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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1912

Page

4

Pione Tivate Exchange Main Tip

PPS NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF NEWSPAPERS datte paver having full leased wire mews service of the United er teeter re entered at at Seattle Wash post office as second class matter mall out of city 8c per mon up to alx mos six moe $1.80 year $5.25 Daily by the Star Publishing Co. Phone Exchange Malo

Pione Tivate Exchange PPS Northwest League OF Newspapers Datte Paver United Seattle Wash The Star Publishing Co Malo

Two-Platoon Shift Proposed For Seattle Fire Dept

Seattle firemen endure 24 hour shifts with no liberty to rest or handle personal matters. The article argues for a two platoon system to improve service and ease strain on firefighters and their families, urging city officials to approve the plan despite costs.

Fire Department Seattle Seatte

Richly Deserved Reward for the Nation's Farmers

The piece extols farmers and their wives for hard work and sacrifice that built the nation. It credits farming as the backbone of business and civilization, noting toil, self denial, and the dream of progress from prairie to city. It portrays farmers as the nation’s rich contributors and pegs their rewards as deserved.

Aome

Night school department total attendance now tops five digits

Observations show six years ago Seattle high schools reported 2,500 total attendance while the night school department alone now records a similar large figure, indicating growth in after hours enrollment.

Seattle

Books Open at Pre Fontane Building for Registration

Books are open at the Pre Fontaine building until October 15. Open nightly until 9 30 PM, then closing at 5 PM on the final day.

Prefontaine

Taft era quips and Balkan notes in a mixed bag

The column mocks legal and political twists from Taft era rulings to Wilson remarks. It references debates in California and Indiana cases, Balkan frontier intrigues, and fashion trends in London. The piece shifts to curious place names and a jab about aging telegraph editors.

Humorous Street Exchange Sparks Political Quip

A fragmented diary style note shows Emily W. describing a noon time plea for lunch from a stranger and a sardonic push toward endorsing multiple foods and a tainted political jab about Senator Jones and Governor Hay. The text hints at progressives and a single Oakey voicing opposition to a bill.

Emily W Senator Jones Hay Oakey

Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad Claims Beauty

An old advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a cure for thinning gray hair and scalp issues. It touts restoring natural color, reducing dandruff, and strengthening hair, urging readers to buy a fifty cent bottle from Owl Drug Co.

Wyeth Owl Drug Co

Engagement Ring Row Sparks Family Dispute

A father reproaches his daughter for engagement without consent. The daughter defends that the ring was slipped on her finger without permission. The exchange highlights a clash over the arranged match and parental authority.

Dialogue Fragments Reveal Trust Issues in Grocery Exchange

A brief exchange shows a fear of trust from She and a contrasting confidence from He, who claims his grocer trusts him for any amount. The lines illustrate differing perceptions of reliability and credibility in transactional relationships.

Reward Ad Sparks Town Hunt For Missing French Poodle

A traveler loses a prized French poodle and asks a newspaper editor to run a 75 dollar reward ad. The editor hesitates as press time nears. The dog hunter tale ends with a red haired youth saying everyone has gone to chase the dawg.

Hustler's Review Darwin Turners Ag Lappincott

Luncheon Tales and Troubled Trips from City Clubs

A collage of anecdotes from a club night recalling Andrew Lang and a Marlowes Road return home joke. Fragments include a military tattoo question, a quip about a quietus, and brief humorous exchanges from Chicago Tribune and Detroit Free Press style gags.

Lang Andrew Lang Marlowes Road Fort’s Court Cromwell Road Lamng London

Diana's Diary Mise Dilipickies Campaign Diary

The diary recounts an advance agentess work for Mockhiser’s congressional bid. She travels to Brimley Hazel Hollow Chinquepin Turnip Seed Quinceville and other towns arranging rallies and halls, notes scheduling conflicts and high room fees, and worries about Mockhiser’s progress and headquarters contact.

Mise Dilipickies Mockhiser

Legends Attract Trade In A First Class Hotel

A hotel landlord touts local legends as a draw, claiming myths about the place bring in trade while conceding some legends may be untrue. A guest urges sticking to the hotel’s first class reputation to attract customers.

Denver News

New York Sun Chat Prompts Quar terback Joke

A brief dialogue from the New York Sun features a quarterback quip about the first month and a mothball, signaling a light sports or humor item. The exchange centers on a playful back and forth between two speakers.

New York Sun

Sharp Contrasts Of A Metropolis Show In Yesler And More

A reflective piece contrasts Yesler Way and Second Avenue in Seattle. Visitors from Los Angeles and Vancouver tour the Smith building under construction, joking the skyscraper will be 42 stories high though it is only a hole in the ground. The essay describes calm riverside benches and a mix of hopeful boosters and cynical locals, noting crowded street scenes and urban character.

Fred L. Boalt Second Avenue Yesler Way Los Angeles Vancouver Smith New York Giuseppe Mandino Tacoma

Helping the Enemy Anecdote of Civil War Veteran

Gen Edward Brage, a Civil War veteran, recalled a Price era tale from Pea Ridge where exhausted Confederate troops were urged to close ranks. Price reportedly rode through the dispersed lines and ordered the men to close up, saying Yankees would miss them if they straggled.

Edward 8. Brage Price Pea Ridge Kansas City Star

What Is a Gentleman and Other Reader Notes

Reader letters discuss personal conduct and social policy. W H Gibbens frames a gentleman as virtuous, while letters mock harsh punishments and caution against wealth-based marriage restrictions, arguing liberty must curb vice without trampling rights.

Pinex cough mixture recipe promises home relief

A promotional note extols a Pinex and sugar cough remedy that can be made at home with pine extract and syrup. It claims relief for coughs, croup, sore lungs, and throat inflammation, touts a yearly guarantee, and directs readers to the Ft Wayne drug firm as distributors.

Canada Ft. Wayne Tell Drug Co

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