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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1906
Page
4
A Beattie Washington post office notice explains subscription payments and address label changes. It directs readers to report missing payments, confirms second class mailing status, and outlines carrier delivery practices and rates.
Readers are urged to require that every pupil learn patriotic songs such as My County Tis of Tea and The Star Spangled Banner. The piece argues schools should teach national tunes to foster patriotism, and that Old Glory should decorate every schoolhouse.
A satirical piece laments a 20 percent rise in elephant prices and hints at further increases amid crop shortages. It jokes about owners reducing their elephant herds and urges action against the price hoarders while warning investors to proceed cautiously.
A traveler recalls a mountain crossing by train through the Rockies with vivid scenes of climbs, drops, snow covered peaks, and a humorous exchange about Brigham Young’s soldiers. The narrative blends adventure with social commentary and a lively observer’s voice.
A dismal day at the penitentiary ends with Gerald released after serving time. Edith, society’s favorite, clings to him as she pledges to marry despite family opposition and a proud banker uncle’s disapproval.
Gerald Marmme forgave his uncle’s killer as a three year term convict named, and a woman in a red hat and blue gown, confront truth. A car crash in Central Park kills the forger on the spot while a dying confession reveals he forged a check.
In New York a six day uncertainty surrounded Veronica McCann a Heart disease patient from the West Side tenement district. Physicians debated if she was alive or dead before declaring her dead on day five. Funeral services proceeded as the priest observed faint color in the child’s lips in the coffin.
The physician noted the unusual face coloring had vanished and other signs suggested the child might be dead, prompting home friends to contact authorities and mourn the loss.
A child’s apparent death sparked a delay as color faded and a stiff corpse lay in state. Doctors doubted the signs until Veronica’s supposed voice from Mia McCann claimed she was not dead, prompting fresh tests before burial could proceed.
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