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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1904
Page
4
The Seattle Star advertises daily publication details with contact offices in Seattle and national bureaus in Chicago and New York. It announces mail delivery options and rates and explains address label changes for receipient notices and missed payments.
A discussion contrasts American relentless work tempo with English relaxation. It argues the English balance yields longevity and calmer nerves, while American speed harms health and efficiency. It urges rapid, frequent relaxation to sustain productivity and life quality.
Dr. Caste law of the police ambulance squad treats a dog bite on a boy. The bandage reveals black hair filling the wound, prompting a mother to explain she pulled hair from the dog to cure the bite. Johnnie adds a quip about the dog biting back.
A fragment from Star Dust notes a theater in St Louis hosting a musical comedy with little notice. The piece blends jokes about Igorrotes, dog meat, and gun talk, concluding with a blur of quotes and stray dialogue from Rutty Pike and Hiker Drill.
A collage of humorous quips, odd notices, and light verse from various papers. Items reference politics, art quarrels, a toast to art critics, travel jokes, a Chicago cellist’s death from osteosarcoma, and community notices plus a Seattle dining ad.
A narrative recounts an escape aboard a train involving a kid and two men, a giant conductor, a scrap for survival, and an eventual surrender for vagrancy. The trio ends up in Maple and Chicago with a promise of pay, while the town and editor witness their daring expulsion and clever trickery.
A tense scene unfolds as a man recalls subduing a mugger during a riverbed escape. He and companions stumble into a spring near a cut, drink briefly, and are interrupted by a whistle signaling a special train arrival. The conductor reports two hoboes detained for attempted theft and assault. The incident ends with identification of the detained youth as Wilbert Blair Jr and a tense exchange with the railroad president.
Solve your little plane problem by taking advantage of bar gains offered now. No need to wait for full cash as we sell on easy payments and you may use the piano while paying. If you have a piano and no player step in for the Simples to bring life to you and the instrument. We also carry graphophones and small musical instruments. You are always welcome.
Burke business listing for D S Johnston Co located at 903 Second Ave within the Burke Building. Offers general musical instruments with two phone lines.
Notice from the City of West Seattle council declares a special election on September 28, 1904. Voters within the proposed annexation territory and current city residents will decide if the area described in Township 24 North Range 3 East Willamette Meridian should join West Seattle. Ballots read For Annexation or Against Annexation.
The document details a boundary description for areas including Seattle Tide Lands and West Seattle tracts, and sets a special election date of September 28, 1904. Polls open 9 AM to 7 PM at designated Riverside, Spring Hill, Mountain View, and West Seattle locations with named inspectors and judges.
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