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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
17
The Star lauds Ole for challenging council street giveaways and questions the value of parcels exchanged for city land. It argues public streets should serve citizens, criticizes municipal deals, and urges a food distribution role for government as essential.
A quirky piece muses on the imagined value of scent, from real coffee to eggs fried in bacon fat, casting perfume as a grand industry and yearning for edible aromas. It jokes about American genius and the cooks union, ending with a note on a Chinese stance at a Manila event.
Nostalgic reminiscence contrasts past farm life with modern methods. It recalls early milking by hand, barn dances with live violin, buggy rides with a moonlit ride, and the lure of urban entertainment replacing quiet country evenings. The piece also questions lessons from wartime diplomacy and the Shantung settlement debate.
A humorous miscellaneous item collection notes elevator chatter about Edna's marriage and social quirks. It includes jokes about corn eating, Henry Ford, Jack Dempsey, and a theater release for Dickens adaptation Donkey & Son presented by Triangle Great Walls Tribune in Mont.
A nostalgic vignette about escaping a stifling work week to a lakeside cottage. The narrator trades formal dress for overalls and comfort, enjoys fishing from an old rowboat, smokes a corn cob pipe, and revels in summer joys despite heat, humidity, and mosquitos. The piece contrasts office misery with carefree lakeside leisure.
A devotional meditation on Jesus teaching the blessed are the poor in spirit and the meek and onlookers who doubt his ideals. It argues the world never matches the standard he set yet those closest to that ideal endure in fame.
Key 17 August milestones include the Tower of London deaths of Edward V and the Duke of York, Columbus sending Bartholomew, George I’s accession, Frederick II’s death, Voltaire’s influence, and Clermont’s first successful steamboat voyage on the Hudson. Names: Edward V, Duke of York, Richard III, Bartholomew Columbus, Ferdinand, Isabella, George I, Frederick II, Voltaire, Fulton, Livingston.
A writer argues that party distinction hinges not on principle but blind partisanship. He critiques intelligent and learned figures for partisan bias, notes historic examples, and urges acceptance of limited, slow change while voting for existing officials.
The Old Gardener advises starting a strawberry bed now using pot grown plants to avoid transplanting damage. Choose varieties suited to your locality and firm soil around plants. Also plan peonies this fall, noting division of old plants and that a large sugar crop may push prices higher.
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