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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
6
Health officers warn Cedar River watershed near Barneston and Taylor logging camps risks typhoid contamination. Seattle must act quickly to keep drinking water safe despite possible camp-related disease, urging immediate camp vacating and continued vigilance.
DIANA'S DIARY recounts a stage audition for a carnival act in Slabbtown. Fred Schaefer narrates the humorous clash between a performer and promoter Mr Skiddoo over a decapitated lady role, beard props, and a promise of a week’s engagement amid odd showbiz antics.
Nonpartisan explainer profiles Thomas Hiegen known as Honest Tom, head of an independent oil firm and the big axle grease concern, championing the Independence party against Standard Oil. The piece argues trusts and old-party politicians control government, while Hiegen promises relief for farmers and workers.
A collage of quips and verse from Josh Star Dust features satirical lines on politics love and daily life. The piece blends mock wisdom with streetwise humor about campaigns alarm clocks and faded romance.
Higgins the electrician works over wire connections as a city lights flicker and dim. A masked intruder, a burglar, a tragedy, and a tense love triangle unfold in a dramatic blackout moment. The lights return, and Higgins laments his role in life’s vast game.
A tense confrontation unfolds as a financier demands a perpetual franchise vote tomorrow while a challenger vows to resist. In the flicker of electric light the scene shifts to a dramatic moment with a pistol looming, signaling a high stakes struggle over power and influence.
A Seattle promotion extols Hottings Doctors claiming fixed cures through thorough education honest treatment and clinical experience. It asserts no miracles just knowledge determining disease locating it and applying infallible remedies with many satisfied patients and open consultations at Third Avenue and Cherry Street.
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