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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
4
A public appeal urges Seattle voters to approve a $400,000 municipal garbage plant bond. The piece argues passage saves health and money, blocks a private franchise, and protects homeowners from costly private garbage service with a franchise-driven profit motive.
The Star defends George W. Vanderveer against untrue accusations of mistreating an aged physician. The paper cites a thorough, convincing investigation finding Vanderveer's conduct proper and reiterates support for his election as prosecuting attorney. It also notes broader political commentaries on gender and endorsements.
A mosaic of curiosities and quick snippets: references to a Victoria Cross fashioned from Sebastopol cannon, notable figures like Corbett using oxygen in a fight, stock market talk of brokers trading for profit, racial anxieties about white babies dying in Fall River, and assorted vignettes on politics, newspapers, and Balkan tensions. Includes remarks on the Turkish Sublime Porte, technical notes on the Hudson Terminal wires, and a humorous line about New Jersey dawns.
In Chicago a group of women form the Rose club to countenance noneg speech and idle chatter at home. They pledge never to speak unless they have something to say and never to utter unkind remarks or meaningless phrases, transforming local social life.
A Chicago column critiques social chatter and the Rose club as a wise, benevolent group. It celebrates its potential swift growth and urges expansion to every city, town, and hamlet while lampooning verbose conversations in polite society.
A jumbled humor column quotes Josh Wise and a string of wry vignettes. It recalls a bricklayer and a plumber debating love in a smoking car, a sage’s tips on marrying on five hundred dollars, barber shop mishaps, and quips about marriage and money.
A speaker riffs on editing films and saving each homicide in formaldehyde as a sign of taste, contrasting cleaned media with pictures full of rot. The monologue critiques sensational crime imagery and the idea of preserving violence as art.
The fragment references Judge A London Shave and actor David Warfield in a partial report. It notes a question about lodging and an exchange mentioning a lunatic asylum, indicating a court or public discussion context around Warfield. The readable text is sparse but points to a personal or legal controversy involving Warfield.
The Wicklebridges spar over home repairs and political ambition in a comic scene. Mrs. Wicklebridge urges fixes while Mr. Wicklebridge mocks grand plans and imagines headlines showing his hypothetical presidency. The clash ends with a dramatic, melodramatic vow.
In a quiet parlor Miss Eleanor Duncan and Ephraim Brown discuss suitors Philemon Wilkins and Isaiah Sands. A pink letter arrives from Philemon with a proposal, followed by a telegram from Isaiah for another proposal as Brown nibbles at a taunting, deceitful memory.
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