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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
4
A new electrical device claims to turn on four features at once in bed and toast coffee without waking you. It promises hands free convenience but hinges on the price to judge practicality and value.
Port Angeles Washington September fifth nineteen eleven letter to the editor reports a petition with names to impeach Judge Hanford and claims The Star supports the move. The writer J M Dennis signs in solidarity with the effort and praises the newspaper's work for decent people.
A scrambled column of humorous quips and anecdotes including insults about wives, a judge exchange, notes on fashion and old time gadgets. Reports on herb olive oil shoe maintenance, a venomous caterpillar bite injuring Harry H. Wolf, a 1600 pound devilfish capture by F. C. Nickodemus, and vaudeville star Harry Smith found unconscious in Central Park.
A note recalls a lecture on Living on Fifteen Center Day and mentions Ted’s performance. The writer reports meeting him after the talk in a restaurant where he ate a no dollar dinner. The tone is casual and observational.
The text references William M Howard of Georgia a Republican ally in 1909 and Tom Page of Virginia within a chorus of insurgent Republicans and a few Democrats pushing a permanent tariff commission during the 1909 special tariff session. It notes Howard’s political fate after betraying his party and receiving a lameduck berth as a tariff board post.
A French invention promises a flourless bread making machine that converts whole wheat into dough. The device is described as turning grain into dough with a single process, yielding a fast method for bread production.
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