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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1912
Page
4
The speaker questions tariff benefits arguing that protected cotton pays about 14 cents an hour and protected iron about 16 cents for most workers, while unprotected trades such as bricklaying structural iron work carpentry and plastering average around 60 cents an hour.
The piece invites readers to study Schrank's pictured face and compare with Morgan Carnegie and others to expose a supposed degenerate nature. It notes political slander used against Gov John R Rogers and praises his memorial at the Olympia capitol for his service.
C. D. Chamberlain of the National Petroleum association welcomes the dissolution of the Standard Oil trust saying independents gain unrestricted opportunity. He notes about ninety million consumers pay more for oil, while a fly in the syrup remains. Little Tom Marshall’s Seattle speech praised his wit and post prison reform hobby in Indiana.
Observation notes cast doubt on assassin Schrank composing poems while urging action against boss rule. The speaker questions Hay as governor and calls for re election defeat. Austria and Russia pledge restraint yet both seek territory amid Balkan tensions.
The piece notes looming clashes among Balkan states and U S figures Teddy and Woodrow in a feverish final campaign push. It suggests voters crave a break from dullness and urges readers to stay cheerful and vigilant as the last days unfold.
Reporters note that T. R.'s nurse girls have received a flood of marriage proposals, signaling high public attention around the colonel.
A California wife testifies her husband was exemplary for always accounting in advance for his absence. The remark prompts a sharp quip about husbands and their accounting on returning home, drawing laughs from Ned in the courtroom.
The passage recalls how opponents label candidates as morally unfit to govern, citing cases like Hodge and McGraw, and Grover Cleveland. It argues that when a political faction weakens, it abandons decency and resorts to slander to win.
A citizen from Snohomish asks The Star to back a full progressive ticket, praising the movement for general people’s rights. A reader in Satsop requests a Star copy proving Woodrow Wilson’s stance on judiciary recall, offering to swap 15 Democratic votes for Roosevelt.
The Giants defeat the home nine as McGraw’s club wins the world title. In the tenth inning Engleflies out Snodgrass, Hooper is out, Yerkes walks, and Speaker fouls to Merkle. No hits no runs no errors. Snodgrass receives a $20 prize for catching Engie’s fly as New York cheers the title team.
A humorous reminiscence from the Chicago Record-Herald recounts a newly reunited couple. The husband had sent many letters and postcards while away, yet the wife withholds a kiss after discovering the seventh letter had no kiss. He jokes that steak and onions spoiled the moment, a light domestic joke on manners and affection.
A reader notes two ice crops in one winter as part of a regional column. The exchange reflects rural habit and seasonal work. The Newcomer to the Country adds a brief remark on farming, water, and settling in.
In a Chicago News snippet a playful exchange hints that Harp may call for the speaker in an aeroplane, as the mother and child discuss Papa’s presence around the aircraft subfeht with a club lingering in the afternoon.
Lady Duff Gordon voices praise for pannier skirts during a tea, noting their grace while joking about crusty old fellows. She recalls a woman whose husband mocked her pannier gown, and a witty exchange about fashion and fit.
The piece recounts Wilkins losing patience on the golf course as rival Fite Noodle blocks his drive. Johnson quips by suggesting he dot the letter I in the word play, lightening the mood with wit.
Paid political advertising endorses Ernest Lister as governor candidate. The piece claims progressives of all parties back Lister and attacks incumbent Nay for opposing Progressive measures. It cites a short life sketch in the Democratic candidate’s book and mentions distribution in Seattle.
A Brazilian act featuring Madam Mirim and four trained cocks is billed as a forthcoming Beeleysport Lyceum course feature.
A fragmented exchange notes anti smoking lines and Balkan war commentary. Jinks and Piker memories touch on finances and a joke about a presidential candidate, with a Pittsburg Post reference and casual chatter about an opera company investment.
Silly incident recalled as Cleveland Plain Dealer quips about a Philadelphia man who drank what he mistook for a highball. The joke ends with the line about never seeing his finish.
A brief quarrel over staffing surfaces in a New York exchange where Vokes defends keeping a secured cook on the beat while Carson dismisses the plan. Vokes cites a recommendation from a feeman on the beat as justification.
A cartoonish exchange quotes Adam Zawfox and Job Starky asking what they would do if wealthy as Rockefeller. Starky replies he would buy surrounding land and convert it into a Hobo's Rest, reflecting humorous urban stereotype.
A notice invites Circle boys and girls to submit spooky Halloween experiences from past years. On Thursday after dark the event will feature goblin transforming figures with eerie teeth and large eyes. Prize of 1 to the winner for the best 150 word manuscript due at The Star office by Friday 3 p.m.
Lottie Leighton asks Uncle Jack to join the Star Circle. She is in fifth grade at Daniel Bagley School and eagerly awaits Saturday for the club news. She mentions a doll, a black dog, bantam chicks, and poetry writing, requesting a membership card.
The following children have enrolled as members of the Star Circle and requested membership certificates from Uncle Jack. Muriel Bu raham Nellie Tubbs Theodore Potts Lottie Leighton John Grant Lillian Kulman Hilda Swanson Marian Meaker Charles Donovan are named with addresses in Artington, Seattle, and nearby streets.
Arlington Circle member Miss Jerine Phillips is pictured reading the Star Circle column in a Saturday edition. She props a tree branch with the paper and reads every word with arms folded, noting the long column is enjoyable and a hard job to follow. Phillips is praised as the Circle’s most enthusiastic member and recent Dream Contest winner among local youths.
The Circle plans a big Thanksgiving contest with real live turkeys to be awarded to lucky Circleites. Watch the Circle column for announcements.
The tale recounts a deadly accident in a small village where Little Joe and Dora, once companions, fall while rope play. Joe cuts a rope with a knife as Dora nears a ledge, but both are killed. Years later Dora’s grandchildren recall the sad ending as an old woman tends a tiny grave mound.
A letter describes a fishing trip with three fish caught at a creek then two more at Maple Leaf creek, visits to a pig ranch with piglets and a blackberry patch, a lunch, and a rain storm on the way home.
A 9 year old girl from Green Lake School requests a Star Circle membership card addressed to Uncle sack. She mentions enjoying the group and provides her name and home address at 137 EB 64th St.
A brief dialogue scene shows a broker's daughter asking fidelity and the lover replying with assurance. The exchange shifts from questioning faithfulness to a confident, steady pledge.
A guidance note emphasizes having ready remedies at first sign of trouble in digestion. It stresses early relief as easier and more likely to prevent worsening conditions, noting universal agreement on this approach.
Eight year old Lillm Kulman writes from 322 20th Ave asking for a membership card for herself and her nine year old sister Sadie Kulman in the fourth grade. The note is addressed to Uncle Jack and includes both girls' ages and grades.
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