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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1909
Page
5
The piece dismisses a story of a wide conspiracy to steal exposition gate receipts as improbable. It argues that such a scheme would require perfect secrecy and a large, loyal theft group and would likely collapse publicly. The author calls for identifying guilty guards and clearing honest ones, noting broader political digs and editorials woven into the critique.
Dr. Frederick Van Eeden from Holland, famed poet and social reformer, plans a 1000 acre farm colony 20 miles north of Wilmington, financed by 5 percent mortgage bonds and 7 percent preferred stock. settlers will be Dutch families, mostly mechanics, to own land under a charity backed project. The venture follows his Walden colony and aims to empower small farmers as landlords.
A New York Press column exploring bachelor life with bluntly humorous reflections. It weighs on money, marriage, and male independence, contrasting single and married life and poking at romantic notions and social rules.
The Bryan couple, William J. Bryan and his wife from Lincoln Nebraska, are photographed meeting a Seattle reporter at the Washington Hotel. Mrs Bryan appears private and warm, emphasizing home and family over public duty as they accept local hospitality and plans arranged by Seattle ladies.
A garbled collage of quotes and misread phrases references Melinda, a white petticoat, wages, a kitchen cook, and a dog in a flower bed. It mentions a prison robbery, a hotel, a Detroit News visitor note, and scattered remarks on aging, automobiles, weather, and hospitality.
A reception will be held in the Washington building this evening at 9 30 oclock Mrs Bryan will be received by a committee headed by Mrs Batchelor and including Mrs J E Miller Mrs John F Miller Mrs linger Mrs BE Blaine and others in attendance
A collection of aphoristic lines on wit and gender from the Chicago News. Satirical observations touch on perception, pride, and social behavior with a tongue in cheek tone.
Intimate letter from Rath in San Francisco recounts a Portland journalist’s verdict on Taft’s tour. He notes faint cheers in Sacramento and a “heavy frost” from the East, comparing Roosevelt’s era unfavorably and Seattle’s crowd to Chicago in scale and bustle.
Baillargeon presents express shipments this week of popular one piece dresses for street and house wear. Styles echo Moyen age and regular waist lines in chiffon broadcloth Venetian Prunella and voiles. Colors are medium to dark with soft tones, trims include soutache and English embroidery, prices range from 18.75 to 48.75 dollars.
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