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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1912
Page
4
Dialogue shows a quirky scene where George and Hel discuss marriage plans and expenses while Willie and Cholly tease. Johnny asks for a $1.25 ball as a possible lure. The mood hints at relationships, vanity, and practical money worries in a lighthearted exchange.
If women endorse the plan it will pass and Seattle would become the first American city with the rule. Hats pins still worn but only normal lengths remain allowed.
The piece notes O B Harris former candidate for Indiana supreme bench filed a statement of campaign expenses. It records 25 cents total spent on newspapers and postage and mocks campaign spending as a 25 cent policy for a judge. The writer advocates restraint and questions campaigning by politicians for judicial posts.
The piece notes cities adopting city markets to cut out middlemen and push cash purchases, enabling direct producer consumer exchange. It cites western retailers cutting delivery costs and offering lower prices while keeping profits. It also mentions credit and telephone ease raising household bills and influencing shoppers.
Mountaineers in Corsica bake chestnut bread that stays fresh for 15 days. The piece highlights a cultural note on preservation and diet within Corsican mountain communities.
Washington correspondent Gilson Gardner reports Democrats expect Col. Roosevelt to loom as the rival. Harmon is favored by big business, while Clark and Underwood gain influence. The Hearst Harmon Underwood Clark bloc may block a first ballot victory, with Baltimore shaping the convention through behind the scenes influence. Delegates from Connecticut Indiana Massachusetts New York are discussed as favored-son tactics and manipulations.
A reader urges residents to brighten streets by placing flowering plant boxes on windows and in flats without yards. The letter commends The Star for supporting the city beautiful effort and notes improving Franklin park or Dilling park as a community good, while condemning urban blight and a proposed municipal garage. The writer signs as A Flat Dweller, Thos. Be. Black.
A Baltimore American note discusses agriculture moving toward a pay system aiding cheerful farmers and reducing the need for skim milk as summer boarders arrive. It contrasts with mounting society intrigue and warns of fly-by-night schemes while a Detroit Free Press item cautions about a home setup attracting pests.
In the piece titled AS IT SEEMS TO WILLY, the author questions the right to multiple wives versus a single wife, framing the issue as a critique of monotony and social norms. The prose reflects a satirical stance from Lippincott's Magazine exploring marriage expectations.
A Washington Star quip features Mr Cumrox asking his daughter why she thinks a young man is a good businessman. She replies that he does not ride shoot or golf nor write for magazines and implies he must have some other ability.
A Baltimore American quip notes a steeplejack tied to the church steeple to attach a weather signal. The dialogue frames the act as a paradoxical, vain temptation and amusement for onlookers.
A Pittaburg Post quote captures a famed surgeon declaring a morning procedure as a “very dis tasteful operation” in jest. He jokes a wealthy patient seeks him to trim a portion of the bill, illustrating era humor about medical costs.
A San Francisco Chronicle account quotes Growcher claiming a stenographer cannot divulge business secrets because she cannot read her own notes. The remark highlights concerns over confidentiality and the reliability of note keeping.
A quirky exchange unfolds as Johnny recalls a perfect boy, mamma asks who, and papa is named as the perfect child in childhood. Silence follows for a tense moment.
A witty exchange unfolds as a woman and a young man debate ancestry with the girl asking about her partner’s father. He admits his father raised hogs, revealing a blunt, humorous contrast in social pretensions. The dialogue captures a clash of class attitudes and pride.
In a brief local vignette a nervous man explains his missing wife to a floorwalker. The clerk greets him with a practical cue about mourning goods on the third floor, showcasing a small moment of shop life.
A baseball magnate speaks with a theatrical magnate about avoiding heavy productions. The theater man explains he must cater to the tired business man who roots with others at the bar park. The exchange appears in the Pittsburgh Post.
A lively collage of films and vaudeville acts including Moore Durbar and Clemmer Photoplays. Readers see Maggie Valdere narrate a fairy tale parody about a prince seeking a bride, a red headed heroine, a white horse, and comic cycling banter at the Empress venue.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to cleanse stomach liver and bowels of children. It promises quick relief from listlessness poor sleep irritability and digestive distress by a gentle laxative action. The copy claims safety natural ingredients and asks customers to request the California Fig Syrup Co product.
A Boston Transcript snippet hints at marital tension over a newly hired maid. The husband expresses divided opinion and the wife accuses him, prompting her decision to dismiss the servant this morning.
A brief comedic exchange depicts a caller asking about a book while a woman quips she would have paid for the man’s presence, then slams the door. The snippet, cited from the Boston Transcript, hints at witty banter during a doorstep conversation.
The Durbar pictures depict the coronation period in India with royal troops and ceremonies. The sequence is billed as one of the most spectacular showcases ever shown on a motion picture screen. A modern sale note appears at 415 Pike.
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