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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1911
Page
4
A humorous letter argues flirting can strengthen marriages and reduce divorces. It cites attention and affection before marriage as a model for spouses, suggesting more loving small acts could curb marital breakdowns. A Tacoma girl narrowly escaped a motorcycle collision amid lax enforcement of ordinances.
The article praises book publishers as the most cheerful business group with rising author activity and public interest. It hints at an intellectual reawakening and possible spiritual unrest preceding a new birth, while questioning whether publishers push the boom for their own wares. The piece also notes a halt on chicken rations for soldiers and rumors of desertions from colored troops.
Political forecaster Gilson Gardner says Washington should line up for La Follette as the presidential nominee. The crowd reactions to Taft and Pinchot in the area support Gardner's tip as a likely outcome.
A caustic critic comments on a piano performance asking who plays the piece. Miss De Scream is identified in a witty exchange about music and love, with a mock remark about food inspectors joining the scene.
A brief domestic dialogue shows a couple discussing plans with one party favoring a matinee over a ball game. The exchange ends with a confident choice for the matinee and a hopeful ending.
Journal text presents a series of humorous fragments and quips. It references a judge's library, a summer joke, and a playful exchange about puffs and a guard, ending with a wry remark on serious accidents and a fountain failing in a warm spell.
A fragmented dialogue hints at resort life and social hierarchies. Conversations touch on attracting men, schemes, dinner invitations, and summer entertainments, with hints of gossip about a Chicago broker and his wife.
A fragment shows a dialogue between suffragettes with one boasting about converting Mia and the other confirming a perfectly fetching pelgn costume. The snippet hints at lettered rhetoric and costumes as symbols in the suffrage movement.
A playful fragment shows a station master quipping that whiskered citizens could stand around for a division superintendent's visit. The king knighting actors prompts the idea of a showman becoming Sir Cuss and a humorous take on titles.
A Toledo Blade quotation recalls the relief after finally visiting a dentist for a toothache. The snippet contrasts the patient’s fear with the dentist’s absence and the moment of relief once treatment is completed.
Editor Seattle Star prints a letter praising progressive republicanism as a reinvigorated force. It argues youth, energy, and human rights advance the republic, contrasting it with old-line Republicans and citing Asquith and Lloyd George as exemplary leaders. A second note asks for help locating George Tiller, 16, from Lang Idaho, missing from Columbus, Ohio, to ease a mother's worry.
A playful fragment from a humorous exchange features a druggist pressed by a richly dressed woman who asks him to look up a telephone number without a prescription. The dialogue riffs on journalism and front pages filled with love stories, ending with a quip about a waiter and a photograph joke.
Evangelist Gipsy Smith argues that a great motherhood in the church is the biggest need of today, saying brotherhood should give way to a maternal church embrace. He recalls his own rise from illiteracy to prominence, noting Christ’s direct word attracts, not pomp. The piece highlights his humble origins and refined manner.
A Washington Star quote discusses wagers and competition as crowds fill bleachers daily. It notes many people are ready to step in and take the job, signaling strong labor demand amid rivalry.
A German in America admires language study while a friend humorously notes an actor needs makeup for a new take. A Philadelphia wife seeks domestic help, finds none, and learns her husband met a bustling employment scene with familiar staff.
A collage of social quips and jokes from old papers includes a judge remark on broken promises and a wife warning about baseball, a Kansas City Journal note on a sculptor son, and a comic misadventure about a door and a letter slot reflecting everyday humor and condition of life.
Fragmented text advertises buying power and catalogue offers with scattered brand names and place hints. It includes references to Conroe Crofton and irregular strings suggesting a retail or promotional notice without readable events or clear entities.
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