courting days and modest gestures amid gossip and laughter.
The note reflects on Jay Gould as a railroad figure who favored change over wrecking tracks, illustrating a shift in influence from physical rail acts to strategic industry reforms and reforms in management.
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