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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1910
Page
4
A reflective piece argues wealth measures nothing at death, contrasting tombstones with temporal gains. It contends true value lies in love, duty, and integrity, not monetary estates, and warns that only in Silent Acre does the true judgment of life appear.
The piece argues against expanding the U S House of Representatives as population grows. It favors a smaller, better body with higher pay for capable, honest members. It cites historical growth from 65 to 391 and urges reform toward quality representation and a strong, accountable leadership.
A collage of curious notes and gossip references includes Tawney, Roycroft, Clancy, and Roosevelt, with mentions of Munich, Seattle mayors, and dissident press jabs. It cites one line about a Seattle mayoral race, a jailhouse doctor in San Francisco, and a grim punchline about a man dying after tainted pork and beans.
Mothers in Seattle urge reform as daughters of 15 to 16 year olds adopt costly gowns and picture hats. A proposed uniform of blue serge tailored suit and school colors is discussed, with school leaders preferring influence over rules. The Broadway High Girls Club promotes simplicity while critics push for change.
In West Norwalk a rental mixup over two cottages with green blinds leads Emanuel Gainer to be sued for nineteen months' rent after mistakenly occupying one and the agent renting both. The error prompts two landlords to seek payment while Gainer laments the mischance and returns to New York.
A jumbled column of era greetings and quips. The piece threads courtroom chatter, a funeral-era line about Chief Justice Fuller, and snatches about education and traffic. It notes a New York exhibit naming dishonest grocers, Bombay memorial sanatorium plans, and a doctor's $700 bill amid assorted streetwise reflections.
A humorous exchange frames a new barber as so sharp a shaver that patrons fear a guillotine. Attles jokes about the edge while Catterson confirms the perilous precision and power of the barber.
A fragment from a humorous column includes a Beeceday Stroller anecdote about evasive English phrases and greetings, then quotes a sonnet by Senator John J. Ingalls titled Opportunities. It ends with a light, unrelated street scene remark and a casual exchange about a girl and macaroni in New York.
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