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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
13
The article urges young men to pursue independent enterprise over wage earning, citing a wealth of midwest and western opportunities. It warns that gold depreciation makes borrowing attractive while warning that pensions and savings lose value, encouraging grit to start own business now.
A boastful poet offers to sing an ode to the damsel's eyebrows but she dismissively replies that she will listen only if he sings it to her ears. The exchange reveals a lighthearted, flirtatious mood in a historical social scene.
Faced with shortage and sales pressure, Bay and Chapple question their mosogram on cigars. Cholly replies he gave away many to display the items, reflecting a costly luxury trend in the era.
In a dialogue the Mere Reader and the Constant Writer discuss why rivalry is described as keen. The writer lists edged terms and adds blunt instruments and destruction as part of a kit used to wound or topple opponents, leaving the Mere Reader satisfied for now.
An inventor explains a safety net for airplanes. he says navigation in the air will be made risk free by the net, though he admits the mechanism to keep the net from falling when the craft fails is not yet solved. The Life notes the concept as a revolution in the flying business.
In Kansas City a gypsy father and Indian mother live with their children in a mud-floor tent on a vacant lot. Police arrest the father for neglect. the family claims health from nature and is driven out of town. The parents reportedly own a 2600 acre Oklahoma farm earning 6000 yearly. each child valued at 50000.
A collage of witty lines and short jokes from newspapers and humorous columns. Snappy exchanges cover marriage, love, family, politics, and daily life with punchy one liners and character sketches. Notable quips include line exchanges about marriage, debt, beef prices, and public office ambitions.
A collage of short, disjointed phrases and quotations touches on immigration to New York, labor strikes in Germany, and various humorous exchanges about color, aroma, fasting eyes, and domestic life. The items read as a miscellany rather than a single report, with playful, clipped lines and stray anecdotes.
In Paris, Jas Gordon Bennett runs the New York Herald and its Telegram edition from Herald Square. His New York office stays ready with a nightly light and cleaning, while cables from Paris guide editors. Bennett directed Stanley to Africa for Livingstone, funded polar and famine relief efforts.
May 6 report from Washington notes A J Sabath of Illinois seeks congressional investigation of federal receivership handling amid a Kansas weekly The Appeal to Reason accuses Judge Grosscup of corruption and says a probe would expose his private and public career and warrant impeachment steps if proven.
A weekly series accused Judge Grosscup of misconduct from boyhood in Ashland Ohio to his Chicago circuit court tenure. Debs urged a debate to disprove the charges at a Chicago mass meeting, after which Grosscup left for Egypt. Charges include use of railroad passes, embezzlement, and rapid wealth accumulation. Rep Sabath seeks inquiry. labor groups call for removal if charges prove true.
A quirky reflection on social signals from trust to church attendance. It hints that manners and propriety shape behavior, while youths invest in hobbies, drinks, and small savings, with a playful nod to baseball outfits and summer charm.
A scarce humor piece reflects on love and truth telling with a quip about a bride and an alarm clock. The snippet includes a line about a timid bride and a lazy cook, concluding with a Dreamland dance notice and a remark on alarm clocks not disturbing the cook.
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