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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
4
English physicists report women growing in size both mentally and physically. They claim that in 100 years women will outheight men, with current teens taller than their mothers by about three inches while men shrink. The study measured 1,979 individuals as part of the analysis.
The essay contrasts ancient respect for the elderly with modern utilitarian views that devalue old knowledge. It argues aging societies undervalue experience as technology and production dominate. It warns the elderly lose status because skills become obsolete and urges daily new ideas to avoid becoming a back number.
The Star explains its strategy behind nominating “good men” for county offices. It attributes success to reader trust and its honest, square purposes. The note defends past mistakes, pledges truthfulness, and asks readers to keep believing in the paper.
Practical kitchen and laundry tips cover egg sinking tests, dumplings, laundry soap duration, preserving red fabrics with ink, lemon juice for sour sponge, cream of tartar for rust on linen, wrapping paper to stop bleeding, potato to absorb salt, lemons in dishwater, kerosene wash for painted woodwork, and weekly watering with ammonia in water.
The author argues harmony in the home hinges on consideration among family members. Courteous behavior toward others often hides a lack of kindness at home, as siblings and spouses mirror rudeness seen in private. Politeness becomes the law of home life, shaping affection and preventing the decay of familial love.
A fragment urging use of the word Consideration as a family motto to prevent unkind words. It emphasizes behaving toward wife husband and children with care, and recalls that a kind answer turns away wrath, promoting peace at home.
The piece links higher living costs to an elastic salary need as a re rise in tax rates spreads. It implies confidence men welcome the tax shift and hints at economic strain while mixing humorous vignettes about vacation, romance, and social circles.
Westbound ember and October specials from Chicago to Seattle priced at 28.00. From St. Louis 36.60 and Kansas City Omaha routes 30.00. Additional rates and details available at Union Ticket Office 608 First Ave E. agent KE Bilis announces.
A jumbled collection of phrases, quotations, and snippets mentioning Germany, Franklin, Africa plants, Sumpkins, the Methodist Episcopal church spending billions, Bedouin Arabs, marriage for money, cigars in the United States, bison versus buffalo, a boy’s definition of multitude, art and time, whisky and quinine, a Toa force attack at Ft Bowyer in 1914, and notes on anatomy, Napoleon’s bequests, and Mississippi geography.
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