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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1911
Page
4
George W. Perkins argues that steam and electricity demand large corporations as public institutions and urges fair relations among labor capital and government. He favors a court of business and broad cooperation to share fruits of industry, while acknowledging utopian risks and labor party tensions in Australia voiced from New York.
Walter A. Webster tells a legislative committee that Boston suffers from a Brahmin caste of superlative wisdom, undermining the common people. The piece notes frequent extra sessions of Congress called for tariff and other reasons, with presidents Grant Hayes and Taft each calling two.
The piece notes predictions that Brennan bill changes could allow eggs to be stored longer than six months, with prices seen at $2 a dozen in winter. It mocks critics and claims poultry farmers will benefit, as Senate action limits storage to three months and pushes prices up.
The Humane Society barred Juliet Shelby from appearing in The Littlest Rebel at 8 New York theater. She attended city hall with a doll, asking Mayor Gaynor to intervene. He replied kindly, encouraging happiness and resilience, and sent her a note explaining his busy schedule.
The text notes Woodrow Wilson underscoring honesty and competence in officers and backing selection by civil service examination, described as a new idea. It also mentions 1,400 San Diego soldiers vaccinated and their protests, and a letter from Claude H asking how to respond to an unknown lady bowing.
A selection of reader letters and humorous verses touching on Buffalo Bill Cody’s age, editorials on public notices, dog jokes, cartoons, and light musings. The items include a correction request about Cody’s age, verses about a dachshund, and satirical jests about fashion and current events.
New York lawyer John R. Porter recalls a young defendant charged with assault in the second degree. After a brief consultation Porter returned without the prisoner and explained the man fled after Porter advised him to “eat and run,” slipping out the courtroom window and escaping about a mile away.
A collage of humorous exchanges from Missouri election talk to light banter. Jokes touch on candidates, house ownership plans, dating, and a playful mispronunciation of poetry, ending with a gag about a poet beau and bluebird pipe imagery.
A collage of quick vaudeville bits and quips featuring Thud and Slap on bizarre topics. References to a monstrous pet named Helen, wordplay, light anecdotes, and one liner gags from Boston Herald and Fliegende Blaetter style humor.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt Mr. Lapleigh notes the challenge of gathering thoughts after a setback while Miss Keen recalls her father’s belief that recouping small sums is always difficult.
A Detroit Free Press quote notes Brown's wife absent and a claim of an invitation to a game. A Washington Star quip reveals a playwright pitching Congress clout, the veteran manager doubting realism. The dialogue shows a versatile actor claiming to play three parts in one night.
Fragmentary dialogue questions Watson's recent notoriety and notes several callers refer to him as my friend, suggesting casual recognition but no concrete event or outcome.
A collage of humorous snippets and opinions from editors and readers. It includes lines about advance subscriptions, ripening vegetables, rights advocacy, the seven letter word success, a zither gift, and a student’s desire for a teacher. The pieces showcase playful contrasts and social commentary.
A collage of dated phrases and short sentences including invitations prices promises endorsements and a trial quote from Chicago Tribune style text. The items display personal sentiments prices and legal phrases describing social notices and promotional lines.
In a tongue in cheek exchange cited by the Boston Transcript, a man claims he will give his wife a dime for every dollar he spends on cigars. The joke unfolds as they meet daily in town with him buying drinks and her acquiring cigars, highlighting a playful mischief in social circles.
A fragmented column mix includes quotes about men with convictions in jail, a quip about a castle in the air, and a note that two more entries enter the Rara Avis Stakes. It mentions a man who can let it alone as he wishes and a mother boasting a cute baby.
Dr. Elizabeth Cassidy, the first woman on the Denver county board, leads a public probe into lax procedures and inflated drug charges. She forces open meetings, inventories and itemized accounts while vowing grand jury action against the old three-man majority.
Report notes the arrival in Philadelphia of the United States' first crude oil shipment from Roumania. The scene is part of a broader chatter about a new evangelist, with humorous exchanges on religious expectations and weekly requests.
The ad asserts Pape's Cold Compound ends a cold or grippe within hours and relieves neuralgia pains and feverish symptoms after two hour dosing, noting three years of research and cost. It claims no quinine and promises relief from head stuffiness, sore throat, sneezing, and rheumatic twinges.
In the French army the spend on wine is nearly three times larger than the combined expenditure on bread vegetables and food preserves and other provisions. The fragment hints at wartime provisioning priorities and the scale of luxury versus sustenance in military rations.
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