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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1906
Page
4
A youth named Ambition seeks the temple of Success along a crowded road. He ignores a fallen man and a crying child in his drive to gain wealth, only to meet a crone who reveals that Opportunity and Courage guide true achievement, while his glittering stones prove worthless.
Mortmore, a tall distinguished man with jet black hair and eyes, admires a woman in a hotel window. He sends flowers to room 29 at the Colonial hotel and later sees the bouquet in a Parisian vase in her apartment, noting her Grecian nose and gold hair.
An ad extols Table Queen Bread as made from premium Minnesota wheat and malt yeast with strong gluten. The text shifts to a fiction scene where Mortmore discusses a mystery woman, jealousy over a Klondike fortune, and a hurried meeting with Jenkinson aboard a boat to abroad.
In the Washington Building Pinney the photographer offers to take pictures day or night. He views the violet arch light as a signal while showcasing his work at the building entrance.
A Port Townsend Call critique lampoons a Seattle paper's economy, while misc excerpts note jokes about a cigar-filled board of prevarication, a dead barb wire inventor, and brisk local ads. Also mentions a new addition at Green Lake and a theme on money payment.
Fragmentary verse recalls a Beattle shopping scene with a man seeking a skirt for a deceased wife. The narrator notes a blue eye incident and offers a bargain skirt amid odd exchanges and grumbling. A humorous BOSCO attribution closes the piece.
Dr L C Neville leaves for a three weeks view in Gation Ohio to visit his parents who will celebrate their sixty first wedding anniversary next week. The father is years old and the mother younger by several years.
Mr and Mrs Harry Breeves host the Kuli Kull club at 1217 HK Alder At Monday night. Members attend a social gathering at the Breeves home with plans for future meetings and activities.
For a day or two only buyers may secure Richmond Beach acres with one cash payment of 100 dollars and 20 dollars monthly. Postmaster Holloway will show the property on the 8:30 A M Great Northern train, with return to the city by noon. Buy a round trip and bring sufficient cash to reserve on site. Go tomorrow Sunday. demand is high and parcels may vanish quickly.
The first issue of Whime, the high school organ, appeared yesterday. It contains thirty pages featuring all school departments and many illustrations by Hill, last year’s sophomore now studying art. Jessie Howles wrote the prize football essay.
M J Tulcahy, a cook, was arrested early today by Detective Phillips for begging on the street. He claimed he was hungry and needed money to eat, but the case ties to Billy the Mug's saloon where he has been seen.
Real estate ad urges buyers to secure a home site in TPV Fay's Cleopatra Park at Green Lake. It highlights an ideal spot for a new residence and promises favorable terms and welcoming amenities for prospective homeowners.
M. Southard of the Boutheard Lamber and Timber Co. of New York told a thin city audience that New York dealers did not know what lumber was until they had seen Washington forests, highlighting a lack of familiarity with local timber resources.
J P Rudd and Co of Beattle sue Alice of the American Steamship for $4006 for failure to transport 11 tons of freight to the Kuskokwim river Alaska.
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