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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
13
A reader argues the Volstead act forces lawless behavior among the previously orderly middle class. He cites wealthy churchgoers and moral households turning to bootleg liquor and narcotics, while calling for strict enforcement and personal liberty limits.
The note argues parades should be held in the forenoon, especially Saturdays, to prevent shopping crowds from colliding with parade timings. It suggests announcing parades earlier like 10:30 or 11 AM to allow ample store access and reduce congestion. It also mentions wide fish releases by Southern states and a remark about a bathing suit trend.
Harding urges Congress to authorize a commission for a searching investigation of the entire coal business. The piece notes potential injunctions by coal profiteers and reflects on the era's demand for investigative bodies. It also mentions humorous items about fashion, language, and a Nebraska man jailed for bigamy.
Religious investigator Fred B. Smith reports that in India Christianity is viewed as warlike with phrases like cannonball and gas bomb. He argues the war sets back progress in China and other missions, and that the core problem is failure to live by Christian teachings.
A brief, murky report records seeing a horse one day during a routine outing. The fragment offers no names, places, or dates beyond the vague event.
A salon style note presents the prince as evaluating Seattle candidates for marriage. It teases media attention and hints at the social spectacle surrounding the heir apparent while joking about relationships and waiting for his choice.
A Letter to The Star exposes repeated parking in a Westlake safety zone at Fourth Ave. and Westlake by Cadillac No. 102710 Buick No. 131346 and Hudson No. 22747. The writer warns drivers ignore the zone risking pedestrians as in a past fatal motorcycle collision.
A reader urges the city to shut down raffles and card rooms noting tax paid admission coupons, questioning benefit claims, and accusing officials of lax enforcement. The letter condemns games of chance and urges prohibition of gambling while allowing church and lodge activities to continue.
A Seattle Star poem reflects on New York City's pride and power. The speaker, a mere leaf in Gotham’s breeze, claims no buildings or ships yet boasts of Gotham’s fame, wealth, and bustling streets. Copyright 1923.
Puzzle prompts drawing four straight lines to touch each given number exactly once starting from a number and continuing where the prior line ends. Riddle style solution recalls a 36-head scenario with mixed birds and beasts, calculating feet to resolve a distribution of birds and beasts and total feet.
A reader provides a pronunciation and definition for the word defatigability. It is described as the quality of being incapable of fatigue or weariness, with roots from Latin prefixes not and from.
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