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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1907
Page
4
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A juvenile voice in a dated schoolyard vignette recounts harsh social dynamics and a disruptive classroom mood. The piece blends slang and misspellings to convey tension between students and a grimy, comic realism.
A humorous exchange shows Edwin pleading for a penny to buy candy while his mother and the cook clash over dinner. The dialogue shifts to Edwin’s father and a rumored kiss followed by a dramatic line about a hair pulling and a popular romance titled Found His Affinity, or Claudine's Rise from the Hearthstone to the Aerial Ballet.
A Seattle police officer coerced a woman into selling whisky without a prescription, then arrested her and jailed her. The account argues such actions reveal a higher law than statutes and questions the officer's integrity, suggesting broader abuses if police malignly manipulate crimes.
A quirky monologue in thick dialect describing a comic exchange between two characters, Mr. Chones and the speaker, with repeated jokes about colts, bottles, and medicines. The rambling dialogue includes mock medical suggestions and playful scolding about coughing and nerves.
The finance committee reduced the fire department electrician Joslyn’s estimate from 74580 to 31060 and will revisit next week to further trim the tax levy. Police department asks for 10 but the request is cut off and one more patrol car is approved.
A black and white plaid suit features a velvet collar and matching belt, a short hip length coat, a full circular skirt with horizontal velvet folds, and a white chenille hat with black and white satin trim and long blue feathers. Button details use molded coverings in a blue shade.
Two club members discuss applicant Chumperson. One doubts his eligibility while the other notes he “rocks Ike a man who would rock the boat.” The exchange hints at concerns about judgment and disruptiveness without asserting facts.
In a 1907 portrait, E A Bushnell defines the true American Girl as practical, thrifty, and domestic. She looks neat, makes her own clothes, raises a good family, enjoys modest leisure, and excels in cooking beyond mother’s.
Residents on our street were awakened by the sound of wood being chopped as a neighbor organized children with hatchets and axes to attack shade trees. People feared vandalism and disruption as the scene drew attention from neighbors and authorities.
A collage of aphorisms and lines from authors and thinkers including Homer Latin French German Shakespeare and Elizabeth I. The text weaves tales of courage charity and conscience with brief phrases and moral reflections.
A fragmentary column notes Knew What He Meant and mentions Longauffrin suing his wife for divorce on grounds described as incompatibility or indefatigability of temper. It reflects on fading memories of a blond young party and a poetic snippet about a long-ago love.
Emma Goldman arriving from Amsterdam will be barred from land entry in New York and faces deportation to Russia as an avowed anarchist, per United Press. Immigration officers will enforce the order.
Foster W. Jones a horse trainer was arrested by City Detective McClure yesterday on charges of passing counterfeit money in Georgetown saloons. The case involves alleged palming of worthless bills and stems from local saloon investigations.
A young photographer with yellow hair draws attention as sunlight floods the office. Old Duke the bookkeeper remains unfazed, lighting a cigar and turning to his tasks. The stenographer interrupts with a bold pronouncement.
Paris reports a broad reciprocal commercial treaty between France and Canada covering many commodities. Separately The Hexgdah Co. purchased Cochren store stock including linoleums carpets and rags and offers them at low jobbing prices.
Local advertisement invites customers to visit 1331 Becond street for hats priced at sale rates. The note highlights Brooks & Co as the hat supplier.
The Doveydove Baby vanished from the nursery while Mrs. Doveydove and Mr. Doveydove await clues. A bloodhound and several officers joined the search as neighbors scoured the street amid headlines of a missing tot.
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