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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1907
Page
4
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A Cleveland official Cooley faces partisan attack from an opposing party over his charitable and correctional work. A hospital bed reveals a ragged blue coat worn by a poor elderly man whose life has been sustained by charity items. The city council rebukes the biased report and defends humane sentiment as vital to life.
A jumble of humorous lines and bits spans literature references, sports slang, and social commentary. The piece mixes puns on football terms with quips about Mark Twain, poetry, and economic grievances, culminating in a social critique of trust and power.
A college president Dr E Benj Andrews of the University of Nebraska argues wealth alone does not prove probity. He cites fraud definitions and targets oil, beef, and tobacco trusts, saying big fortunes come from plunder unless ethics govern ambition.
New York news reports opera star Calve plans a California vineyard project to employ 1000 French peasants on a 1000 acre estate near Los Angeles. She intends to import workers from France and establish a wine making operation driven by grape growing expertise.
Special correspondent Mr Skygack writes from Mars about Earth events and daily life observations, noting cultural trends, technological glimpses, and human behavior through a Martian lens. His wireless notebook captures quirky details and outsider perspectives.
Fred Corey and Amy Livingood part after a heated argument over love. He vows to avoid troubling her if forbidden to visit and spends the night unsettled by letters and fear. She reads his words in sorrow yet clings to hope, fearing they may never meet again. A fast steamship departure looms, signaling a possible reunion.
Fred encounters Johnny Livingood on the way to school and gives him a half dollar for candy and a baseball. Johnny shares the story at home where his sister frets about what Mr. Corey will think, then hugs him and rewards him with another half dollar. He buys a mask and breast protector while his sister admires a diamond ring, and Fred hums as life quietly goes on.
Alice Gitchell Kirk offers kitchen economy tips addressing rising food prices. She urges proper bread making using a mixer, and teaches selecting and slow cooking cheaper meat cuts like stew beef soup bones and neck pieces to nourish four people at low cost.
Take a trip to the U S navy yard to view battleships Oregon Wisconsin and Nebraska cruisers Charleston Reston Buffalo and the training ship Philadelphia plus dry docks torpedo boats and the prison ship Nipsic. Boats depart Pier 2 foot of Yealer Way six times daily round trip costs 0c eee.
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