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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
9
A quirky verse about a young batter eager to prove himself. The speaker, calling himself Batting Bee, searches for fame amid references to Ty Cobb and a team called the Terrors. The lines hint at hitting streaks and a bold promise to drive in runs with classic baseball bravado.
The piece criticizes multimillionaire R L McCormick of Tacoma and Weyerhaeuser for withdrawing from Senate race. It mocks his wealth driven ego, questions his fitness under the direct primary, and notes public humor about his bid. It laments elite influence and laments rising crime references while praising his brain power yet condemning his ambitions.
A humorous exchange imagines a wife earning pin money by selling pies. The joke hinges on the pun that she uses a rolling pin to bake and profit, playfully calling pie sales pin money.
A collage of wry quips and cartoons from various papers notes political figures, social gaffes and barber shop humor. It features remarks on a legislator, a schemer, a cash mindset, matchmakers, hearing loss and gossip, with jokes about poverty happiness and billboards.
Adolf reveals he authored a letter accusing Ongar of disloyalty to the Gesangverein Schitzelbank. In a verbose confession he claims sole authorship while noting friends of Ongar influenced the charge. He defends his stance, laments the controversy, and closes with a formal signature.
Public chatter in Michigan targets Senator J C Burrows after 15 years in the Senate. Townsend is named to challenge him with the Ides of March 1911 as the test. Burrows, 73, could become chairman of the senate finance committee if re-elected, while opposition cites his ties to Aldrich and past stumping.
A fragmentary read includes lines on turning prose to verse, notes on a Rosewald apartment, Swiss producers, a child visiting an aunt, and casual scenes with characters named Mistaken Identity Hinkey Dinkey and Tarik. Mentions poetry, music, poultry, tobacco value, and Paris crisis reports.
Snippet captures humorous quips on widows men and women from a New York Press remark. It jokes about paying visits in heaven aging hair and male vanity. A playful note on letters and clever cheating in solitaire.
The piece riffs on faces and chaperons describing Jolly as an egotist and a pliant performer. It contrasts honest friends with exaggerated faults and notes young people squander passion at football games. It warns of surprises for men who think they understand women.
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