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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1907
Page
4
The piece blends a subscription notice with a broad meditation on Labor Day. It presents a community newspaper voice detailing delivery routes and pricing while foregrounding a worker’s perspective on labor as purposeful creation beyond wage earning. It frames labor as central to civilization and personal dignity.
Fragmentary lines speak of a man’s duty to labor and the law. The speaker questions when the time will come for those who toil honestly to earn dignity, contrasting the effort of the hands with the shame of shirkers. The tone implies social critique of worker identity.
A vintage boys suit features three box pleats with stitched front side pleats and a center pleat decorated by a machinists union detail. Described as made in old blue linen with white linen shield cuffs and belt, edged by a lighter cord, with tiny silk buttons.
The essay argues happiness comes when spouses complement each other. It claims women often see superiority in their husbands and that true harmony arises from mutual contribution, trust, and shared goals rather than social status. It notes failing marriages result from perceived inferiority and social barriers.
A fragmented report describes a man struck on the head unable to speak beyond golf terms, and mentions battleships and navy in a perplexing, surreal scene. A separate notice notes a restaurant cashier and a dreamlike sign but offers no clear action or consequence.
A fragmented dialogue piece features Everett True planning a vacation and interacting with a landlord and others. The text includes humorous mishearings about the Garden of Eden, linen showers, and Tokyo style misunderstandings. The tone hints at a stage or comic strip exchange rather than a linear narrative.
The General Federated Union of New York plans a Labor Day parade. San Francisco granite cutters secured a wage rise from four to four and a half dollars daily. Bookbinders may push for an eight hour day in the printing trades. A Massachusetts labor bulletin notes 1906 living costs outran wage gains. National union officers average about 2500 dollars with some travel allowances. Indiana coal miners face fines for an unauthorized strike. Up to 80,000 railroad workers on the New York Chicago lines have been laid off or shortened hours since January. The Trades and Labor Council meets in Winnipeg on September 16 to discuss immigration and other issues.
Boats depart Pier 2 at the foot of Yealer Way six times daily for a round trip to the U S navy yard. Sightseers can view battleships Oregon Wisconsin and Nebraska cruisers Charleston Heaton Buffalo and the training ship Philadelphia along with dry docks torpedo boats and the prison ship Nipah.
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