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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription options at six conte week or twenty five cents month. It instructs readers to mail subscription labels to the address and to note the expiration date on the label. If the subscription is not prepaid by the due date, the name is removed from the mailing list. The entry is filed as second class matter at the Beall and Washington post office.
A reflective piece argues people once lived longer in primeval forests without modern distractions. It contrasts scarcity, manual labor, and natural living with today’s offices, medicines, advertising, and conveniences, urging appreciation of present life despite shorter lifespans.
Secretary Shaw argues army service dulls native capacity and suppresses ideas, while public life in Washington dims ambition. He warns many rise or fall by the court of opinion and overwork is rare in government posts. A mother prays her son will avoid corrupting influences as he seeks congress, noting pay and advancement limits but praising noble sacrifice for those suited to public duty.
The Mikado’s conferring of the Order of the Garter on the English king prompts lavish gifts from Japan. Prince Arthur of Connaught arranged the ceremony at a cost around 20 000 pounds. Emperors lavishly funded swords, Satsuma vases, armor, and a great box for King Edward. The total value exceeds a million dollars.
Scattered reminiscences recount a lively scene with Morria Young enjoying dances and a comic mishap as a stove lid mashed a toe in a rural home. The narrator jokes about laughter and fear, while a separate note from Coupeville recalls bankers vs preachers and a quip about Archimedes’ lever.
Hutchinson Leader auditor Carlton Avery visited Chat village on Monday to post notices for the play Shore Acres. The announcement signals an upcoming performance in ilenoo Minn Register.
A message states all doubt about Father Gapon’s location is removed as he has been buried. The note suggests a decisive end to the search and confirms the priest’s burial.
Report from Carrollton Kentucky about a Saturday fishing party hosted by Miss Berkshire and Mine Frankie Herkshire with about 20 young friends. Guests enjoyed a pleasant evening as the sun set beyond the west horizon.
A witty exchange unfolds as a wife calls her husband crazy for marrying her, he retorts with self reproach, a choric advocate praises women as the fairest creation, while a cranky bachelor quips about a rubber plant. The repartee captures lively gendered humor.
The Jefferson of the Alaska Steamship Company heads from Seward for Shawway and interior ports tomorrow at 9 o clock carrying a large party of passengers. Among those bound for Fairbanks are many women who have spent the winter outside and will join their husbands in the interior.
Heavy rains overflow creeks near Worsythe Butte cause three drowning deaths on the North Side. Walley Palmer, a Hea Bros shipper, drowned in the Big Porcupine along with Thomas Hamilton, a known North Side sheep herder, in separate incidents. Wike Gasinski drowned Monday in the Little Porcupine.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses Ed White and attire details, mentioning identification marks and appearance. The readable portion is insufficient to establish a clear event or outcome.
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