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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1912
Page
4
Opinion urges Illinois to expand the Mothers Pension System to save taxpayer money and preserve mother child bonds. It argues current methods deprive mothers and institutionalize children, harming families and communities. The piece appeals to poor mothers and calls for humane policy that keeps children with their mothers at home.
At a Dreamland rink gathering 4 000 applauded Clarence Darrow’s quip on legal skill. In the local federal court two cases, Eli Melovich vs Stone Webster and E L Casey vs Barber Asphalt, turned on whether injuries from a gravel mixer were pursued under factory or common law. Attorneys for both sides argued the correct law favored their client, exposing how different laws could reach the same damages. The piece concludes that anything can be proved by lawyers, especially corporation lawyers.
Taft marked a quiet birthday at home while party organizers prep for a public reception. A sample ballot line shows Chief Deputy Quigley listed for county auditor as the election approaches. The column also notes debates over labor strikes and union guilt presumptions amidst legal tensions.
Advertising copy touts Cascarets as a remedy for biliousness constipation and upset stomach. It claims a Casscaret tonight will cleanse the stomach bowels and liver and leave you feeling refreshed by morning with a 10 cent box for extended relief. It also urges care for children’s insides.
The fragment suggests a debate over corporate exposure by a president’s spouse, noting social advancement tied to the corporation and its public image. The quoted lines imply tension between transparency and social gains within a political or business context.
The Paris prefect bans beardless women from wearing pants, claiming lawfulness. Mme I Menulafou, beard owner and wife of a notable Parisian, reportedly obtained a license to wear trousers, challenging a decree tied to the reign of terror.
An old friend's praise turns to surprise after misunderstanding Josh Cortesses appearance in a rural road scene. The friend mistook the boy wearing a straw hat overalls and a pitchfork for work attire, while the farmer reveals Josh was headed to a costume ball.
A collection of quips and vignettes satirizing politics and social life. An ape comments on loyalty while a senator dodges duties. a panhandler seeks help from a busy, prosperous man. a German aeroplane boast is met with a motorboat retort. a rustic preacher faces a puzzled parishioner.
Faro reports the Beeleysport weekly issue required double postage last week due to an abundance of editorials. The note attributes the extra cost to a surge of content and heavy reading demand.
In a lively exchange, Freddy teases his sister about the man she plans to marry this fall. The sister seeks clarity by asking which suitor is in question, highlighting family curiosity and upcoming nuptials.
A fragmentary dialogue references being presented to a wealthy woman named Miss Rocka and suggests a snide remark about a ribbon color. The exchange hints at social maneuvering and reputational talk in a bygone era.
A man slips in at 5:20 am after a lodge banquet and, fearing his wife, pretends to rush out to a drugstore for relief from a furious toothache. He returns quickly, hoping to avoid questions about his late night.
The speaker dismisses the idea of marrying the best man and finds a glimmer of hope in the comment. The tone mixes humor with wary optimism about marriage prospects.
James J. Hill relates a West line tale about a courteous brakeman who, while answering many questions about scenic features, wore his forefinger down from constantly pointing out the landscape. The conductor, a grouch, confirms the brakeman is a nice fellow despite the loss.
A line from London Sketch portrays a playful exchange between two speakers about knowing a man as a best friend, with a humorous back and forth showing familiarity and quick wit.
A light exchange quotes a Boston wife and a husband named Gotham in a witty banter about communication with the baby. The brief quip appears in the New York Weekly.
A Washington Star quip has a metropoli tan grafter recount dreaming of becoming a hero. He says the crowd offered keys to the city, but he requested only a police uniform and a night stick.
A sardonic manager replies that a capable dramatist who can craft a first class plot and dress it with speeches will not bother with theatre but will go into Washington Star. The remark frames the question why there is no prominent American playwright.
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