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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
11
A heated critique notes that in Seattle a deputy sheriff can arrest and detain a citizen without a warrant or charge and hold him without access to an attorney. The piece likens this to Hunnish oppression and urges the sheriff to discipline the deputy to restore due process and civil rights.
A reader mocks a local bill for two slices of bacon at 85 cents a pound, noting it exceeds prior top prices. The piece ridicules reform by committees and resolutions, arguing such efforts won’t lower prices or ease wages, as pork and milk costs rise and citizens grow more burdened.
The article compares Italy’s volatile stance to a high tempered individual, noting heavy wartime borrowing from the United States and rising debt. It discusses Italy seeking massive loans, shifting public sentiment after the peace conference, and potential effects on restoration. It also mentions postal workers demanding a 50 percent raise and debates Lever Act usage beyond wartime.
August 20 marks ancient Salamia battle where Xerxes army was defeated in Greece. Fort Massachusetts fell to French and Indians in 1746 after a siege of 900 attackers. Hawkes defended 22 men with 1 loss and 47 opponents killed. Marco Bozzaris died in 1822 night attack during Greek independence. Benjamin Harrison born August 20 1833 in North Bend Ohio. Navy review in New York Harbor 1898 during Spanish American War. A lawyer quips about filing instruments.
A fragment from 1919 recounts Uncle Ichabod and his cousin Ike. Ike bragged of not complimenting his wife until fate forced a confession, and he blurts out a striking line about his wife’s corpse, ending the tale with a cautionary moral. A separate note mentions an East Seattle food hoarder with paramps in a basket held since fall.
The piece explains Jesus was tempted in three ways yet resisted by quoting scripture and relying on angels for support. It parallels personal victory over temptation with biblical example and notes a 1919 event where the Democratic Club of New York barred a U S consul from dining with the Abyssinian mission, hinting at wartime debates on democracy.
A column argues that violence in labor struggles serves progress and warns that society must unite workers and owners as one People. It frames destiny as democratic and universal, urging compulsory solidarity and collective responsibility to prevent ruin and ensure shared wealth.
A humorous column recounts garden mishaps and tall tales from readers. Highlights include an extra onion from doubled sets, 150 tomato plants thriving, a new corn variety called The Runabout, and a striped watermelon with the narrator joking about its fruit and pests. The piece also parodies retail sales, wild blackberries, aging predictions, and local anecdotes from Enumclaw to St. Louis.
Ipswich Aug 19 The Great White hotel once famous from Dickens Pickwick Papers will pass to new owners. The inn’s front porch sign once described by Mr. Pickwick as a stone statue of a rampaging animal with flowing mane is still in existence, though part of its historic charm endures.
A brief family exchange notes the harsh winter that deprived Jimmie of skating while his Mamma calls it a blessing to the poor. Jimmie agrees the season’s shortage is a blessing, and they recall underprivileged kids who also love skating.
Frank Robinson, a farmer from Oak Grove in Jackson county, was driving a binder when he smelled smoke and found his clothing on fire. The oil soaked into his clothes was ignited by intense sun rays. he escaped serious injury though a jumper was ruined.
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