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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1899
Page
2
The item predicts a notably cold winter with occasional rain and variable winds. It expects a dry sunlit spell on pleasant days, with December through February marking the coldest period before gradual warming. It also notes Pacific navigation usually favorable outside storms and fog. The article references broader world events and the U S warships in the era.
The article recalls how a October blizzard delay on the Great Northern Overland sparked rail workers to compare weather quirks with past events. It notes a November 1897 cold snap after a chinook wind that mudded rails, then froze hard, stalling trains until crews cleared the mass. It also mentions the Wells branch of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul where army worm swarms in 1991 coated rails with caterpillars and grease like slime, delaying an afternoon freight.
A brief, prescriptive sketch portrays a popular girl who never keeps men waiting, dresses carefully, treats others with gentility, avoids petty talk in company, writes only on special occasions, and avoids slang or sarcasm while enjoying light humor and kind acts.
A humorous essay explores women's secret lives and resilience. It contrasts a woman's capacity to cry over small misfortunes with laughing at bigger ones and notes social expectations, clothing desires, and interactions with husbands, suggesting a light satire of domestic life.
A receptive tale recalls Samuel Kimberley of Baltimore as a consular applicant who flustered James G Blaine with a language test and missed the Japan post, then regaled a retort to a kiss, declaring I am not Jones but I wish to thunder I was.
A farmer with modest means visits a country paper editor seeking advice for his seventeen year old son to enter the sterery business. The editor reveals his own experience in the field but expresses skepticism about money. The farmer ends the meeting by telling his son to return to plowing.
The steamship Laurada carrying a large cargo and about 20 passengers wrecked off Zapadini Bay near Cape Nome after leaving Seattle on September 12. Severe weather, a leaking hull, and flooded boilers forced Capt. P M White to beach the vessel. passengers ashore, cargo and ship abandoned. A relief expedition from Seattle may recover the crew and passengers. Cape Nome printing outfit aboard likely lost.
The article describes small monograms in corner embroidery on new handkerchiefs with narrow hem-stitch borders in pink blue or red to match the monogram. It notes colored handkerchiefs with white corners featuring colored flowers initials or butterflies and white kerchiefs with maiden hairwork embroidery.
The exposition marks Street-car Employes day with a gold medal for the most popular street-car employee. Wagner's band Shields company and the Puget Sound Jubilee Singer provide performances. A five mile bicycle race between Norton Seattle and Mall Omaha is offered with prize money to the winner.
Fashion notes advise starting with modest gowns for the season, remodeling old dresses with net and velvet trims, and using white foundations for Parisian style. Blue silks, black velvets, and jetted textiles are favored, with accessories like picture hats and capes completing formal ensembles.
Crimson hibiscus in scarlet and elimaen and wire are noted for their showy bloom and form an effective winter background for smaller plants. Korn Drag Co. Vit end Pike Prescription specialists, Tel. Pike 26.
A collage of brief items covers naval losses, scripture value estimates, food science, hall renovations, curious twins in Wichita, a fattening restaurant hoax, biblical costs of Solomon’s temple, a silver mint room quirk, and assorted humor and trivia reflecting the era's wide-ranging public interest in science, travel, and everyday life.
A copy of The Daily Star circulated at the First Seattle Exposition invites readers to study its pages closely and glean notable notices, events, and advertisements presented within the fair environment.
Estimates from experts place the total expenditure around 20.6 million dollars for the Dewey celebration. Breakdown includes 5 million for New York railroad tickets, 260000 for surface and elevated rail fares, 8 million for naval parade and related events, 1 million for decorations, and smaller sums for baggage, lodging, and souvenirs. Over 1,000,000 visitors were estimated to have arrived in the city.
A sardonic essay on women's judgment and conduct urging guard against male scrutiny. It argues women must study gender realities to be respected, notes harmful effects of excessive letter writing and boasting, and mocks bohemian versus demi mondaine lines. The piece uses quips about marriage, propriety, and societal image.
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