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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
5
A long passage extols teamwork in sport and family life. It compares a game ending with a crucial play to home life, urging all members to share duties and contribute. The piece uses farm and family analogies to stress cooperative effort and mutual support.
An eastern city tale contrasts a preacher's son arrested for a common crime with famed examples of successful preacher's offspring. The piece argues against automatic stigma, cites notable figures from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Grover Cleveland, and ends with a sprawling, satirical invocation of fictional characters.
Observations by Max Wardall feature a satirical look at Mayor Gill in the mountains and a mock life of Wappy with a proposed motto for aviators. The piece notes gambling changes in Nevada and hints at political notes including a suggestion for Joe Cannon as speaker.
A. F. Flagg writes that Wardall, as acting mayor, ordered police to prevent a new district opening before the court hearing on September 20. He credits Wardall for enforcing the law and urges public support for the acting mayor’s actions.
Horace Gladstone of Seattle, born in Australia and a Boer War veteran, has received naturalisation papers and will host a dinner at the Hotel Kennedy to celebrate becoming an American citizen. He praises opportunity, equality, and the American way of life while noting his English origins and loyalty to his sweetheart in Australia.
In New York City the nine foot plus Polar bear Silver King from Scrap County arrives at the zoo. Guards describe the bear’s ferocity as he roars and slashes with claws while keepers attempt to move him into his iron den after a rough voyage from Pearyland.
A man muses aloud about a woman gaining a speaking voice from saving her husband and then turning suffragette to jaw the public. An innocent bystander asks what he noticed as the puzzled conversation unfolds.
An elderly man questions the source of the damaged tree. The child George explains he wrecked it using his new aeroplane, admitting the accident in simple terms. The scene blends whimsy with a moral about responsibility.
The wife explains she received a legal document after separation granting her control of their child. The husband expresses a wish for a document that would give them control of their child.
In a playful exchange Mrs Gretlime notes the poodle obeys when she speaks. Mrs Kennelly replies the dog sometimes obeys before she speaks, and adds the rule applies when meals are ready.
A collection of humorous quips and odd anecdotes. Lem Whiskbroom, a widderer, stalls marriage as he clings to his late wife’s clothes. A stone bears a cheeky “Now turn me back again” inscription. A London doctor claims peliagra via insects. A shore controlled battleship idea promises remote firing. Valparaiso streets rise forty inches. A joke about reversing money in marriage. Mayor Gaynor once joined a newspaper crew.
Mrs. True confronts her husband in a local comic panel over his choice of headwear described as a coil of rags. The exchange highlights domestic tension and comic misunderstanding.
A sale advertises reduced prices on twelve commode patterns. Items include Golden Oak Maple Walnut and Mahogany models with prices ranging from eight to thirty dollars, highlighting bargains for home use.
Fire department rushed from three directions to Fifth Avenue last night but found no blaze. a mistaken alarm triggered by a phone call from a woman sparked comments on gender and responsibility. A city justice court discussion followed about the line between drunkenness and perception, with a naval anecdote about a drunken sailor.
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