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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
3
A dialogue snippet features characters debating a newborn, the arrival of 1913 models, and a church bell donation. It includes questions about living within income, mentions a Tightwad who funds a bell, and a humorous exchange about boiled eggs and honesty.
Newark dispatch tells how Allison M. McFarland was acquitted of murder in the death of his wife. He allegedly beat her and pressured divorce, claimed he drove her to self destruction. readers are invited to share views in the editor’s mail column.
James Schoolcraft Sherman vice president of the United States dies, marking the passing of one of the old line Republican leaders. The text notes his rise from Utica mayor at 29 to a long Congress career, describing his journey from poor man to millionaire and the passing of a political era.
An essay contemplates Halloween beliefs as superstition wanes amid steam heat and electric light in Seattle homes. It cites Napoleon and Hamlet to consider imagination governing reality while science and introspection challenge old fears and mysteries.
Observations note bargain pardons for criminals with political pull and praise for Seattle public ownership of a street railway. The piece contrasts swift justice for Charles Becker with longer Harry Thawe case delays and criticizes bosses resisting initiative measures. It cites land deals, capital for city transit, and calls for reform.
The New York battleship, the world's largest, was launched yesterday. It will carry ten 14 inch guns and house a crew of 1,000, with a cost exceeding $12,000,000. The piece notes political tensions surrounding state governance and contrasts costs with poverty in cities.
The Seattle Star invites reader remarks to its Observations column and warns of opponents of Hodge's election. It highlights the initiative referendum and recall amendments on the upcoming Tuesday vote, portraying political rivals as venomous and corrupt.
The Seattle Star invites readers to submit jokes about the mother-in-law before Saturday for a one dollar prize. Include name and address. name printed optional if you prefer. Shorter jokes preferred. the best line will appear in print.
A physician invited by the school board examined students eyes at a Missouri town school. The next day a teacher informed a mother that her child was “not perfect optically.” The following day the mother replied that the boy had been beaten, and she believed he was now all right.
Eve complains about a costly gown and suggests making a violet themed outfit as an alternative. Adam questions the practicality while Eve defends using common flowers, noting violets as a frugal option.
The fragmentary dialogue traces observers asking what people vote for in a tense election mood. A colored spectator and a mistress explain the presidential race and voter motives, while another garbled snippet hints at social pretensions and delays as a wife beautifies herself with diamonds.
A convention crowd in a Western state reacts to a political bulletin with laughter and tension as a stay-at-home faction jeers at a disruptive speaker. A local politician questions the source while the scene blends satire and political theater.
A London man jokes that discussing politics with his wife every evening keeps her interested, explaining the habit as a playful rule to maintain engagement in their domestic life. The remark reflects a dry, wry urban sensibility.
A Washington Star quote rejects the notion that she would become a militant suffragette or engage in street violence. the remark emphasizes restraint and nonviolence in the movement.
A fragment from the Houston Post features a dialogue where one character claims a woman hinted at a possible romantic favor if he could catch her, while another notes she wore a hobble skirt. The exchange hints at flirtation and social dress of the period.
A collage of brief quotes and jokes from multiple papers depicts light humor and casual dialogue. Snippets mention theater in New York, cafe culture, a police dept update with a grenade, workplace chatter about a new hire, medical study talk, and a beach scene with a boy and a fat bather, all presented as rapid-fire clippings.
A 1912 interview in Princeton portrays Mrs. Woodrow Wilson as cautious about White House life. She values real work over society rituals, shows conservatism on women’s suffrage, and emphasizes education and family duties over public life.
A series of letters and notes to The Star cover political satire about a wounded bear chase and a political party in decay. Readers push for trolley car enclosures, discuss judge selection and corruption, criticize Governor Hay, and report local opinions and straw polls from 1912 Olympia Stanwood Fall City and Seattle areas.
An old advertisement extols Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a natural cure for premature grayness and scalp trouble. It claims Sage and Sulphur nourish hair, with other ingredients praised for a clean healthy scalp. The Wyeth Chemical Company markets the product in New York and druggists offer it with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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