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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1912
Page
4
A political appeal urges readers to vote for own man or Special Privilege’s candidate, asserting the public has seen through a long looting gang and urging voters to go to the polls with eyes open to eject the gang from power.
The piece recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s resolve after a bullet wound and honors heroism from stories of Flannery in Syracuse and Billy Rugh, who gave his life’s skin for a burns patient. It notes Mason City skin donations, contrasts crime with altruism, and touts a world growing better through service.
Observers note voting activity rises with election judges ready and people casting ballots early. Citizens hear calls to support initiative, referendum, and recall amendments while newspapers debate protections for public interests.
A silk-hatted delegation of four eminent New York attorneys attempted an eleventh hour move against Col Teddy. The instance was relayed by wire and his sharp reply was being sent across the nation in the afternoon.
An elderly health note urges regular bowel movement for aging bodies and recommends a mild laxative tonic Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims these remedies support natural digestion, strengthen stomach and bone muscles, and avoids harsher purgatives. Free samples offered by mail from Dr W B Caldwell.
A group of racing car drivers in Louisville attended a luncheon for a leading contestant who shared automobile stories. The best tale involved a taxicab chauffeur who, after a reckless driving discharge, became a trolley motorman and quipped that he could still run people over, but could now pick and choose.
A playful remark about Russians lacking humor prompts a joke about a presiding officer failing to maintain a straight face during roll call. The exchange highlights humor in administrative settings.
The excerpt shows two women in a casual chat about catching up on a year end diary and daily activities. A man comments on dramatic moments and a referee’s calls provoking only mild personal impact.
A farmer's wife, briskly moving between churn, sink, shed, and stove, rejects voting saying if men can do one little thing alone they should. The remark reflects gender roles in civic participation.
Two young women ride a streetcar. One greets a sedate man as Mr Green and asks for his seat. He rises and offers the chair. The other woman declines and exits at the next corner, hurriedly fleeing the scene.
In a witty exchange, they discuss a reputation for strict standards. The chatter turns to a fictional “stickler” who nitpicks form and etiquette, with jokes about Eve in Eden and a landlady who both accepts and denies hosting boarders.
A Kentucky colonel placed a calling card on a friend's coffin, shocking mourners who refrained from removing it. He explained that if Henry went to the place he believed, the card would help him meet fine fellows there.
A commercial traveler at a Southern railway station orders two boiled eggs for breakfast. The old negro server brings three, explaining he added a third “in case one might fail you.” The traveler notes the extra egg.
Fire Chief Kenton of New York recalls a 1869 farm fire story from the old volunteer department. Firemen with engine and hose faced destroyed buildings as they drank as they fought the blaze, saying they would drink water later anyway. The anecdote reflects rowdy temper and humor surrounding fires and thirst.
A dialogue unfolds with an Englishman explaining abbey rules to an American. The American exclaims the site would be a fine railroad station if it were in good repair, reflecting on potential improvements and practical outcomes.
A string of vignette captions cites humorous exchanges and social misdirections. The pieces mock manners with a beggar, a large woman, and a small man weaving polite banter and mistaken assumptions.
The farmers institute at Beckys Port will feature Judd Hosseawn speaking on How to Keep the Hired Man's Hands Loft with incidental music. The reading includes a playful exchange about a shipwreck and a pharmacist's puzzled response to a gold watch request.
An excerpt from Puck conveys a quirky dialogue about a trip with playful wordplay on numbers and cost. The fragment hints at humorous social commentary typical of the period’s humor magazines.
In a Chicago Tribune column the professor of history praises a tireless worker in humanity. A senior interrupts, joking that Lady Godiva was attired in her hair, prompting a witty exchange about attire and virtue.
In a drafting of humorous quips from city papers, bankers balk at loans for riding habits while a columnist jokes about gas meters and rising costs. The exchange highlights financial pressures and wit in everyday purchases.
A brief exchange questions if a man can know he is in love even as he claims to know nothing else. Billy asks about an abridged dictionary and his father defines it as one that omits the word you want to look up.
A congratulatory exchange recalls a poet achieving immortality through art. The friend calls the poet's dream realized and the poet accepts peace in death as Pele Mele records the dialogue.
A humorous sketch features a mistress scolding a cook for the rabbit not yet ready at seven o'clock. The cook laments the time and says nothing had ever taken so long to prepare, highlighting domestic stage comedy timing.
A rough dinner scene has Mrs. Westside demanding a whipping for Michael after he ran off with the Steinwender boys for a swim, only to be rebuked by Mr. Westside who jokes about hiring a policeman. In a separate quip, a bride and groom overhear guests reacting to their wedding with laughter and irony.
Readers letter urges choosing a leader like Lincoln, to guide the nation with unity and shared wealth. Goodridge signs from Charleston, Wash., Nov. 3. Editor notes street correspondence on Roosevelt, graft, and local fire department reform.
A compilation of witty quotes and sayings including Money In No Object. Honest to Goodness Lil I Thought I'd Die Laughin Minter I Ain't Had a Bite that for Three Days My Friends I Value Your Good Will Even More Than I Do This Substantial Testimonial Yes Indeed Fido Understands Every Word I Say to Him You Could Have Knocked Me Down With a Feather Divorces Secured Without Publicity Termes Strictly Cash from the Chicago Tribune.
In a Cardiff street, a shop proprietress greets a boy who says his mother wants a pound of soap. She tells him to tell his mother to take what she wants and place the coins in the saucer under the counter, revealing a blunt, pragmatic attitude toward poor customers.
The wooden frigate W is slated for sale after years as a receiving ship at the yard in Philadelphia. Delphia in ap Se 4,600 tons placement, the ship served in the United and Mediterranean squadrons during the Civil War as a Confederate privateer. Fisher, N. C. event forced surrender after three days.
In Cincinnati Benny, 68, arraigned on a larceny charge, tells the judge he makes a living by bleaching sparrows into canaries under pretenses. The judge fines him for the alleged deception as the court weighs the case.
In Laredo Texas Roque confessed from jail that he killed Apolinar Dosaig an elderly man. Mrs Roque claimed she witnessed Roque commit the murder while Donato denied any involvement and Roque’s release is debated.
Nov 6. Don Rhodes, a Baptist university freshman, was pursued by two masked students in Raleigh North Carolina. The assailants attacked him and he died from the injuries. Police are investigating the incident.
A Chicago man identified as Willie-Paw, injured earlier, died after being struck by a corpse hurled from a fast Chicago Quincy train at Riverside. The victim’s full identity and details were not clearly reported, and investigators pursue the cause of the fatal incident.
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