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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1904
Page
4
A sharp Swift observation notes that anyone who can increase earthly yields from a barren plot will serve mankind more than all politicians combined, highlighting practical merit over political power. The remark frames a critique of governance through tangible contribution and improvement.
The Seattle Electric company pledges lower electricity prices starting next month, aligning with a prior gas price cut by Seattle Lighting. The Star attributes the move to competition from Snoqualmie Light & Power and municipal plans, noting a broader push for open competition and fair prices in Seattle’s utilities.
The Vanderbilt cup races on Saturday left two men injured or dead after reckless driving labeled speed madness. Medical experts note a dementia of sorts tied to motor behavior, with drivers fleeing injured victims underscoring demoralization from automobile use. The piece also criticizes a Hearst edition for misrepresenting photos of a christening.
A largely signed petition circulates on Queen Anne hill urging Beattie Electric to extend the East Queen Anne line along Queen Avenue from Blaine Street to the former thoroughfare Roe, a quarter mile addition. Critics blame hill nabobs for shaping the route, while the company plans a separate extension of the Fast Union Street line from Twenty first to Twenty ninth avenues to ease walking distances.
KR H Thomas former president of the New York Lock exchange testified under oath in a Chicago case brought by J J O Leary to recover 55000 lost in the panic from a short sale of Northern Pacific stock. He said he paid 190000 for 100 shares in 1901 and denied knowledge of any conspiracy or scuttling on the exchange that day.
The text riffs on President Roosevelt dental work and asks mock questions about Henry G. Davie. It notes Andrew Carnegie writing another book and jokes about a residence in Indiana. A line prompts reaction to a patient’s rash promises, followed by a light JOSH WISE item and a quip about money driving a horse and auto repairs.
Row of stray notes from the era mentions Baltic Meet sailing back to port, a councilman as diplomat quip, street phrases, and local chatter about fairs, a new post office, and a theater engagement. Several names and places appear in a mosaic of small-town life and column humor.
An ancient health ad argues over eating is safer than starving and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure. It claims undigested food poisons the body, urges hearty meals, and says the tablets improve digestion without creating a habit or stimulant effect.
Milwaukee Postmaster General Henry Payne lay in state before a large crowd at City Hall and a funeral at All Saints Cathedral. The 200 letter carriers escorted the hearse to Forest Home Cemetery for private graveside rites. Eight letter carriers served as pallbearers.
In a June at a coastal campus, Professor Delbert Jinks a slim biology chairholder with a stiff demeanor and a “human spike” frame falls for Elizabeth Jinks. The tale follows his awakening from dry crusty scholarship to romantic fumbling as he recalls past encounters and a growing attraction amid his scientific daydreams.
Professor Edelbert Jinks seeks mental rest at the Neptune hotel on the Atlantic coast when a lively visitor interrupts with playful banter. He endures distractions from a striking woman whose vivid hair and blue eyes derail his scientific focus and disturb his orderly routine as he contemplates paleontology.
Enthusiastic advertisement touts a large selection of pianos and organs from Chickering & Sons Hobart M. Cable Kimball Pease and the new S&S Johnston Co. instruments. The dealer promises established reputation, genuine merit, correct prices, easy terms, courteous treatment and gilded guarantees.
A narrative recounts a faculty member provoked by scandalous behavior and a sexual advance, with vivid reactions in a college setting. The professor experiences growing fascination, social tension rises, and the president notes unusual dinners. The piece ends with the fair Claude reacting to the changes.
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