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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1907
Page
4
The Seattle Star lists subscription details for home delivery and mail options. Readers are urged to report missed copies by 4 o clock and to call the main office for service changes or copies, with contact numbers provided for adjustments and inquiries.
The Star reports a successful first push against Seattle food combines led by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Vanderveer. The Retail Grocers' Association abandoned illegal price practices, signaling possible action against the Seattle Wholesale Grocers and Seattle Produce associations to curb price fixing and reduce living costs. The Star pledges continued support and urges freeing Vanderveer to pursue further evidence for a broader prosecution.
An editorial argues the president should push Congress to fund three 20 000 ton battleships by 1911, noting a 136 million dollar naval budget and urging a fleet that protects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts while accepting the need for careful spending.
A reflective piece by Ella K. Dearborn argues that unsympathetic husbands starve love with neglect and dismissiveness. It urges daily courtesy and praise, noting women dress to gain admiration and that genuine kindness sustains affection longer than financial ties.
A boy uses a piano player to fake practice and tricks the family into praising his progress. He bribes a foreman to remove a practice exercise from a music roll and returns home to pedal with one foot while reading a dime novel. The family refrains from punishment, impressed by the ruse.
The Pittsburg orchestra announces the appointment of conductor Wladislaw Wyganowski. The name stands out with a strong, unfamiliar cadence and draws attention amid the music world.
The excerpt shows fragmented dialogue about love, adoption of pets, and a cryptic remark on two women. It shifts to a question about a man loving two women, a joke about Dottie Dimph and a summer memory, then a narrator motto and a reference to a bank run with farmers wanting to deposit money in Louisville Courier-Journal style.
An Ophir mine owner and his adventurous chauffeur die after a car crash. Both left widows with three young children. The incident occurred as their vehicle struck an obstacle, ending their lives and shocking the local community.
Take a trip from Pier 2 to the U S Navy Yard and view battleships Oregon Wisconsin and Nebraska. See cruisers Buffalo training ship Philadelphia dry docks tor boats and the prison ship Nipate. Depart daily at six.
Hazel splits a Nutte family piece featuring Flite B Nutte, a versatile young second cousin praised as a natural musician. The article notes his skill with many instruments, his brass finisher job, and his entertainments such as whistling “Oh listen to the Mocking Bird” backward to elicit laughs.
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