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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
2
Eastern offices listed at 104 Hartford Building New York with one cent per copy and six cents per week. twenty-five veredt by matter carriers. No free conlen Postoffice at Seattice Washington.
A reverent reflection on pottery and painting linking craft to human spirit. The potter's wheel and clay embody ancient, living skill, while great art springs from sincere inner struggle and sense of form. The piece highlights Socratic ideals, Markino's street painting, and the inseparable bond between maker and material.
A Chicago newspaper falsely tied Annie Oakley to a theft and morphine use, naming her as Cody’s daughter in law and a “victim of morphine.” The report damages an honorable figure while Oakley herself, a celebrated marksman, is recognized for charity and private virtue. The piece condemns sensationalism and urges correction from the press.
A portrait of C. Dinkey, who started as a telegraph operator at 16 for Carnegie and became a leading figure in the steel industry. Through disciplined study of electricity and inventive devices, he reduced labor needs and climbed from apprentice to president, earning a prominent position next to W. BE. Corey.
A Philadelphia preacher’s lecture titled Acres of Diamonds teaches that people seek riches far away while abundance exists nearby. The tale follows a man who fails to find diamonds on distant travels, then discovers a local mine in his own yard. The piece mentions Grandpa Skinner from Wisconsin living in a log cabin by an inland lake.
A narrator recalls Grandpa Skinner finding happiness in simple life over riches. He warns Morgan and others that true wealth lies in contentment, peace, and daily joys rather than vast fortunes. The tale contrasts eternal happiness with the lure of material greed and unseen diamonds in common places.
The piece extols heroic acts by women from lighthouse keepers Ida Lewis Wilson to battlefield nurses. It contrasts dramatic public feats with everyday courage of mothers, wives, and sisters who endure personal loss and vigil while loved ones face danger. It argues not all women seek spectacle, yet praises varied courage.
The text contemplates injustice and caste in the United States with stark phrases on race and morality. It argues that society has not yet reached a stage of physical decay and warns that moral wages influence individuals and nations, urging a high ethical standard.
A captain overrules a mutinous crew member in a brutal power play aboard a ship. The mate is assaulted and gagged, a second mate is knocked unconscious, and the crew is offered rum as the captain resumes a game of cards while planning further coercion and control.
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