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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
2
The fragment shows publication details of the Seattle Star with office and contact numbers. It lists editors and managers and mentions delivery and post office details, but contains no clear news event or outcome to summarize.
An extended meditation likens a train journey to life with an engineer at the throttle and a bottle in the blouse. It warns that whisky distorts judgment, risking catastrophe for the driver and lives to come, urging self control as fate rides the rails.
A photograph captures a stack near colliery No 11 at East Pitts with non-union men hanging in effigy. The label states the act was carried out by striking workers.
A listing of multiple churches outlines Sunday morning and evening sermons including topics like The Divine Law of Human Brotherhood at First Unitarian, Heaven in Eternity at Ket Presbyterian, Immorality Incubator of Infidelity, and The Price of Peace at Plymouth Congregational. Other churches feature talks on The Soul's Health, The Wonderful Boy, Salvation for the Abandoned, and The Church of the Future with congregational choirs and evening services.
Local church schedules list masses and services at several parishes including Sacred Heart, Immaculate Conception, and Our Lady of Good Help with mass times, Sunday school, and benedictions. Other items cover Northwest Baptist and Advent Christian events, Christian Endeavorer rally, and YMCA Bible study kickoff along with society meetings and a candy sale by the Junior Auxiliary of St Paula Church.
The piece features Grace George, wife of William A Brady, appearing in a notable stage production in Seattle this year. The show is described as highly pretentious, marking one of her most ambitious efforts to date.
The Madison theater presents vaudeville and a review of The Liberty Belles with 15 performers in nighties and dressing gowns. Critics note uneven acts though Miss Millingston’s “In the Summer Time” drew applause. the show is light, not heavy.
The stage production Finnigan's Ball opens tomorrow at the Third Avenue theater on a national tour. The comedy features Barbara Frietchie in Frederick scenes and a climactic Union Confederate clash. Performers promise dramatic shifts and updated staging as the company visits again with new material.
A Crawford & Conover notice describes a Monday sale with deposits and extended options for those unable to attend. It mentions Mr Leighton as representative, a home addition project, and directions to Wash Terrace near Columbia. Car tickets likely available at 20-208 New York block.
Real estate ads promote cheap lots and small houses across Seattle districts including Queen Anne Hill Madison car line and Rainier Heights. Offers feature cash and monthly terms, 6 percent interest, corner lots near car lines, and acre tract specials from Adams Nichols and Quannem Holman, with multiple brokers listing properties near Lake and Madison avenues.
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