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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
13
The piece celebrates opening day of baseball in Seattle and the cultural pull of the game. It portrays fans in stadiums and in casual settings, and notes the universal urge to see a key pitch or hit. It ends with a reflection on manners and expediency in leadership globally.
The piece surveys ten kinds of humor credited to Ellis Parker Butler and notes methods ranging from breezy exaggeration to naive and ridiculous forms. It mentions Pigs is Pigs as an example and references Twain Barrie and Fess in discussing social themes and timing.
A business man visits a doctor for a thorough exam and is told he is in excellent shape. He vows to have top executives undergo semiannual health checks to avoid the fate of a rival who collapsed after appearing fit. The piece argues personal health prudence protects business interests.
A reflective item on famous innovators Newton Watt Bradley Maxim Edison and others. It notes curiosity sparked breakthroughs from gravity and forces to measurement star distances silencing weapons phonographs and moon phases. It urges readers to see how questions drive invention.
A collage of lighthearted notes and local snippets. Citizens claim Seattle cleanliness, a bottle mystery in Tukwila, a hobo incident near a box car, and a playful quip about Hoover in California. Short items include birthday greetings for a Civil War veteran, age questions, and playful city notices.
A United States Public Health Service program used sheep to reduce ticks carrying Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the Bitter Root valley Montana. Sheep pastured there collected many ticks, which died after entangling in wool. The dipping every 19 days killed remaining ticks and prevented further cases in the area. Swollen armpit glands often indicate limb infection.
A 1920 column presents Dr Frank Crane asserting supreme personal centrality to existence. He proclaims humanity, not institutions, as the truest measure of the universe and claims dominion over laws, traditions, and nature. The piece shifts to health Q&A about obesity and public health guidance.
A fragment discusses reciprocity among men, noting that certain notions favor one side. It reflects social expectations and unequal exchanges in gendered relationships. The piece analyzes differing attitudes toward mutual obligation and fairness.
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to improve appetite digestion and blood purification while promoting nutrient assimilation for full food value. The ad cites nearly 50 years of phenomenal sales as proof of merit and urges the medicine for the season.
Cherry's Style Shop at 2067 Rissie Building over Pig'n Whistle advertises convenient credit terms for a complete array of new spring women’s apparel and children's clothing. The notice highlights fashionable, correct wear and emphasizes profitable value on fad avenue near Madison and Spring.
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