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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1911
Page
4
Bolton Hall writes on sleep citing 10 000 inquiries mainly from teachers and professionals. Eight hours remains the average for healthy men while dreams mostly rational or pleasant. nightmares under 2 percent. Sleep described as a democratic joy of life with many getting enough.
The Labor party leads the federal government and governs New South Wales and South Australia, with two more states likely to join. Its strength comes partly from unions and partly from a sympathetic vote of non unionists and small traders. The Labor leader faces balancing radical aims with moderate progress. So far the feat is deemed achieved.
A fragmentary exchange features lines about saying goodbye to Jonah and a brave bird. The dialogue hints at humor and resilience while noting Jonah’s lack of fear. The snippet preserves a playful, nautical tone with characterful phrasing.
In a Baltimore American item a sympathetic neighbor asks what troubles Mrs Petty. The Weeping Woman laments the minister’s cancelation yesterday while JJ John stood nearby in the parlor placing the stove, hinting at multiple misfortunes.
A Duffalo Express remark notes Billson leaving a group at a corner by taking off his shoes early, provoking pity for a man said not to have belonged to that corner. The quote contrasts social expectations with individual actions.
A Scots visitor wowed a London relative with two weeks of theatre suppers and country excursions. Each time his host paid, and at farewell the guest offered a coin toss for a final drink, insisting, You've been verra gude to me and mine this fortnight.
A brief quote frames the market mood as analysts weigh bulls against bears. The discussion centers on whether investment paths offer a tight squeeze or a teasup, signaling cautious speculation about future moves.
In a coastal quip, Mr. Shad-Say recalls his two oyster business brothers dissolved their partnership. They were caught and made into oyster soup. Pete Porpoise asks what he is thinking while Dolly Plunge vents about aviators. The rising aviation craze has people avoiding speech.
A Mississippi church service features a dusky child praised for good behavior accompanied by his grandparents. The grandfather responds with a wry remark that the boy is “always well threatened” before church, underscoring a rural humor tone in a judge’s remark.
Mrs. Lotto Moon boasts over 2000 volumes in the library and plans to read most of them. Mrs. Oldcastle responds that one cannot read all of them, while both note careful selection and gilt-edged volumes.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt quotes Mrs Grayson showing strong confidence in her hue band and her willingness to try mushrooms picked by him.
A Washington Herald quote recalls society politics and a failed bid to woo the Four Hundred with a stern anecdote about a woman forbidding any politician to kiss her dog, illustrating elite resistance to outreach.
The article notes Seattle high schools like Lincoln and Broadway are run under the school board with strict food censorship. Students, about 2,000 daily, line up using aluminum 2½ cent checks, while doughnuts and pies decline in popularity as Boston’s bean is praised.
The Baltimore American notes Miss Prettyface is frequently invited to banquets, described by TJ as a regular dinner belle. The item highlights her social prominence and the ongoing chatter around her appearances.
First Amateur Detective claims valuable testimony that the man in question is a hypocrite. Second Amateur Detective asks for confirmation and notes the suspect wears a double faced overcoat.
The Youth's Companion notes the Rev Charles H Spurgeon used sharp humor grounded in common sense. He once asked his son why the lions did not eat Daniel and the boy’s playful exchange ended with a quip.
A London Tattler quip questions political loyalty in a home scene about voting lists and party belonging. A Judge’s joke follows on profitable musical education selling neighboring houses at half value.
A playful exchange about name meanings shifts from Geraldine and William to George. Mrs Fondhopes Well jokes that George means business as the family contemplates the significance of names and futures.
A noted economics expert claims in parts of America men outnumber women. He jokes that ladies should emigrate. A young woman leaves in protest, and the lecturer adds it was not meant to be taken quickly.
In a Philadelphia Record brief, dialog centers on Billy and the leading man as a tense exchange over a dime for a shave. The lead actor complains about a black beard eight days and suggests changing the night’s bill to Othello, prompting Bunkum to refuse.
The fragment notes Henry's consistency despite being a poor student and recalls catching him swearing during a profane history class, implying a stubborn pattern rather than a learning relapse.
A Baltimore American snippet notes a man spent heavily on his girl to learn pyrography while quipping she cannot bake a pie worth eating, highlighting a humorous domestic contrast between craft and cuisine.
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