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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1904
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows pricing notes and promises of free copies, but text is incomplete. Missing figures and dates prevent full reconstruction. likely refers to a newspaper sale or subscription offer with a price mentioned as twenty five cents and a line about free copies.
The Bon Marche plans a $1000 charitable gift decided by customers. The Star urges readers to vote Wayside Mission, praising Mrs Cannon and Mrs Baxter for modernized relief work. It argues charity involves reform and personal aid, and highlights Wayside Mission’s role for the sick and maimed.
The piece argues against the belief that a criminal is doomed to recidivism. It cites George Thomeson who served 22 years across five states, saying reforms can work and many ex-prisoners become honest, productive citizens. It condemns blanket stigma while noting barriers faced by reformed individuals.
A fragmentary society column notes casual jests about a Pittsburg judge dissolving a marriage case and warns about mothers in law, with satirical quips on politicians, Rockefeller, love, fishing, prune crops, and wartime quips about Russia Japan and Frisco baseball standings.
The report describes Russian soldiers aroused by patriotic fervor around Bt. Petersburg as they anticipate a summer campaign. It notes medical concerns for a high commander, jokes about sleep, and a minor discussion of footwear and logistics. Also includes short items on bankruptcy of A M Palmer, a London auction warrant, and a humorous verse. A health testimonial promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung diseases with trial bottles offered.
Mrs Stephen B Elkins of Washington DC returns after a three year retirement. She mourned her mother and a sister, with a weak health history including a spell in Germany. Widow of the late senator, she remains a prominent and wealthy figure, hosting a showplace home on K Street. This winter she presented her daughter Katherine to society.
Stanley Ray of Bellingham pleaded guilty to forgery and received a five year sentence from Judge Neterer.
The Alaska mining season begins with a surge in north bound travelers. Over 200 people departed Seattle yesterday aboard the steamers Humboldt and Excelsior. The Excelsior carried passengers to major Southeastern Alaska ports and Kayak oil fields, while the Humboldt ferried about a hundred passengers to southern and eastern Alaska plus considerable freight.
In Mexico City during the Mier expedition era, Florence Kearney and Cris Rock share a prison cell with a Texan roamer and a captured robber. Carlos Santander, a Santa Anna ally, taunts them while Don Ignacio Valverde’s circle plots. Santander and Santa Anna seek leverage from old debts and loyalties as tensions rise among captives.
Don Ignacio Valverde and his daughter relocate from New Orleans to Mexico. Valverde regains favor with the dictator, is reinstated as a minister of state, and receives back his estates as a consequence of Carlos Santander's intervention. The profit to Santander is personal and entangled with his desire for Luisa Valverde.
Otto Dodd of Powder Missouri writes of a yearlong sore cured by Bucklen's Amica Salve. He recommends the salve as the best on earth and notes it is sold by G. O. Guy, Inc. at the Second Avenue and Yesier drug store.
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