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Printed 119 years ago today in The Seattle Star. Image rotated, contrast/brightness increased, sharpness adjusted, various artifacts removed, see the original.

Found on the Library of Congress site.

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[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Fascinating article in the source newspaper: "At Last Cynthia Grey Discovers Chivalrous Man". Basically a reporter rode the crowded Seattle public transportation until someone offered her a seat, and then she gave him a ten dollar bill (about $375 in today's dollars?) that her editor gave her for the "reward". However, he gave it back and just "ogled" her instead until she left. The whole thing sounds like what a streamer would do nowadays.

Also a couple brief notes involving Japanese-Americans in "News of the State":

  • "THE WHITE MEN at the big saw mill at Littell walked out when they saw the Japanese laborers come to work."
  • "A JAPANESE, S. Sakamura, 25, was run down and killed by a McKinley street car at Tacoma Thursday."
[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

So things were going great in 1905.

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