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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1911
Page
4
Dialog snippets show a columnist writing for a women's magazine on keeping a husband at home. An exchange notes a credulous husband and a wife who teaches whist. A later line mentions postponing an issue and a husband who delays discussing suffrage while the wife outlines voting and civic concepts.
Max Figman, known from The Man on the Box and Mary Jane’s Pa, explains why he remains with stock touring. He seeks closer town roots, affordable housing, and variety through rotating roles, praising the flexibility and audience energy of stock companies and noting box office impact. He plans to open in Seattle in four weeks, with thoughts on daily life and performance demands.
A heated editorial tone attacks Senator Berger and the House for curbing free speech and criticizes the Senate as obstructionist. It urges the courts to rule on free speech rights and notes Berger’s potential expulsion or restraint. The piece also mentions Van Brosen in a Pasadena to New York trip over a sick dog and a McNamara arrival with new union members.
The Colorado legislature passed a race track gambling bill despite business interests. Governor Shafroth issued a veto calling the measure a constitutional and moral violation, warning he would block commissions to carry out the law without a court order. The note mentions reciprocity and a court challenge, with a stray line about Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont and a poet.
A former life sentence inmate, Andy Toth, was pardoned after twenty years in Rio penitentiary Pa for murder as innocence was shown. He seeks society’s help to rebuild a life, asking to return to prison as the only viable home, highlighting the state owes him support and reintegration. The column contrasts his plight with public care and references other varied notes.
A shopkeeper hung a large fishing rod with an artificial fish to advertise. Perkins, after dining, crept to the door and whispered for quiet. The startled shopkeeper dressed and descended to hear a joke about a bite from the line.
A garbled summary of foreign policy talk and local political intrigue critiques U S restraint on Palmas island and bezels barbed comments. It cites Philander Knox, a monetary commission cost, Baron de Constant, and Maine lobsters while noting Joseph Rolph Jr and San Francisco mayoral race rumors.
A new store in New York named The Label Shop operates under the Woman's Trade Union League and the National Consumers' League. All garments sold are union-made or produced under wage and working condition standards approved by the Consumers' League. The shop emphasizes ethical sourcing and accountability.
Rev Charles F P Aked lauded clergymen who work without thought of popularity or wealth at a New York dinner. He cited a Liverpool boy tale and quipped that there are always good dinners when the preacher arrives.
In a terse exchange, the cause of Allkinds bankruptcy is stated as overwork. The dialogue notes a wife and two daughters at home and a college son, implying persistent labor and financial strain. The joke turns on weathered talk of skywatching and imaginary aeroplane writ servers.
A teacher invites Johnny to write a short story and he submits a slate stating that boys love their teacher. The Boston Transcript cites a humorous exchange about a trip to the drug store and a promise to avoid causing a blush.
In a playful yet grim office anecdote Wesley Stoogledish, a young clerk, toys with a 25 inch paper cutter. The blade slips as he reaches under it, illustrating a risky misstep in a tale ending abruptly with The End.
A garbled OCR snippet references cider germs and a misread term germ icider from Lippincott’s Magazine. The readable text is too incomplete to identify a clear event or subject.
Miss Knox observes a woman’s mood in a new spring gown, noting she appeared happy. Miss Ascum comments that happiness can show despite one’s looks, reflecting a cautious, ironic tone from the Catholic Standard and Times.
An anxious person contemplates riding a horse as a potential appetite stimulant and a practical aid for managing with limited funds. The suggestion is weighed against affordability and usefulness.
A Pittaburg Post quip notes that human bodies contain sulfur in varying quantities and jokes about sulfur levels explaining why some girls make better matches.
A playful exchange surfaces in the Philadelphia Telegraph showing a father urging marriage and a daughter admitting she has thought of little beyond two years. The line captures domestic tone and social expectations of the era.
Stodgers complains about a crowded wedding reception. He meets a stout lady who turns out to be the bride’s mother, prompting an awkward exchange. He admits mixing the groom with his younger brother and departs.
An excerpt features Osgar addressing Adolf with playful mispronunciations and a tense exchange about language and expression. Adolf apologizes for imperfect English and German diction, insisting the fault lies elsewhere as their dialogue plays with phonetic quirks.
In a humorous Chicago News fragment a character recalls an offer to be king of Hamburgia. The Duke presents a crown described as six and seven, eights, while the speaker wears six and a quarter.
In Chicago the Childs Welfare exhibit opens next month with a bold anti kissing campaign. Cuddling allowed but no escalation. Fathers and grandfathers urged to spare kisses as whiskers and stubble are labeled disease haunts by health authorities.
In a Washington letter dated April 20 1911 the writer critiques New Yorks veto of the workmans compensation act and warns of judges recall lowering judicial standards. The piece denounces the appointment of William H Lewis as assistant attorney general as social progress resented by Southern senators. It urges publicity for campaign expenses and questions Aldrichs ties and the Monetary Commissions lack of report while advocating for reform and accountability.
The May 1 1911 Editor's Mail features letters and verses inspired by the editorial Give Us the Wide Horizon. Knight signs a reflective poem praising marching onward and seeking a richer life, while invoking celestial and spiritual imagery.
A Washington Herald cartoon reflects domestic tension as a husband jokes about late arrivals and his wife’s hair pulling. The punchline imagines him buying more hair to replace what’s torn.
A conflicted spectator confronts the action at a baseball game. The narrator recalls both a critical day when the home club lost and a later day when the team won, noting the contrast in emotion and reactions from the crowd and coach.
F. W. Stevenson & Co., Bailey Bldg., advise stocks on breaks as court rulings loom Monday. Theatre showcases best pictures yet. Stevens Cafe at First and Marion offers 25c meals. Fashion at 910 Yesler promises satisfaction on millinery. A $40 suit free with Pinella the tailor at 705 First Ave.
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