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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1910
Page
4
A playful critique on Texas gun violence cites a recurring homicide pattern and suggests fashion fixes like removing hip pockets to prevent misinterpretation. The piece also pokes fun at political figures and notes jokes about tailors, Roosevelt, Ballinger, and Halley’s Comet in a columnistic, satirical tone.
Fragmentary OCR reads "I saw a man buy uart box of straw" and "Slap- ing ying a q of s" suggesting a peculiar rural purchase. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to identify people or institutions.
A clipped, satirical bulletin portrays Adolf awaiting a looming fate as the Comet mission assigns him to an anxious last meal and impending doom. The piece uses garbled Germanized English to describe Adolf’s nerves and a grim joke about mortality.
A fragment hints Sourmug, though underestimated, enjoys immense popularity among crowds. The remark notes a mismatch between appearance and public favor, suggesting warmer reception than critics expect.
A profile of George W. Perkins partner at J. P. Morgan & Co notes his public role as Morgan’s aide and spokesman on labor matters. It argues Perkins acts to soften the Morgan image by supporting parks museums hospitals and other civic works while collecting pointed parables and social quips from the New York Press.
In Arbor Michigan on May 14 Patrick J Desmond filed for naturalization and recalled a tale of defeating the late King Edward in a marketmanship contest before coming to the United States He kept a bottle of ale given by Edward as a loyal sport and plans to bury the bottle with him when he dies.
A collage of short lines covers social banter, religious practices, and odd facts. It notes Turkey's 46000 ton olive oil output, Smyrna's fig crop outlook, and a French ban on feeding bottles with tubes. It mentions funeral customs in India and a Japanese mourning code with elaborate dress and dietary abstinence.
An evocation of Eckman's Alterative as a cure for coughs colds and pneumonia with a testimonial from James W Kanaly of Saratoga New York in May 1908. The ad notes availability in Seattle at Owl Drug and Bartell Drug Co and requests readers to request the booklet of cured cases or write to the Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia PA.
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