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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1910
Page
5
A meditation on the cost of achievement, glory, and public remembrance. It lauds self sacrifice across soldiers teachers physicians scientists and mothers, arguing enduring fame comes from choosing sacrifice over ease and inspiring future generations.
In Columbus Ohio Fulton school pupils create a model city government free of partisan spirit and graft. Miss Belle Acott organizes the system with Lilian Bernstein as vice mayor and Edward Metzger as secretary. Council meetings occur each Wednesday after school under teacher supervision.
The dialogue contrasts past caution with present fashion excess as men once faced strict limits on prowess while women now wear unusually long hats drawing no complaint. The exchange highlights shifting social norms and humor about decorum.
A fragmented poem style excerpt features garbled lines and misheard phrases. It includes notes about a watchdog, St Peter's church seating 54000, a pun on a funny step, a claim that every case must be killed before cured, and a mix of quips about tobacco exports and wills. The text cites Aesop and Florida Times Union style humor.
The piece notes Utah senators’ rivalries as they align with Aldrich and Smoot. It details Sutherland’s Mormon ties and Gentile representation, discussing anti Mormon sentiment and his role on the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry as political scrutiny grows ahead of next March election.
A rambling diary style piece recounts a traveling man testing memory, a diphtheria scare, a recited poem by a girl, and a tense home intrusion by Mr Henn Peck. The narrative closes with a cat being stepped on and a gnawing sense of danger as night falls.
A young man speaks at length about his ailment and confesses he has been seeking relief from a doctor. The fair maiden questions whether the root of the trouble has been found, hinting at a humorous misunderstanding of his condition.
A quirky social riff notes that men and women differ in truth telling about family plans. It jokes that men’s intellect is exposed as a dent when they reveal all truth, while women cannot recall far back due to youth.
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