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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
9
Subscription details and delivery notes outline pricing distribution and policies for The Seattle Star. The notice explains paid rates per copy per week and month, carrier delivery, post office status, expiration dates, and subscriber remedies for missed issues and renewal reminders.
The garbage bond issue failed by about 1 000 votes as roughly 10 000 voters did not cast ballots on the question. The issue drew 15 733 votes for and 12 185 against amid around 38 000 presidential votes cast.
An Indiana farm hand writes to President Roosevelt in Washington with critique of the country life commission. He argues rural workers need personal time and small pleasures, saying the romance of rural life is fading as chores and harsh conditions dominate daily work. He urges balance and humane treatment for farmers and their families.
Baking soda and water remove enamel stains with a soft cloth. French chalk cleans lace by rubbing on and brushing off after 30 minutes. Wet plaster with alcohol loosens easily. Lemon peel cleans tan shoes. Ammonia eases insect bites. Green foliage should be brushed and wiped with linseed oil, then stored to look new in spring.
A chaotic scene in Everett drew a crowd when bystanders shouted at a medical professional. Police intervened to restore order as rumors spread about a supposed diagnostic event.
A collage of odds and ends notes figures on hens and coffee, jokes about suffrage and juries, historical curiosities, and brief quips on everyday life. The fragmentary items touch on aviation forecasts, typewriter use, and playful asides about Roosevelt Hearst and Prohibition, all in a breezy clipped style.
A collage of jokes and quips features wordplay on sea wisdom, independence, discrimination, family scenarios, and light social satire. Short dialogues poke at money, manners, and everyday misunderstandings. A city man and farmer milk humor into a parable about purity and price.
A fragment notes women’s all black or ribbed cotton items with feet and double heels. Stores price these at two dollars a box for six, while most ask fifty cents for similar items.
Underpriced dresses include Georgette and names such as La Fayette Marie Louise Aitken Marchand Louise Lichenstein Burley Kurzman Waters and others. The sale features items reduced from 50 to 25 dollars and gowns from 9 to 12 dollars with sleeveless woolens and princess suits offered at 9.75 and 12.50 respectively.
A translated Choctaw fable tells of a cat that sneaks into a poultry pen to seize a $100 Orpington prize. The cat crafts an excuse to excuse his misdeed while the cock counters it, arguing it serves human needs, and the cat reveals his sly intent with a witty remark about alarms and meals.
In a Nevada mining camp Hal Herald clashes with Jim Rhea over Peggy Ascot the Pie Lady. The camp buzzes as Peggy confesses she followed Hal after arriving in America, sparking a quiet romantic upheaval among the workers and observers. Judge Ashcroft observes the intrigue.
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