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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1911
Page
4
A reflective piece links modern labor struggles to historic uprisings led by Spartacus and the Jacquerie. It argues strikes now often succeed, with gradual progress toward industrial freedom and widespread worker empowerment across the world.
An editorial opinion argues rivals use war to divert attention from socialism as 49 percent of votes show social democrats. It claims Britain seeks war to spark national pride while Germany pushes for conflict, aiming to distract the masses from domestic oppression.
Opinion notes Taft will not be hesitant to deliver a speech outlining his political life and views. The piece argues Bill aims for another term and will speak forcefully, with the chamber ready to hear him and his persuasive rhetoric.
A collage notes GATERPILLARS derailments in Canada due to slippery rails, exports to the U S valued at 95 million dollars yearly, and a quirky rumination on a strawberry skin bath. It mentions Panama canal blasting, population estimates, electricity from cactus heat, and political musings on Canadian electors and modern wages.
A recount from Atlanta Journal describes a Negro league bout between the Atlanta Deppens and the Birmingham Gold Dusts. An umpire miscalled balls and outs, prompting a heated dispute over a batter's status and baserunning. A second anecdote features a Virginia preacher nicknamed One-Eyed Walling with a witty exchange about devils and names.
A fragmentary exchange notes rubber playing cards as a great invention and questions their usefulness. It mentions bathers playing whist in the surf and a stingy father at a wedding who insisted on cheap arrangements and even faulted the noon ceremony.
An Oklahoma editor reprints an Eastern paper note claiming a flat earth would yield two miles deep seas worldwide. He adds a sharp quip about shooting anyone who flattens the earth and highlights many in the state cannot swim. Also notes fifteen percent of telephone exchange girls quit yearly to marry, citing low wages as a probable cause.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a family drama with questions about sending a daughter abroad to study and the implication she would not practice at home. The text includes mentions of Peggy and a birthday and unclear exclamations. It remains unclear who spoke and in what setting.
Helen M. Todd, state factory inspector, argues that a month living like laundries and restaurant workers would reveal the urgency of labor reform. She urges shared burdens, longer hours, scarce food, freezing rooms, and mandatory overtime to show why collective action empowers women.
A fragment from a suffrage battle song is quoted as a rallying line while an odd event is noted with a hippopotamus moved from Hamburg on the steamer President Grant sneezing on deck and a cook Max Harvest toppled overboard during the voyage.
A curious collage notes backwards flight of a dragon fly and jokes about dough and deer. It muses on the month with an R, hats with pockets, and shifting fortunes from labor to leisure, with whimsical lines about ships, crops, and curious travels.
Miss Adkins turns down Mr. Williston’s proposal for a world trip as companion and maid in exchange for expenses. Fred mentions Japan plans with his mother, asking Adkins to join. she scathingly rebukes the idea, hinting she would seek other work if hired.
Classified page note directs readers to the real estate and business chance listings for opportunities. It signals available properties and business ventures with details to follow in adjacent sections.
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