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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1909

Page

4

Payne tariff bill chewed by Aldrich while real revision stays hidden

Washington March 28 The Payne bill is widely viewed as a preliminary chew while the real tariff revision remains under lock and key in the Aldrich room. Aldrich Cannon Payne and Dalsell are cited as shaping a follow up bill to be kept concealed until the Senate-Congress exchange unfolds.

Aldrich Gilson Gardner Washington Senate Finance Committee Nelson W. Aldrich House Committee On House House of Representatives Cannon Boposariiy Payne John Dalsell Jim Hiemenway Taft Dalsell Wayw and Means Cement Trust Boutell Chicago Watch Trust Paper Trust Hale

Ambition and Foolishness Bloom in Ordinary Life

A fragmentary humorous meditation on ambition folly and public image. Quotations poke at actors reputations pretenders and the ease of wealth and status. The piece touches on honesty sanctimony and the quirks of social behavior with scattered fragments from various newspapers and cartoons.

Child set to inherit four million sparks debate on wealth

Agnostic column notes Hunt Tilford Dickenson, five years old, stands to inherit four million from great uncle Wesley Tilford. Fathers worry wealth could ruin a child, recalling famous ruins, while others argue money should aid good ends. The piece links money to power and calls for restraint.

Augusta Hunt Dickenson Wesley Hunt Tilford Tabor Hunt Tilford Dickenson Fife A. C. Dickenson Harry Thaw James Haren Hyde

Weathered Odds and Oddities in a Northern City

A jumble of phrases notes familiar local concerns and curiosities. References include Serena EB Payne, baseball umpires, county hospital life, a revival of a rhinoceros tale, a $300 equity dispute, hotel plans, a city council matter on bakers, post office doors, and a remark about the Irish heirs, all framed as light, speculative chatter.

Parables of Jacob and the Rulers in the Cartage Plan

The piece describes rulers appeasing the people by soft words and promises to govern a cartage system. Following Jacob’s advice the plan is rushed through with trumpets and alarms as complaints arise from the Automobile and energy components in a garage scene aboard a gas station setting.

Jacob Tia

How to Spell Two Or To In Confused Riff

This fragment shows a garbled railing about spelling and grammar with snippets about how to wind a sentence and choose the word two to to or too. It mentions The Star offering a picture titled Holy Grail and a round trip ticket for a sortie and method for reaching the next beat.

Baattle

Odd Two Drunk Possums Dream of Teft and a Cabinet

A comic diatribe in fake dialect recounts two possums posing as lifeless, ricocheting between Teft and a naturalist. They scheme to stay in sight but are discovered and offered a spare room as a compromise. The piece ends with an ad offering a Champion Gas Range with a free coal or wood range.

Mr. Teft der Nadure Faker Mr. Toft Addis der Nadure Fake der Bretzidend

Youngest College President Sought at Smith College

Dr. Marion LeRoy Burton a pastor and former base ball and football player is under consideration for Smith College presidency. At 34 he would become the youngest college president in the country if chosen, replacing Dr. L Clark Seeley. The decision hinges on his recall to lead the women's college in Massachusetts.

Marion Leroy Burton New York Church of the Pilgrime Smith College Burton Greater L. Clark Seeley

Unclear transcription of a Chicago Tribune snippet

Fragmentary OCR text involves names Hewlligus Gershimaa and references to money and life insurance. The passage lacks coherent facts, dates, or events to summarize into a clear news item. No verifiable incident or outcome is discernible from the provided text.

Hewlleue Gershimaa

Old Rag Time in Chicago Says Sousa Finds Demand Lacking

John Philip Sousa notes ragtime’s decline in Chicago remarks that ragtime is a different class of music and that there is no demand for it this season. He stresses ragtime will live but people currently do not care for it.

Chicago John Philip Sousa

The Panet Quantity and Dinner Conversation

The passage depicts a wealthy host and guest exchange over dessert costs. A guest named Jones notes he will spend about 35 cents, while the host discusses a pineapple dish costing $12, illustrating a social dinner scene in Philadelphia.

Jones Philadelphia

Exceptionally Good Values in Tailored Suitings

A 44-inch Mohair-Finished Suiting dust shedding and spot proof ideal for summer wear priced at $1.00 a yard. A 46-inch Real Tailored Suiting dainty in sheep's gray with lavender and green or old rose and green priced at $1.50. A 42-inch Pure Wool Suiting navy and white narrow stripe priced at $1.50. Sheep's Gray Suitings range 65¢ to $2.00 and Shepherd's Checks 50¢ to $2.00 a yard.

Handkerchief Sale Highlights 15 Cent Prices

A sale tomorrow offers linen handkerchiefs at 15 cents each, saving 40 percent from 25 cent regular price. Choice of large or small cross bars and plain style with English thread lace and a hand embroidered initial in any letter.

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