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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1912
Page
4
In a Diana's Diary fragment a classified Personal notice seeks Garvanza X del Pistacho to reunite with a dark eyed senorita in Mirimba. The writer imagines a romantic tale across Central America and pledges to try locating the missing Mr Pistacho. The tale hints at a hopeful reunion.
Commentary condemns Wood and Ettor as guilty in spirit while noting Ettor endures months in jail and Wood avoids punishment due to wealth. The piece questions funding for mailing marked copies of the Financial World that attack the grand jury indictment.
An editorial laments post primary delays in declaring nominees and argues for election counting machines already used in New York and Massachusetts. It claims nonprofessional officials slow results, invites honest faster counts, and urges Progressive Washington to adopt such machines to reduce fraud and reveal results within hours.
A collection of provocative opinions and social commentary. References to Taft Teddy Hiram Johnson Estelle Massey and Rev W T Dunn appear amid critiques of class and labor power and a satirical piece on wealth and real estate.
Readers urge using the press for good and pushing a mother’s pension. A protest from Minnie B. Frazier attacks partisan primaries and argues for free non-partisan primaries to restore voter choice and democracy.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet records a light domestic dispute about a blonde hair on a coat, with one partner insisting the coat is new, in a humorous exchange.
Purely promotional copy claims Knowlton's Danderine will remove dandruff and prevent hair loss. It urges readers to buy 25 to 26 cent bottles at drug stores, promising soft lustrous hair and an end to itching scalp within minutes of use.
Myrtle recalls nervousness as Harry proposed and Ethel explains she avoided rejecting him directly. She says she cared for him but could not love him and used distractions to delay conflict, noting he is a nice fellow.
A fragmentary exchange hints at a quiet man named Timpers and a woman Polly whose marriage is noted. Cholly and Polly discuss a dull bridge game linked to Polly’s spouse, masking a sly social jab within casual dialogue.
A fragment quotes a judge remark about politics and religion in a guarded exchange. The garbled text references new party talk and a wary tone on future social divides.
A fragment from the New York Sun records a character named Rocker saying mortgages split into two uses for a car and upkeep. The wording implies a casual, dialogic note about personal finance.
Fragmentary notes show a farmers' committee asking a weekly paper to publish that three dollars a day would be paid for full emergency harvest. The exchange hints at time for reading and private conversations about love as two voices discuss daily life and social events.
The speaker laments fashion trends from London spilling into the town, notes on old style fire escapes, tight pants, and cane carrying dames. It imagines 1835 breeches, costly gowns, and uneasy social fixes as trends spread via street promenades and mockery of urban chic.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quotations from multiple newspapers. Includes jests about public life Newport baby shows loan exhibitions and a politics pun about a statesman.
A playful dialogue features two bugs and two rabbits. The nerviest bug complains about a sand flea while a grouchy rabbit argues with others over a Welsh ancestry joke.
The dialogue riffs on emigration and domestic life with a lively mix of quirky names and clipped exchanges. A boastful dog, a retired fighter, and a lighthearted migration joke anchor the piece, suggesting a stage or comic sketch from a small-town paper.
A rough dialect snippet shows a mother seeking someone and being told to fetch themselves away as a character exits. The text emphasizes rural speech and scattered exclamations without full context.
A vintage health ad urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs to coax bowels and stomachs into regular function. It touts a white coated tongue as warning signs and claims quick relief from feverish, irritable children through a gentle, tastily flavored laxative. The label promises full dosing directions for all ages and grown ups and urges asking the druggist for the full name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co.
A Washington Star snippet asks if a new year is anticipated amid doubt. The brief queries whether expectations for the year hold true, signaling uncertainty about upcoming events or outcomes.
The Washington Star fragment shows Jennie and others in a garbled exchange about feelings and honesty. The janitor interrupts with a terse request about emptying a bin and sorting mail.
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