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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1912
Page
4
In Boston, Mr. G. Sufferin Kate jokes about a slaughter sale at the stockyards. The Vere de Vere at a lunch counter questions doughnut quality as inner tubes are playfully described as punctured in a lighthearted, humorous item.
The piece contrasts bankers and manufacturers with struggling families, urging readers to share surplus this Thanksgiving. It notes 14 women and 60 children at Ryther Child home needing food and lodging year round, and calls for giving bread and beans on Thanksgiving to help them enjoy turkey and fixings on a designated day.
A political oration extols Bob Hodge and the cry of a “better chance” for the children of workers. It condemns rich industrialists, praises justice and opportunity, and links the slogan to improved schools wages and life prospects for miners, sailors, artisans and their families.
A crowded column gathers assorted notes on politics, religion, and society. References to Cardinal Farley in Los Angeles, Wyoming suffrage history, New York City school spending, and tea etiquette mix with quips about Elbert Hubbard, Taft, Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, and a sponglotherapy claim.
A Washington Star note recalls a candid remark about the Golden Rule among women and riffs on jewelry store ethics. It also mentions Jack Johnson’s jail stay and a brief meditation on hair and sun safety affecting civilized and uncivilized comparisons.
A distracted scene unfolds as a fair woman starts at distant roars from wild beasts. The male companion quips that if chased by a dozen lions, he would flee to a sanitarium, revealing a grim tone and a craven character.
A Washington Star quip reflects on evolving transportation, noting that even sixty horsepower limousines trace their financial ancestry to prairie schooners. The exchange features Mr. Comrox and casual discussion of memory and progress.
Report claims Andrew Carnegie’s personal taxes were canceled by New York officials amid an $8,400,000 owed. The piece criticizes taxation, notes Roosevelt’s policy shifts, and comments on European conditions and summer chatter.
Fragmentary quote discusses adopting adult methods and repeatedly finding problems without known answers, reflecting on intelligence and knowledge. The passage mentions constant discovery of unsolved problems as a characteristic of advanced thinking.
Readers debate sacrilege in using a potter’s field for progress and question growth laws. They challenge asphalt pricing, street department roles, and local political groups while proposing practical reforms and poking at officials.
A collage of odds and ends from 1920s New York includes subway ridership figures, a joke exchange about public transit manners, and snippets on births building booms and reformer Dr. Parkhurst. Miscellany features idle chatter about titles and a Monkey talk dictionary.
The article recalls JOSEPH ALLEN's debut on stage at a young age in his father's company for a half crown weekly. After his father’s death, he became breadwinner supporting a mother and five children. It notes his early dance training and his rise to acting across continents, with recent work including A Guartanes Ang and a farm near Battle.
The article describes a small white-haired man who appears on stage with a smile and laugh at numerous theatres including the Clemmer Dream Alhambra Union Crown City Stag Tivoli Electric Jackson Boclery Broadway Youler and other movie houses, drawing familiar audience recognition.
A long profile of Joseph Alien, the 73 year old comedian known for perpetual youth, living in a small cottage near Chicago. The piece recalls his 68 years in show business, his baby start in England on January 1 1840, and his early child parts and enduring stage persona.
Fragmented account describes a misunderstanding and an argument among men at a club, a man named Jagga leaving after a quarrel, and a scene with a wife at a casement as a cold morning unfolds. The text mentions steel mills with orders ahead and June 1916 context.
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