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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
4
In a flamboyant diary entry the narrator portrays public debut as Desdemona the Decapitated Lady at a street fair. The piece recounts a carnival lecture about a severed head illusion featuring Mr. Groggies the grocer and a bumbling exchange with the audience amid theater antics.
A Seattle editorial laments Acting Mayor Hiram C. Gill defending prisoners in a gambling case. The piece jokes about dual roles as city official and private attorney, noting the spectacle shocks public dignity and mocks prior figures like Foraker and Haskell while hoping for better conduct from the city’s leader.
A column argues for better horse roadways as Seattle rapid asphalt expansion favors automobiles. It urges strips on inclined streets to ease horse burdens while noting Col. Tucker’s marriage run ins and Theodore Roosevelt Jr set to vote. A Bryan lithograph prize hints at a voter guessing contest.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips about ambition gossip and daily manners. Characters include a vain suitor a cautious umpire and a witty landlord trading barbs over bonbons theater invitations and violets.
The article describes Eugene V. Debs during 1894 95 events at Woodstock jail after the Pullman strike and his radical shift to socialism. It quotes Debs on socialist goals collective ownership and contrasts with capitalist parties. It previews a future piece on the People's Party.
A satirical essay describes a wife who absorbs her husband’s life and complains about every interest outside the home. It warns of sponge egotism and selfishness, urging readers to recognize and curb such behavior.
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