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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1910
Page
4
A plea to voters to cast a single principled ballot on election day and reject friend influence or ignorance. The message urges voting for the best candidate, not the winner, and insists that voting with conviction matters more than reputation or party lines.
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt, 66, longtime stage icon and great grandmother, wows Chicago with youthful vigor and ardent fan adoration. Critics marvel at her sprightliness as she champions lemons as a fountain of youth and reveals a small lemon ranch interest.
The Los Angeles Times blast is debated as labor unions blame a gas explosion from criminal carelessness while others allege dynamite. Both sides warn against quick judgment and demand proof before condemning any group or individual.
An uneven mix of political chatter from a Roosevelt Taft Progressive scene and voter antics at a primary election. Also reports of a surge in Belle Elmore lookalikes and a Chinese bank panic affecting Shanghai and Peking, with plans to revive silver coinage.
DeWolf Hopper recalls a string of leading ladies from Della Fox to Miss Jeane Mackaye and Margeurite Clark. He notes a professional fondness for petite performers while joking about the common stage nickname. He reflects on his shift from tights to prosaic attire and performs a brief verse about family roles.
A narrator recounts a robbery in which a man draws two revolvers and demands money. The victim dodges fear by humor, palms five damp ten dollar bills, and quips that the bills are hard boiled after laundry. The robber remains threatening, while the exchange ends with a joke about money and a “nest egg.”
Warren Dickson head of the city police inspectors cites 10 year losses of 950 million to fake mining ventures and urges authentic reports from mining engineers as authorities pursue Wintemute in the Tombs. In another matter John Bauer pleads guilty to a bad check signed Isadore Wasservogel witnesses link the two men in a coincidence noted by the Harlem court.
The article profiles Liberty E Holden a Cleveland based newspaper man who built wealth by leasing early newspaper plants and expanding into silver mining hotels and banks. It notes his financial successes and his main editorial role in editing dividend coupons.
In a brief exchange, a young man asks for a favorite author and Miss Canatique answers Dickens. She praises his works for their odd villains and notes the pleasure of comparing people she dislikes with them.
In a fragment, a hostess pleads with Mr Buxby to invite Misa Screecher to sing while he objects, noting she refuses requests. A bystander named Stubb is mentioned with ear protectors, and Penn is described as a gas office complaint clerk.
Mrs. Shorteash reads a letter about their son being expelled from college. Mr. Shorteash considers the possibility of avoiding an assignment by adjusting plans. The exchange reveals family concern and uncertainty about the future.
Mrs Urban recounts hurling a stone at a hen and missing with a joke about a stone and pie. Urban clarifies the incident as ongoing banter with a playful yet incomplete retelling of the event.
A dialogue features the nightingale boasting about singing high notes and the ostrich replying that its feathers bring in more than ten notes daily, claiming greater earnings than the bird could earn in centuries.
A rough collage of quips and anecdotes on language, jokes, and manners. It notes a Boston jail sentence for theft of a whistle, a Rock Island mayor kissing a burlesque actress, and a tale of Yow Min dropping brass money into a cable slot while his pigtail nears the wire. It also mentions a 32,000,000 bushel U.S. rye crop and a cavalcade of brief, odd observations.
A jumble of notes and jokes from The Daily Thing includes a Thanksgiving observance, a playful prize scheme, and editorial brag about early Thanksgiving issue. It mentions Aldrich, Eddy Torr, and a college education piece, with local game results from Tinkletown and Fritterville as well as job seekers ads. The fragment hints at commerce and streetcar humor amid holiday chatter.
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