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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
13
A collage of aphorisms and anecdotes notes careers from undertaker to corkscrew model, with satirical jabs at money, dancing, bathing styles, Ponzi, a Seattle coin hobby, a New Jersey judge, and war news. It references Brest-Litovsk and prohibition era attitudes in a brisk, fragmentary style.
The hotel men challenge the states 18 dollar minimum wage for women before the supreme court after losing in Thurston county court. Public sentiment favors the $18 daily wage as essential for women amid rising costs, and observers say the public views the girls as having won in opinion regardless of labor dispute outcomes.
A reader letters page discusses childre n ethics emphasizing kindness and guidance over force. It cites Emelie Parker on nurturing behavior and warns against harsh language. A pointed Q and A from The Star asks about Japan U S history and public figures.
Miss Gushmore asks about the Charlie Chaplin style mustache and Mr Zitt explains he grew it after trouble shaving under his nose. He shaved the rest and let the mustache sprout, describing the origin of the look.
A brief, playful exchange ends with an unclear proposal moment as two individuals amid a fading dialogue hint at marriage and shared trials. The fragment suggests domestic humor rather than a formal announcement.
A damaged OCR fragment contains praise language from Psalm style text. The readable portion reads Because Thy loving kind is better than life my shall praise Thee. The incomplete line lacks context or publication details.
Speech urges a league of peoples not just nations to unite humanity. It warns against secret diplomacy and calls for public election of council and assembly to decide war and peace. Mentions Lloyd George Millerand and an American president without naming specifics.
The letter argues that society rewards sensational appeal over intellect citing 25 starving English clergymen and contrasting figures like Billy Sunday Sir Oliver Lodge and Bernard Shaw. It questions whether emotions trump thinking and laments a culture that favors show over sustained learning.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy president Mr Hale Holden praises a billion dollar railroad rate increase as likely to lower living costs despite a possible short term price rise. He urges optimism, touting the public as benefiting from the plan even as critics warn of higher prices.
Analysis notes that over the last decade female centered songs like Annie Laurie Sweet Rosie O Grady Adeline Mother Macree My Wild Irish Rose When You and I Were Young Maggie Alice Ben Bolt and I Love the Name of Mary remain popular while male oriented tunes such as Kelly Harrigan Bin Bailey Alexander s Ragtime Band Mr Moon Man Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown He s a Rag Picker and Casey Jones fade. Observes women s songs endure and are ballad style whereas men s are comic and smash bang.
The Seattle caterers' group may ban Japanese suppliers if their Saturday resolution is backed by action. Critics question sincerity and ability to enforce the pledge, linking it to the proposed Tindall bill and hog market competition. The discussion also notes Greece and Turkey in regional tensions and U.S. politics with Harding speeches on phonograph records.
A compilation of a poem by Edmund Vance Cooke warning about Ponzi schemes and media exposure, followed by a quip about mermaids and a note that Wyoming has the highest proportion of national bank depositors. The jumbled text mixes satire, literary lines, and a financial remark.
The excerpt rails against occultism and spiritualist credulity, contrasting Doyle Lodge Maeterlinck and Ouija with science. It condemns trance, palm reading and divination as dangerous, morbid and foolish, urging faith grounded in clear sight and intellectual integrity. Kipling warns the road to En-dor remains an old danger.
A Eastern composer plans a groundbreaking score for 15 harps wood winds percussion and a women’s choir. The piece would offer new tonal moods unlike any before and could popularize grand orchestral works through affordable phonograph recordings.
A playful exchange centers on growing vegetables and keeping chickens at home. Townley notes raising crops while Subbubs jokes about a small garden. Doston Tran script captures lighthearted dialogue about home farming practices.
An editor note quotes a customer exclaiming that Boldt's apple pie is good, highlighting a positive reaction in a brief advertisement. The remark suggests favorable reception of Boldt's bakery product and its appeal to shoppers.
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