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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1910
Page
4
A Youngstown mill youth loses his arm in a Carnegie plant accident and is offered a life job at 1.50 a day. He is fitted with a removable arm to feed two water buckets, enabling double work for minimal wage. The piece condemns the scheme as cynical exploitation by management.
The government plans 50 new postal banks in as many cities to collect savings. Youths can open accounts with a 10 cent card and grow to a certificate of deposit at one dollar. Women may hold accounts free from their husbands interference. Monthly deposits capped at 100 dollars and total balances at 500 dollars.
A column notes bacon at 40 cents and rising costs while calling for action against packers. It mentions a California woman and a train incident in Edona Plains, and tafts Thanksgiving proclamation praising population and harvests. It also cites corn hogs prices and a tariff clash with Germany affecting toys and Santa Claus.
In New York City the Greeley Square name clash with a Western-bound department store prompts plans for a Horace Greeley centennial celebration run by the Big Six Typographical union. A motorcycle crash on Madison Avenue triggered a fire response and destroyed the rider’s machine.
New Orleans reports that mealy bugs drain billions in damages to local sugar cane. California lady beetles and a government station army failed as ants raided the bugs, feeding on sugar while the beetles pursued them. Prof Barber invites witnesses to verify the tale.
Mike Donlin the Giants star turns stage player alongside Mabel Hite at the Orpheum. The former baseball champ declares he is a “bear on this acting” and predicts a regular play early next year. The couple tours together aiming for the Married Couples' Trophy while Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth are noted rivals.
A quirky exchange features characters OSGAR and Adolf speculating on a hen’s behavior. The dialogue jumbles mispronunciations and jokes about an egg laying, cackling, and whether a bird might be a rooster, framed as a humorous local commentary.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims the remedy stops fermentation and sour stomach, regulating any out of order stomach within five minutes after a single dose. It emphasizes ease of use and quick relief from gas, bloating, heartburn, and related stomach misery.
A suburban scene ends in tragedy with seven people dying and the narrator reflecting on the neighborly pardon sought after a daring act. The piece portrays a grim social vignette where tension erupts and fatal consequences unfold.
A string of quirky lines covers odd claims from Bud trading a car for a gun to a salt bed prophecy. Fragments note a wife's wardrobe cost, Siam's schools, Italians selling macaroni, ruins abroad, emerald wisdom, and wordplay on tabloid rations and aviator speech.
A lyrical meditation on memory and longing as a speaker recalls a past beloved. The verses contrast fading mornings and preserved tears, noting that one who left with a smile is not forgotten, while tokens and light lose their meaning with time.
From Diana’s diary a bold claim of a first aeroplane trip from Hesterville to Hicksport with a $5,000 prize. She details approaching the Flite Bros for a machine and lessons, touting female mastery over men and air as she practices amid talk of danger and a bargain.
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