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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1912
Page
4
The note muses on saving money and wealth, comparing a hypothetical saving plan to a million years of $1,000 yearly and to John D. Rockefeller’s imagined earnings since Christ’s birth. It cites figures like six thousand millionaires and millions living in rental and mortgaged homes, then asks readers what to do about it.
Immigrant parents aboard a liner seek liberty and opportunity for baby Franz Sohes. The father lifts the child toward America at Fire Island light, hoping the boy sees the land of promise before death. The piece laments immigrant hardship, wage poverty, and vast income inequality, contrasting common labor with Rockefeller wealth.
Reported trials at Johns Hopkins University suggest an anti-toxin may cure tuberculosis in rabbits. A treated rabbit gained weight and appetite before dying of other causes, while others survived after inoculation with lethal germs, indicating the toxin killed tubercles. Readers are urged to hope, though no cure is announced.
The state holds regular primaries for democratic, republican and socialist tickets tomorrow with non partisan judiciary choices for November. Eighteen candidates seek superior court seats, nine will be elected. Republicans see no major opposition for Hay or Humphrey, while Democrats expect a tight governor race that could pull votes from the GOP. Polls open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A haughty woman commissions her maid to observe whether other ladies are using Bo econt seen from a window. If none do, she contemplates taking a bath. The dialogue captures social manners and etiquette in a seaside setting as reported by the Louisville Courier.
A snappy vignette contrasts charity in a city against small towns. A poor man pleads for a car and gas from a wealthy benefactor while the dialogue notes more jobs in the city and hints at leniency from officials there. The piece ends with a cautionary tale about treatment of the needy.
excerpt presents garbled Q and A about clothing, quarters, and soapends with characters Samuel and a veiledlady. It hints at everyday life and commuting mischief but lacks coherent narrative or clear events.
A waitress in Cherryville Indiana lists regular offerings to a customer asking about breakfast. The menu includes ham and eggs fried steak brook trout doughnuts apple pie coffee and griddle cakes with a pledge to charge enough so patrons may eat all they want.
A Philadelphia Telegram excerpt shows a clergyman urging a cab driver to avoid profanity. The driver defends using mild exclamations like got darn while admitting he was already late at the Pennsylvania station.
A wealthy matron explains weekly pocket money for her son Bobby. She says the boy, nearly ten, handles his revenue with foresight and even haggles with a justice of the peace over a fine for a car incident. The family covers luxuries, but fines are the boy’s responsibility.
A short verse notes Willie’s misfortune when he slips from the wood shed and lands unharmed, contrasted with the scolding and spanking from his mother, underscoring parental discipline’s sting.
Aes Osn Ase notes the Beeleysport Weekly Whang shows better appearance now printed in apple butter on a cider press. The quirky item reflects local humor and playful newspaper style.
Fragmentary verse lines mix sports and war imagery with a joke about the Giants winning. The text references a boy on a burning deck and a dying soldier in Algiers, weaving sport and distant conflict in a light, satirical tone.
The Pittsburg Post notes advertising tensions over space beside pure baseball content. The remark highlights advertisers seeking prime placement while publishers balance sports coverage, audience interest, and revenue.
Brief exchange features a judge remark about Latin phrase multum in parvo meaning “much in little” and a witty retort about a bathing suit image as a teaching moment. The line reflects courtroom humor and linguistic trivia in a succinct anticlimactic vignette.
Fragmentary dialogue references a colleague Dr Bistouri and mentions numbers 60 apse and 40 cancers, with unclear context. The text provides no verifiable events or outcomes.
A witty quip plays on scout movement and family roles as a father jokes about finding his wife in the home front. The brief exchange hints at domestic humor within a newspaper snippet from Pittsburg.
A playful exchange asks how dozens of empty bottles ended up in a cellar with the reply that no one recalls buying them. The humorous dialogue highlights a mystery and domestic whimsy.
A landlady explains the house name Marine View to a border, noting her late husband was a retired sergeant of marines and liked looking out that window, revealing a gentle humor about memory and home.
De Wolf Hopper discusses the Pacific Coast run of Gilbert and Sullivan operas headed by his troupe. He recalls backstage life, rehearsals, and the path from Pinafore to the Mikado, noting New York fatigue, California weather, and the Seattle stop as a joyous season highlight.
AT THE MOORE a week long engagement opened with a strong nine member cast and a 50 voice chorus presenting The Mikado. De Wolf Hopper led as Lord High Executioner with Eugene Cowles as Lord High Everything Else. George McFarlane as Mikado drew praise, while Arthur Aldridge and Blanche Duffield featured as Nanki-Poo and Yum Yum. The company performs Mikado again tonight and will present The Pirates of Penzance tomorrow.
The Ladies' Musical club of Seattle schedules a winter season of 1912 13 with concerts by top US artists. Riccardo Martin and Rudolph Gans perform October 7, followed by Alice Neilsen’s Barber of Seville recital November 11. Leopold Godowsky appears January 20, and Ysaye closes April 21 at the Moore theatre. A permanent chorus will be organized between major events.
A fragmented diner scene shows a waiter calling out One star. The garbled text hints at a casual, lighthearted moment with a mood of amusement and critique.
Advertising copy promises Cascarets will cleanse the bowels and sweeten the stomach. It targets men and women with headaches coated tongues foul breath and nervous fatigue, urging a nightly dose to improve liver function and digestion by morning.
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