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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
5
The Seattle public contends that A V Bouillon, head of the utilities, rightly charges graft. Mayor Miller promises investigation but tones clash. Readers urge full exposure of corruption and praise Bouillon as a rare whistleblower amid calls for ethical reform.
Report notes a swift voyage toward New York by a team of explorers stirring anticipation for a pole expedition. The field resembles a race with urgency and potential breakthroughs in navigation and science.
In Elizabeth New Jersey a dramatic wedding unfolds as Josephin Alessi marries Mrs. Romano in jail after a double killing. Alessi admits shooting Calagria Dania and Cracela amid a vendetta claim, with Mrs. Romano pledging vast funds for his defense. The ceremony, performed by a prisoner relative, leaves observers noting the tense, final union. Also a Metropolitan Museum moment features Wyatt landscapes and a witty street remark.
A New York youth started as a card engraver and studied singing. Discovered by A Vinaccia, he was told he was a tenor, not a baritone. After months of study in Italy and tours with the International Grand Opera, he gained fame in Othello and Il Trovatore, then returned to America, later performing in Seattle next week.
An owner notes rubber plants kept indoors suffer soil worms that impede growth. They suggest surface-drying soil with a weak mustard solution to bring worms up for destruction. A teaspoon of olive oil monthly enhances growth, and a lukewarm bath for leaves and stems keeps the plant dark and shiny.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a voyage toward Maica aboard a barge of ram tow. The speaker notes sailors seeing shoals and a distant crowd advancing, with a single eerie moment described as a grees. The passage blends nautical superstition with rough memory.
Fortuna steamer departs Leschi park toward Mercer Island at five daily intervals. The two hour voyage costs 25 cents and serves local riders in the Puget Sound area.
A Seattle law firm prints plain signature requests on letterheads to aid legibility. A Queen Anne physician’s absence prompts a wound dressing by his wife. A Ballard girl tests grocery credit by attempting to charge half a dollar at Brown’s store for supper provisions.
A collage of quoted lines and captions from historic newspapers includes exchanges about drink, income, sideboards, reputations, and travel. The fragments reference jokes about poker rooms, misquoted literature, and playful banter from Chicago Record-Herald, New York It, Houston Post, and others.
John C Walling Co advertises a closing out sale on pianos at 418-421 Union near White Ridge, ending Saturday night at 16 o'clock. Read the real ad on page 6.
The notice offers one ton of Newcastle screened lump coal with each of the first hundred Monarch Malleable Ranges sold during September. Delivered to any city address, it applies to credit and cash buys. Purchases may be delayed for future delivery. offer ends with the hundredth range sold.
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