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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1919
Page
11
The essay argues that work is enjoyable when it aligns with desire and skill. It compares labor to play, noting creativity, planning, and teamwork drive satisfaction in industry, prisons, and big business. It cites the value of craftship, shared profits, and the human urge to collaborate for better output and life.
A columnist argues that fear of punishment is less effective than reward for honest and efficient behavior. They urge public praise for courteous workers to encourage imitation and note the rarity of commendations for good service. The piece also touches on wartime morale and distant geopolitical musings.
A collage of playful Q and A with Mr C Grey and readers. Jests about elevator men and models, a 71 year old boast, and joking remarks on shoes baths and potatoes. Local humor bits include sly quips on prohibition skirts and a spate of miscellaneous quips from readers and officials.
Edgar J Wright urges the city to fund streetcar costs from the general fund while expanding service to aid homeowners and curb Bolshevism. He argues against a fare increase and for a policy prioritizing public welfare over municipal profits, stressing efficient service and minimal waste.
A reflective paragraph notes men who complain about hard times resenting offers of work. It also says a married man misses joys until he counts his pocket change daily. The tale of Lot’s wife warns against clinging to past losses when opportunity appears.
Dr Crane warns youths of moral dangers likened to a jungle, listing Alcohol as a tiger, Gambling as a big snake, Profanity as a harpy, sex-perversion as a woods-lion, and Cope vipers, plus threats from Idleness and Cheating. He urges avoidance and, if necessary, vigilance with a gun.
A reader letter from Bugler D L Anderson of Company A 62nd U S Infantry Camp Lee Va disputes compulsory school vaccination. He states he received typhoid and related shots in the army and remains healthy, arguing against the anti vaccination stance.
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