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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1905
Page
4
The Seattle Star notices describe subscription terms and postal handling with price details and expiration reminders. It lists addresses for offices and agents and notes changes to subscribers when payments are not received.
A survey of Interstate Commerce Commission data shows 94 201 railway casualties in the year ending June 30 with 10 046 deaths and 4 155 injuries. The piece argues for safer practices, extended block signals, and stricter enforcement while blaming overwork and trespassers for many accidents.
An opinion piece extols Russell Sage as the world’s stingiest millionaire arguing men die young because they fail to live. It contrasts Sage’s wealth focus with others’ lives of service, notes his lack of vacations, and hints at broader public curiosities from a boxing victory to election notes and Zion City baby qualifications.
Cynthia Grey reports a columnist ridicules replacing Mother Goose with Homer and Plato in early education. The piece argues children should enjoy nursery rhymes first, fearing serious classics will stunt childhood and mischief, urging parents to preserve playful beginnings.
A fragmentary column discusses political booms for Roosevelt era figures. It notes Uncle Joe Cannons rising influence and forecasts roiling capital corridors. It mentions Bill Taft returning home in a hurry and questions over his public recognition amid Roosevelt's shadow. It also cites Fairbanks and the broader Republican contest.
A jumble of clews and quips including vague notes on a Chicago man with two families, a Tacoma sermon titled The Shame of Tacoma, jokes about box manufacturing and streetcars, and mock treaty name ideas. Mentions of Seattle police, Rockefeller money, Jesse James Jr, a totem pole buyer, and taunting wordplay about Taft, Bryan, and Polk with light political and social vignettes throughout.
John Barrington, a one time modest shopkeeper in Little Japan s, grows wealthy as his wholesale business expands while his secret longing for Madge Smith, his assistant, remains unfulfilled. A quiet, obsessive tension builds as Madge resists his advances, and Barrington retreats to the dim parlor to ledger life while plotting a wave of possessive desire.
Advertises Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure for epilepsy claiming hundreds healed. Invites readers to request testimonials from cured patients and notes the Dr Miles Medical Co based in Bikhart Indiana.
A tense scene follows Madge the shop girl and John Barrington as he sits grieving over a cold supper. She returns for an umbrella, comforts him, and the pair share tears and a restored moment of intimacy before parting.
Real estate promoter D Hillman advertises 10 acre tracts on Lake Washington with $1 monthly terms and $50 per acre pricing, claiming thousands of homes built locally and many satisfied buyers. Ends with directions to Atlantic City and Times Block showroom.
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