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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1910
Page
9
A humorous account of a night routine taxed under the Aldrich tariff, detailing how a clock, pipe, clothes, bed linens, and household items incur various levies. The piece lampoons high tariffs by exaggerating the costs of everyday sleep time objects and comforts.
The passage imagines Theodore Roosevelt arriving in New England with two doors before him. Behind one stands the Standput Lady Lodge of Massachusetts, behind the other the Insurgent Tiger Boss of New Hampshire. The question posed asks if Roosevelt can safely open both doors and survive the outcome.
A collage of satirical remarks and brief asides referencing census recounts in Tacoma, Mayor Gill, real estate trading, Canadian balloon travel, public mood toward Wappy, a prosecuting attorney’s knowledge, Lake Washington, Condensed notes on Carnegie Roosevelt La Follette, fashion pockets, and poet Peter Fandel.
A lighthearted dialogue features two owls and several townsfolk trading quips about sleep, autumn weather, old overcoats, and a joke about a dog and Boston beans. Silas-Be mentions a newfangled potato, and Cyrus asks for details.
Seattle made MC TM M Soap sold by Pay Day Grocery at 4262 Fremont Ave. Contact North 21 for details.
A quirky fragment from Trenton New Jersey describes a young social scene with girls described as sweet sixteen, forming a “double club” and planning schemes to marry, while joking about aging unmarried women and social intrigue among named youths.
A collage of quotations and trivia including Andrew D White on Josh Billings advice for Cornell freshmen and a joke about a laughing gas tank. It notes iron production ranking in Alabama, Caesar’s book in a British museum, Noah’s ark inventory on an old typewriter, and forecasts for American wheat and Canadian crops with figures and prices.
A dramatic panel shows an enraged speaker demanding compliance while insisting no one will be hurt. The exhortation centers on stepping forward and moving ahead, capturing a tense moment of crowd dynamic and authority.
In a humorous column Frank W. remarks that real theater progress comes from every scene shifter and supervisor calling themselves actors. The piece recaps a court case about a chorus girl claiming pay and acting status, plus a barber shop joke about percentage wages and a playful ad for Plantation Mills and Goop products.
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