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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1911
Page
4
The piece critiques Andrew Carnegie as he donates another 25 million, totaling 220.8 million, to promote knowledge in the United States while condemning tariff taxes and monopoly power that hurt ordinary workers. It argues the country needs political understanding and questions Carnegie's motives and impact on society.
Dr. E. Harlan Wells of Pennsylvania argues that tuberculosis will not be wiped out soon despite medical progress. He cites overwork, child labor, poverty, want, and substance abuse as key factors. Only broad social improvements can eradicate the disease.
A collage of 1920s curiosities spans meteor season, Edison pedagogy with moving pictures, eye tests for drivers, anti suffrage debate, alarms about electricity, cleanliness virtues, misread planetary lines, bread sugar extraction, a space saving bath sink, and a New York banker predicting a 150 foot fence to shield FDR from neighbors.
A period voice stresses that success and mood hinge on the stomach. Pluck and luck depend on digestive health, with bills and strains possible if nourishment falters. The piece praises the stomach as the brain of bodily function guiding effort and daily work.
The quip notes Parker believes himself a full quorum, while another resists treating him as such. It riffs on leadership optics and the idea of influence versus actual governance in social circles. The line captures witty, satirical tone about authority and self-perception.
A humorous verse about a single woman in a millinery shop who loses her bag and makeup. A gentleman helps, compliments her, and many men admire her, but the husband appears and she fears discovery. In the end she wins the day as wives are wont to do.
A collection of humorous scraps and odd lines features a doomed lad Lem Noebrooder and a wood shed tale, goat encounters, quick quips about trust and mischief, and playful exchanges from a morning quarrel to a talking dog.
A quotation from the Boston Transcript comments on flattery saying it makes everyone sick except those who swallow it. The line frames flattery as a social hazard.
Humorous snippets reveal quirky dialogue about spelling books engagements and misplaced loyalties. Witty exchanges include a boy with a baseball guide, a jealous fiance, and a punchline about lynching contrasting home and frontier life.
A Cleveland Plata Dealer item reports Mrs Hiram Weakleigh ordering a new cook dismissed after she tests loyalty. The debate shows repeated hires and firings as the couple seeks a lasting servant.
In a classroom exchange Percy corrects the term pitcher to picture and Tommy Dobson notes pitchers sell for more than pictures. A Washington Times joke follows about a wife at a summer cottage with three women guests each on a different diet.
A physician scolds a difficult patient for overeating rich foods and complaining about taking two medicines. The exchange highlights a clash over diet and treatment in a medical consultation.
John Collier, NY board of moving picture censors secretary, says objectionable plays are routinely rejected. He compares them to a humorous Uncle Jethro Husk tale and recalls a quip about showing a wife he has no time to sift ashes, referencing The Kittens Primer.
Conversation snippets reveal Mrs Blueblood and Mrs Coalby sniping over etiquette and affection while Mr Tower defends his role in a courtship. The dialogue touches class, finances, and a potential marriage to Mr Simple, strained by parental approval and looks.
Bo Nellie Storle of Tacoma asks the U S district court for 100000 in an action against Frederick Hogan a Toronto billionaire. She says Hogan wooed her while she sewed ten hours daily, promised marriage and wealth, then left after a child was born. She alleges deception and asks trial to expose details.
In Garvin's Corner, Rev Joseph L Garvin urges Seattle transit reforms, praising Judge Hanford and urging the 8. E. Co. to sell more streetcar tickets to improve patron comfort. He argues tickets should be available where sold, with broad distribution and advertising to boost use and city mobility.
The Circle announces a gender themed composition contest for next week. Girls describe why they would be boys or not and boys state if they would be girls or are satisfied as they are. Two prizes awarded, one to a boy and one to a girl. Submissions due by Friday, under 100 words.
Willie Johnson of Maltby sends a snow scene with his siblings Clifford Oscar Edith and a dog on a sled. The note mentions sledding fun and snowball battles and lists other local names in a winter notice.
A Missouri boy named John Perring writes from Mendon to Uncle Jack describing days with his aunt, his intention to join the Circle club, and his preference for hunting rabbits over deer. He mentions farm animals, caring for a sick duck, and kindness to animals while signing his name from Mendon Missouri.
A nostalgic winter piece describes skating on frozen ponds bonfires sledding and snow forts. It celebrates outdoor fun with friends enjoying cold days and the thrill of snowy adventures.
Henrietta Hawkins writes that prizes arrived and that she and family enjoy The Star and the Circle. She notes three boys and two girls in the family, a 17 year old boy and an eight month old girl, and praises the weekly essays.
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