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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1912
Page
4
A plain, modest work-day book named the Bible’s Heinie is likened to sunlight and bread, trusted like a grandmother reading it daily, preserving a benign, unpretentious appearance. The passage praises its quiet, wholesome aura and simplicity.
The Hay Taft campaign committee heralded the appearance of the Hon. Dovell in Tacoma. He spoke in South Tacoma to edify railway shop workers, addressing an audience of exactly seven persons amid bright hall lighting and ceremonial dignity.
Tonight United States Senator Poindexter and Ole Hanson speak at the Lincoln high school auditorium. The piece notes Taft begins winter duties as president and mentions Mexican president Madero ordering Diaz executed. It also covers Teddy Roosevelt’s 14th birthday celebration with his nurse Mrs Roosevelt and Lilian Russell’s rising society life.
Violet-Pa voices doubt about marriage while Vivian cheers. A heroine with a willowy form pines for her lover and brightens upon his approach, seeking a warm place of work. The dialogue hints at rural life and affectionate, humorous tone.
A humorous exchange contrasts athletic medals with a pawnshop uncle. In a separate scene a black mule owner complains of arrests and seeks understanding or arbitration, while describing being kicked and cursed in mule talk. The tone blends charm and burlesque through dialogue.
A newspaper inset contrasts a pessimist and cynic remarking on servants as bosses. It pairs the Buffalo Express with a pun about public life reflecting individual conditions and a joke about an asleep employer.
A brief Chicago Record-Herald item notes a juvenile remark contrasting a poet’s striving with others urging effort. The exchange highlights the young speaker’s understanding of poetic distinction and ambition.
Lord Strathcona, in London, endorses Frederick Harrison's five rules of health. He notes Harrison is 81, calls him a young man, and says he is 11 years older yet still young. Strathcona cites memory, past smoking abstinence, light meals, and six hours sleep daily as keys to longevity.
Joseph Harishi, a German born carpenter, died at 110 in Chicago. He came to the U S at 40, quit alcohol at 80, and stopped tobacco at 105. Survived by five sons, 17 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Reverend A J Taylor pastor of Hillman M B church leaves for England citing meager collections. He is one of six young ministers brought to Michigan for pastorates and says offerings did not feed a sparrow.
Chicago, Oct 28. Miss Margeret Coles figure changed with evolving styles and a 12 man jury found against a modiste in a blushing courtroom judgment.
Gary saloon keepers plan to sell lunch and offer a free drink with each purchase after a city council banned free lunches with drinks. In England monoplanes are banned for army aviators. future maneuvers will use biplanes until stability improves.
Thomas K Clarke argues against locating the court house at Third and James, urging north of Pike Street to benefit 75,000 voters over nearby property owners. He warns a south site would boost rents and favor pleasure seekers and road material manufacturers, calling for burying the contested proposal.
Bellevue residents favor good highways from Seattle but oppose the county plan for a 3,000,000 road bond. The Bellevue Improvement Club argues the current expenditure plan will not achieve the goal and criticizes the county commissioners approach to linking Seattle residents with farmers.
A fragment recalls a luncheon scene with a father figure and a courteous exchange. A caller asks about help with entertaining duties, and Ella responds affirmatively, signaling polite social ritual in a domestic setting.
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