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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
11
The piece argues that city wage increases, justified by higher costs and echoed by President Wilson, raise the payroll by 1.5 million, with police pay rising to 145 to 165 after three years. Taxpayers, merchants, and renters will bear the bill as the vicious cycle of higher prices continues, while the mayor calls critics thieves.
The piece argues that a few food barons dominate prices and supply, provoking mistrust of big firms and calls for democratic control of the food system. It links lack of publicity and potential hidden profits to rising costs and social unrest, urging transparency and investigation. It also notes political jabs at Senator Poindexter regarding President Wilson.
An ex-soldier recalls his two years in France earning two gold stripes and a long US training spell. On returning to civilian work he finds little has changed at home, though he feels he has altered while away. He contemplates the gap between army life and peacetime norms and wonders how he himself has changed.
The piece argues answering foolish questions reveals character and tolerance. It notes kind replies show tact and that questions may be entry points for friendliness. It asserts street car workers will choose their own "Who’s Who" and favors dialogue over strikes. It ends with a view of government as a system where leaders spend time explaining to the people.
A jumble of items notes a man with a soda fountain habit for New Year Eve and mine wage fears raising coal price to two dollars a ton. Also mentions Walter R. Cox winning purses at Kalamazoo Grand Circuit and various odd tidbits about politics, travel, and journalism.
A miscellany of 1910s newspaper humor and domestic vignettes covers a proposed Father’s Day bill in which flags and roses would mark the holiday, plus quips about fathers, weddings, club life, and a dash of historical notes about past events from 1416 to 1898.
The old gardener urges cutting out the old canes after they stop bearing to free space for new ones. Burn the old canes to destroy pests and disease spores. Fall raspberries should have strong new canes, and care must be taken not to damage them. Spreading hen manure under berries cools the ground and feeds roots.
A reflection on vision and faith urging readers to see beyond material horizons. The author links worldly land ownership to spiritual insight, asserting God’s dominion spans heaven and earth and that true help comes from God now and after death.
In Crossroads Herald the editor praised the Mothers' club baby show, calling it a mighty nice write-up and noting the editor’s brief departure from town. Fathers laughed at the glowing description as the piece topped the page.
The Knights of Columbus push community centers to steer boys under 21 toward right living. They offer baths, game rooms, study spaces, and an aid bureau with court representatives to aid first offenders, stressing service over debate or money.
A Seattle reader defends Jap residents amid market and rooming house tensions. He argues Japs work hard, undersell, and would not be blamed for conditions, while white citizens bear responsibility for ignorance and discrimination. A second letter-writer, Dr. T. J., recalls landlord changes and rising rents across ethnic groups, urging a white-owned public market and a vote to remove Japanese influence.
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