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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates and mailing details for Seattle and Everett editions. It instructs readers to call the main office by 6 o clock each evening to ensure delivery and to report missed issues or delays. It emphasizes careful address handling and requests subscribers to keep current with payment changes for uninterrupted service.
A garbled column fragment features jokes and quips about boredom during Congress, a groom’s remark on suffrage, a young couple, a fox terrier, and a misread coffin box. Vague scenes include a sales trip, a busy drayman, a wife’s scream over an inscription, and an echo anecdote from a Rocky Mountain locale.
The conservation congress voices outrage at Seattle wharfage rates ten times San Francisco's. Officials argue water-front control by a few corporations harms the city, urging concerted action to lower rates and restore Seattle's status as a world port.
The city endures long outages amid calls for accountability in the municipal lighting system. Mayor Miller pursues an inquiry into failures blamed on incompetence or malice, while Stone & Webster faces public scrutiny for profiting during the crisis.
Eliison questions Halloa about his sadness and Green explains he underwent an annoying operation that resulted in his allowance being cut.
A playful quarrel over romance unfolds as a narrator reveals meeting his wife at a masked ball and subsequently traveling together often, hinting at evolving companionship and shared adventures.
A garbled lot of aphorisms mocks virtue and vice with blunt lines about forgiveness politics and law. Some quip about women clubs and smoking hints at social satire while Charon and graft imagery punch through with dark humor.
Shintaro Ohashi a top Japanese businessman predicts strong long term commerce between Japan and Puget Sound, citing sympathy after anti Democrat protests on the Pacific coast. He tours Seattle with Japanese Consul Tanaka and praises Seattle Chamber of Commerce as a leading industrial voice. He expects heavy Japanese millers to source Washington wheat and notes potential naval visits during the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
In a humorous diary fragment, Miss Dillpickies recounts being discharged with honor after serving the Smearton family. Watching their own abundance while others starved moves the couple to reform. They reward her with a gold watch then announce they will cut expenses and stop her services.
From Red Lodge Montana reports say water flooding the East Workings of Northwestern Improvement Co mine fail to halt a fierce fire. Six miners entombed and three killed yesterday as smoke and flames threaten the hillside. The East Side mine is the state’s largest colliery, employing about 1000 men.
Petitioners complain of inches deep mud and mire along the water front forcing pedestrians to wade daily. Residents call for plank walks across streets near the railroad to ease the annoyance during the rainy season.
Pat Finnigan and Mike Flannigan, famed engineers, compete to build the fastest air flyer between New York and San Francisco. Both claim to beat the 30 hour mark as Washington posts the bidding dispute. late nights, secret construction, and live testing unfold with massive stakes and national attention.
A damaged OCR fragment references fur items and a Springfield scene. It mentions a girl, a bucket of milk, wagons, mountains, a Gotham hotel, and a future purchase or visit. The readable text is unclear and lacks full context or verifiable facts.
The court inquiry into the finances of William J. Schmidt, linked to bonds of ex mayor Eugene B. Lehmite for 80060, continued to November 26. Assistant DA Deasy said subpoenas for Schmidt and his attorneys were served. attempts to locate Dingee and his counsel were unsuccessful amid claims of evasion. Members of the Merchants Exchange were told of a naval banquet December 16 at New Washington, cost 5 dollars a plate, with limited seats and reservations required.
Bred Carpenter will be the Loeb of the Taft administration. He was Taft's secretary during his war portfolio days and rode with Taft in the campaign. Loeb reportedly declined a St Paul newspaper offer. A two ton whale haul with $17000 worth of whalebone was captured, easing corset makers briefly.
A stream of phonetic and humorous lines portrays a dog, a mole, snakes, and a nightingale in comical rural imagery. References to a poet wooing muse, a person mishearing a moon, and jokes about spelling in a Webster directory add whimsical local color. The fragment hints at dialect, mispronunciation, and playful commentary on nature and language.
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