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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1922
Page
9
The Los Angeles Record warns readers about oil scams selling tiny land tracts as royalty interests in a field. It notes investors buy 10 by 10 foot lots for $500 and hope for large royalties, while many lose all. The piece mocks betting schemes and urges a dangerous joke about jumping from a building as a harsher “get rich” compare.
A newspaper column argues golf could replace baseball as America’s premier sport if more affordable courses existed. It contrasts golf’s health benefits and activity with baseball’s spectator focus, noting municipal courses are needed to widen access and reduce health risks. It references a Vancouver judge on poker and light social quips.
A brain teaser describes an innkeeper with ten beds caring for eleven guests. He places two in bed one to start, then one more in bed two, then one per bed three through ten, leaving bed one to host the eleventh guest who ends up sharing. A hidden fallacy in the arrangement is asked to be identified. The solution is promised for tomorrow.
Senator Smoot notes census life tables show white men 53.98, white women 56.33, black men 40.14, and black women 42.16 years on average, with improvements hinted for 1940. He laments rising clothing prices not matching declines in life expectancy or wages.
Anacortes residents begin a bold plan to develop Mount Erie as a premier scenic attraction. The Guemes Beachcomber notes this first step aims to place Anacortes among world renowned tourist cities through a major scenic drive project.
The piece notes about 850 million dollars in municipal bonds issued this year and that the average city borrows 83 for every 25 borrowed in 1913. It urges taxpayers to wake up before politicians lead them to the poorhouse. It quotes Montaigne on virtue.
Mia Hard Lee True announces her daughter Canna Bee True as a rival in the Prince of Wales succession contest. The niece of Everett True, a known royal skeptic, her entry stirs local society while observers expect possible objections from her controversial relative.
A Star letter argues against the claim that Florida will not admit women to the university, noting the state college for women also admits male students eventually. The writer cites a 1971 graduate of rac. W. and highlights yearly enlargements to handle growing applications.
Citizens fear removal of Major C A Piper from superintendent of streets and sewers amid political maneuvering. A foreman affirms Piper’s skill, noting he is an engineer who prioritizes cost efficiency and has led major coast projects. Sincerely, INO. GOODFELLOW.
A satirical piece critiques John D Rockefeller and his gas business, noting rising prices and dubious practices. It recalls a failed steam car dream and mocks oil trust influence, concluding that transportation remains a public utility.
W F. nocrk of the M E T freight office writes to The Star correcting a front page item about Katy service. He clarifies Katy lines burn coal shortages do not affect operations and notes 359 shippers in Washington and Oregon seek accurate Katy conditions as coal fields lie along M E T routes.
The Tax Limit league advocates a 40 mill cap on taxation across all property, not just real estate, opposing a real estate only limit. They seek to tax all property at 40 per cent assessed value or 20 mills on full value, with no preferential treatment for real estate and a revision of state tax laws to implement the cap.
The movement argues that two billion dollars of wealth currently pays no local taxes and seeks to end heavy real estate taxation. It aims to force public bodies to economize and achieve a fairer tax distribution, opposing a real estate boom as a means to restore value lost to taxes.
An English visitor on a fishing trip with a Scottish laird falls in while casting a fine salmon. The keeper seizes him with a gaff, but the bird interjects in Scots, telling them to hold and let the fish win.
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