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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1910
Page
4
The piece argues that election returns reveal progress toward real independence and self government. It urges assessing votes for principles over leaders, noting full answers await all results and scrutiny. It declares a continued struggle, framing the contest as a new alignment.
The piece declares patent medicines are outdated and exposes the public to the view that most drugs are poisons. It extols air and water as free, powerful remedies available to all, claiming they can be taken in unlimited quantities without harm and may outpace any registered medicines in promoting health and longevity.
Tuesday police raided a street gathering of garment workers in Chicago and detained many women. The station house held known society women who produced calling cards and were sent home, while the arrested workers were jailed for lack of cards. The piece asks readers to consider the nation’s direction when freedom hinges on social influence.
The column surveys post election talk in New York about ex presidents and the coming Congress. It mocks Will Humphrey and compares him to Joe Cannon while noting Democratic control may loom. It also touches on fashion humor and a Raleigh tobacco note from 219 years ago.
Dr. Adna W Leonard newly arrived at First Methods speaks selectively about local issues. He declines to discuss divorce or district politics, says he will address matters in sermons, and notes Seattle’s mix of spirituality and commercialism. He enjoys golf and aims to study the town before full engagement.
In New York a dramatic soprano Fely Dereyne arrives with a pet kitten hidden in an ornate cage. Customs Inspector John Loughrey orders the cage opened amid fear of contraband. the kitten, Pallachin, escapes interrogation and the singer departs. The piece ends with a quip about the vice president’s easy life.
A collage of humorous lines and social notes from various places. Topics include politics, Moroccan cottonseed oil, Irish salmon policing, barometers, Jerusalem medicines, marital jests, Buenos Aires harbor dredging, American Hall of Fame quips, Christmas shopping woes, Russian rail complaints, and a hospital bug-house gag about a sane man.
In a downtown shop an employee recalls a customer asking two trunks be ordered for a daughter about to bed. The man fusses over lettering and then jokes that it is better to start the fires than to start his wife, amid chatter about changing plans and a reporter’s curiosity.
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