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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
9
A damaged OCR notice from The Seattle Star lists subscription labels and payment status. It requests readers to renew, mentions delivery timing, and asks subscribers to telephone for changes to ensure accurate service.
A historical appraisal praising President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico for stabilizing a near anarchic Mexico through what is called honest common sense. It predicts broader regional suzerainty via a united Central America, while noting Mexico’s financial stability, rail control, and absence of panic or major reform, all attributed to Diaz’s prudent governance.
A column ponders the fate of Apache Kid’s skull sent to Yale for study and argues faces reveal character more than skulls. It notes heredity and environment shape people, while likening skulls to how we project ourselves. It ends with a prompt about what readers are writing on their own faces.
A southern lawyer recalls a Arkansas case where a judge fines Mr. Mitchell under court of record. The defendant pleads poverty and asks the judge to loan thirty dollars to cover the fines. The judge smiles and remits Mitchell's fees, saying the state can ill afford the loss. Separately, Western night viewers mock Caesar’s death misread as Julius Caesar.
A collage of quips and social notes features a New York barber and questions about wealth waking in the morning. It recalls remarks by Ambassador Boyce on America's poets, plus a talk on truth, fashion bondage, manners and journalism.
A playful exchange features Tommy TM and peers debating the earths shape, with spirited voices arguing orange and lemon comparisons, reflecting curious, informal classroom or street discussion. The dialogue captures simple curiosity about geometry through everyday objects.
A garbled excerpt discusses a weed, purity, and adulteration claims tied to a 1% level and mentions a warehouse fire and prairie hay and corn shocks. It references a financial note about internal revenue receipts and national debt, with scattered dialogue about consumption and taxation.
Readable fragments describe a historic venue for a peace conference in The Hague called the Hall of Knights. It notes a repair in main assembly space and mentions the Ring and Tidderszaal as central locations.
The Playground Association of America plans a July 1 model playground at the Jamestown exposition using non patented or easily duplicable homemade apparatus. The 200 foot square site will host 600 children. De Wolf Hopper quips about a doctor's nitrogen advice and his struggle with unfamiliar words after a cold night curtain speech.
In police court Joe Eckerton pleads not guilty to drunkenness and tells a sobering tale of failed pledges, lost work, and a dying wife. He recounts attempts to recover and the rejection of help, ending with his name wiped from the docket as the case moves upward.
In a humorous exchange Stuart Maclean jokes about rising costs and prosperity. The pair riff on immigration, railroad wrecks, housing, groceries, and rents, noting that living expenses climb as the country appears to rise. The conversation ends with a quip about when the boom might ease.
A morning hat features cardinal red and pink colors on a rough brown straw base with an inverted bowl shape. It has an equare crown, a flat red velvet band, and a pink rose on the front flanked by matching brown coque feathers at the back.
The caller requests trimming unnecessary expenses to save a little money and improve efficiency.
A fashion description highlights a summer collection featuring jacket suits in blazer eton and bolero varieties, one piece dresses, princess styles, jumpers and suspenders, in plain colors and bright fancy effects, all tailored for comfort and charm.
A young Bill Nye planned a Sunday drive with a friend but found the party lacking transport. He hired a feeble old horse, waited while she prepared, and was rejected when she worried the horse might die. Nye retorted that the horse was once a prancing steed.
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