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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1911
Page
4
A speaker laments the poisoning of a loyal dog and the pain of its death. The verse reflects love for the pet, a search for the cruel person responsible, and mourning in a quiet, peaceful life disrupted by the act. The narrator vows to find the human culprit behind the harm to the dog.
The socialist party gains broad wins across cities and states. Milwaukee elected a socialist mayor and sent Victor Berger to Congress. Schenectady elected its youngest mayor and most city officials. Ohio saw ten cities elect socialist mayors, Canton and Everett show contests, and Los Angeles primaries deepen the trend.
The Star argues Seattle should seize the city’s telephone franchise from the Independent to thwart Sunset monopoly. It warns private control risks higher rates, urges public ownership or at least keeping Independent at old rates while court cases proceed. It calls the council to act now to prepare for a possible municipal takeover.
A dialogue notes a politician who prepared for winter by buying coal cash in advance. The exchange adds a lighter remark about football lingering in sections and players, implying prior planning and readiness in public life.
A quip from Harper's Magazine features Tyre Dout saying he quit his ventriloquism due to a voice so strong it could not be thrown. The exchange with a lady underscores his rugged look and nickname for his craft.
A Washington Herald quip jokes about child bedtime routines with a sharp aside on timing. The fragment hints at family discipline and parental debate over evening routines.
A boy named Johnny, upset by perceived cowardice in his classroom, returns home vowing to quit school after witnessing a teacher strike a student on the head while other boys did nothing. The tale, cited from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, highlights peer dynamics and authority in a single room.
A sprawling poem lampoons Roosevelt Fairbanks Debs Taft Bryan Hearst Rockefeller and others. It imagines odd dream scenes where leaders and icons engage in absurd antics while reflecting on Wilson’s denunciation of ragtime hymns.
An ad style note claims actresses rely on a home made magatone lotion to keep skin youthful and blemish free. The mixture uses a small original mayatone packet in hazel, massaged daily to soften skin and reduce facial hair without powder.
King County marriage clerks and a judge report that about 90 percent of divorcees seek another license, with many remarrying soon after divorce. Clerks cite repeat licenses and courtroom returns as a everyday cycle, while witnesses note long gaps before divorce and quick remarriage, forming a merry‑go‑round of weddings and filings. A vendor hawks a patent medicine ad at the end.
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