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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
9
The Star laments high Seattle school salaries while noting most teachers earn 150 to 200 dollars monthly and many exceed 200. It argues teachers deserve living wages, cites a 3,000-strong applicant pool, and condemns overpaid non-teaching roles as a policy flaw.
A Atlantic City hotel owner compares food and labor costs with last year and says menu prices must drop 25 to 50 percent or profiteering. The columnist shares quips on matters from suffrage to marriage reform and social sayings.
E K Cormack president of the National Building Supply Association argues that building a home is cheaper now than later and is an investment in happiness and citizenship. He notes a family can achieve home ownership through hard work, contrasting with the idea that a home is merely a money investment. New York imposes age limits on fighters, and the piece pokes fun at fashion and social trends of the era.
Fred Muth from 913 Bnoquaimie St condemns calf roping and animal harm in rodeos. He argues cruelty is unacceptable even if calves die humanely, challenging Mrs BE M B and L M Clark over the ethics of rodeo acts.
A reader from the Star visits various auto parks in Oregon and Washington and lauds Portland’s facilities while criticizing Seattle’s alleged dirty conditions. The writer urges cities to provide clean, well equipped tourist camps to boost citywide benefits and promote tourism.
Letter writer defends cabarets and asserts reform calls are misguided. He argues patrons and workers can handle themselves and questions the preacher’s role, urging city officials to manage cabarets rather than outsiders stirring trouble.
WM. ORNBEY of 6963 34th S. W. protests barber shop practices urging the health department to inspect shops. He notes towels used for hot shaving are often kept damp and reused, risking unsanitary facial sponging for customers.
Miss Ballard questions the necessity of police brutality after arresting an intoxicated man on August 13 near Vernon Place and Ballard Ave. The Star editor and readers discuss the issue, urging no mistreatment except in rare self defense.
An article uses a whale metaphor to critique a large financial entity as it sinks amid a drunken speculative boom. It likens the sugar industry and a major corporation to a walking swoon, noting a $400 million extraction over about 36 months and urging public attention.
Dr. William E. Barton uses a car on a hill to illustrate when to shift gears. He argues gear appropriate to conditions keeps progress safe and efficient, applying the lesson to business and life by urging flexible methods and adherence to principles when circumstances change.
The article recounts $250 million loaned to Cuban banks by American financiers to store sugar and lend at high rates, triggering a halt in sugar speculation after the Federal Reserve Board's drastic move. It notes Cuban companies withholding most of the crop in 1918 and 1919 while consumers waited for permits to buy sugar.
In a Washington exchange the speaker blasts gambling in Chicago while railing at railroad rate aims. He cites sugar shortages and imports, noting public vulnerability to high prices as Congress debates policy and industry welfare. W H Scott signatures the commentary.
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