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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
4
A collage of bright asides and quips drawn from newspapers and magazines. Snatches feature playful, satirical lines about family, fame, and social scenes with references to Cleveland leaders and Pittsburgh Dispatch cartoons, ending in a Harper’s Bazar vignette about a girl visiting a neighbor’s rug.
The article notes many familiar Tory senators and Taft era allies leaving the Congress due to primaries state legislature shifts retirements or deaths. Names include Crane Guggenheim Gamble Bailey Curtis Paynter Foster Richardson Brown Briggs Wetmore Burnham Cullom Perkins and others once aligned with Nelson W. Aldrich. Lorimer and Nixon and Frye are noted as deceased. The piece highlights the vanished Aldrich tariff coalition and Taft era departures.
A dramatic anti intervention piece argues the Balkan upheaval is a religious war fueled by centuries of moslem persecution. The author denounces christian and jewish victims and warns that powers must not interfere while labeling the Turk deserving of punitive reforms.
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire awards Mary Baker Eddy’s personal property to the Christian Science Church per her will, while the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court blocks the church from obtaining her real estate. The dispute highlights regional variance in will interpretation and property bequests.
California votes for free text books while opposing race track betting. The Philippine assembly congratulates Wilson in a single long sentence. Mexican editors face arrest for lese majeste as Madero tightens control. Bryn Mawr graduates reach 301 with 122 becoming mothers. Eugenicists blame women, ignoring husbands, as William Kent of California is reelected without party backing. A distant moral may be drawn.
Charles Meyer of New York bets a laughless journey around the world. He challenges anyone to see if he can visit Seattle and hear standouts discuss a aired topic without bursting into laughter. Hiram Johnson lauds Progressive victory and public sentiment.
A flirtatious conversation between a charming debutante and a serious suitor centers on praising Sir Walter Scott. She enthusiastically confirms affection for Scott's works including Lady of the Lake Marmion Peveril of the Peak and Bride of Lammermoor while he probes further to his surprise mentions Scott's Emulsion.
An old advertisement hawks Cascarets as a quick laxative and liver tonic. It promises to clear indigestible food, improve digestion, and restore a cheerful mood by morning, claiming a 10 cent box is enough for adults and children alike.
Dialogue highlights a breakup between Jack and Blanche with threats and assurances about reclaiming letters. Harry pledges to ensure Blanche returns the letters after a rift. The exchange reflects wartime romance tensions and unresolved affection amid social pressure.
Dr. Hirsch of Chicago laments pork chop prices while noting demand rises with price. In Jamaica a rare note mentions 113 varieties of hard wees trees with commercial value.
The passage notes birds like eagles and vultures roam across regions from Scotland to southern Europe while Copenhagen boasts a model fish market keeping most fish alive in running-water tanks. It mentions a North Dakota inventor claiming a nail puller that draws nails perfectly straight every time.
A fragmented Boston Transcript snippet references a clerical golf enthusiast and a debate on discredited doctrine. It mentions stock-market chatter and misinformation, with phrases implying self-contradictory statements and a bemused exchange about being operated upon.
A quip from the Buffalo Express features a philosopher musing on life and a cynic noting that in dry towns people skip meat for a rainy day. The exchange highlights attitudes toward abstinence and restraint.
The speaker mocks various types of people by listing flaws and pretensions. He cites the know-it-all, the time-waster with a poodle, the old man clinging to youth, the old maid with kittenish airs, and the fool who believes money defines sense.
A quoted exchange from the Washington Star shows Mr. Meekton and his wife reflecting on persistence and compromise in marriage. The wife notes she refused him six times before marriage, and he jokes such refusals kept him from asserting his own way afterward.
A couple discusses inviting the next door neighbors for a meal after noting that the neighbors once fed their cat while they were away, highlighting an overlooked act of neighborly generosity.
Ed Cudibee, set to begin his third term as King County sheriff, boasts of broad support amid claims that "everybody voted for me." He recalls his conduct in the Black Diamond district and his role in capturing or pursuing outlaws, while acknowledging plans for future public service and a passion for horses.
An advertisement touts a compact music machine that plays any record and fills large spaces with sound. Finished in oak or mahogany, it ships with 24 double-faced discs. The ad promotes comparisons with Columbia Victrola and Edison, trade-ins, and easy terms of five dollars down and five dollars a month, with mail order for out-of-town buyers.
Readers denounce freight overcharges with a $4.01 fee for transporting 310 pounds from Oakland to Seattle and seek law enforcement against express companies. Another letter discusses direct lending via postal savings banks to avert bank panics, while a third critiques public officer expenses and class bias. A fourth urges Modern Woodman members to study new rates and pending suits, warning of transfers before January 1913.
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