Wayfarer Names Lynch General Manager for 1922 Season
The Star endorses Montgomery Lynch as general manager of the Wayfarer for 1922. Lynch, praised for directing the summer production, is expected to rally Seattle backing, with Edgar L. Webster named Wayfarer society president, seen as steering the enterprise toward Northwest entertainment prominence in 1922.
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Wayfarer
Montgomeryynch
Lynch
Seattle
Edgar L. Webster
Wayfarer Society
Iar
Northwest
Go Sell, Young Man, The salesman and American prosperity
Column urges salesmanship as the path to national recovery and personal success. It cites William Maxwell of Edison Inc and Horace Greeley advising youth to pursue sales, warns against overreliance on banks, cites Henry Ford's methods, and links Alaska's mineral wealth to national optimism. It highlights discipline, honest value, and self selling as keys to improvement.
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William Maxwell
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
American Legion Weekly
America
Gary
Horace Greeley
Maxwell
Greeley
Ira Lackey
Henry Ford
Ford
Melting Pot Progress and Everyday Life Notes
Report on Americanization shows 6,928,027 foreign born white male voters with 48 naturalized and 16 with first papers. Naturalization up 20 percent since 1910. Then light social asides on rent, pets, singing lessons, and dining humor.
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Uncle Sam
Mystery in Sugar Dividends Stir Public Doubt
The American Sugar Refining Company declares its first regular quarterly dividend on common stock in 30 years. Minority stockholders demand full financial statements to reveal water in stock and accumulated surpluses, amid past sugar price gouging concerns and questions on excess profits.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Mexico President Obregon ties oil tax to debt payments
The Mexican president declares that oil export tax revenue will be dedicated to servicing the country’s foreign debt. A string of unrelated lines follows mentioning a Colorado cashier’s disappearance, Attorney General Daugherty’s vacation fish count, and quips about memory and politics.
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Mexico
Obregon
Editor Letters rebut sabotage claims on lifeboats voyage safety
Joan W. Phillips of Beattie Washington and the Marine Firemen Oilers and Watertenders Union replies to Gilbert Morm of Gilbert Morm 1055 Ewing Ave accusing job trust sabotage on lifeboats. She cites legal penalties, historical ship disasters, and crew composition to refute the charges and defend ship safety practices.
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Gilbert Morm
Ewing
Taeuc
Andy Forseth
Petition Aims Ferry Schedule Change In Kirkland
R M Hansford of Kirkland asks The Star to publish a petition to the county ferries superintendent to shift the Madison Street ferry departure from 7 00 to 7 30 A M. He notes current 7 00 A M trip causes 6 to 15 minutes lateness downtown for workers. The request seeks 7 20 or 7 30 A M departures to better serve commuters.
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Kirkland
Seattle
Madison Street
K County Ferries
Concentric club formed at Blancs cafe sponsored by Fred W Graham
An obituary style tribute praises Fred W Graham assistant general agricultural development agent of the Great Northern railway. The piece endorses his humanitarian service and personal deeds, calling him a city asset and example of altruism, while noting the new Concentric club formed at Blancs cafe.
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Blanc’s Cafe
Fred W. Graham
Great Northern Railway
Mr. Graham
Golly
Maude Sweetman
Foreign labor on railroads eyed by longtime critic
Lynn Markey of Easton Washington denounces railroad hiring practices alleging Greeks and Italians in a foreign worker gang unfairly benefit from union struggles while American youths seek work. He cites the Northern Pacific and questions the number of such gangs in Washington and the impact on local labor.
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Northern Pacific
Waii
Europe
Near Eart
Washington
Lynn Markey
Easton, Wash
Building Homes on Lot Loans in Seattle Offer
Robey G. Banta of Glendale California offers to finance Seattle buyers by selling six city lots at market value and allowing a year or two before payment. He proposes financing rough lumber and framing for a self built home with the buyer’s labor and earnings redirected from rent to construction. Banta seeks a guarantee the project proceeds honestly and notes the plan aims to help renters become homeowners while securing his investment.
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Ford
Burlington
Seattle
Robey G. Banta
Glendale Ave
Glendale, Calif
Time to Stop Hospital Abuses at Steilacoom Asylum
A letter from Paul Goprner of Montelius Building calls for action after repeated abuses at the Steilacoom asylum. He urges press coverage and passage of the Smith Towner bill to curb doctor power and punish wrongdoers, demanding accountability.
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Paul Goprner
Montelius Music
No Gun Onboard Inspires Morning Observation
A narrator notes seeing a large machine pass on a side street and remarks on a dignified man at the wheel who appears American. The line Let the good work go on is attributed to M. H. G. and reflects a humorous remark about carrying no gun.
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the Star
If Henry Ford Came to Seattle
A Seattle writer imagines Henry Ford running the municipal street railway proposing bold reforms. The piece speculates on debt reduction and a five cent fare using aluminum cars on rubber tires, reflecting a civic wind of practical engineering meets public transit.
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Henry Ford
Seattle
Ford
Mortgage Debt Destroys Dream of Castle in Spain
A speaker laments mortgaging a Castle in Spain and Yor workaday schemes, foreclosed by debt. The verse traces lost youth, failed visions, and a life sacrificed to profit and gain, ending with a 1921 copyright notice by Seattie Star.
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Spain
Seattie Star
The Feminine Nuisance in American Literature
Dr William E Barton Oreph Herge Shimer discusses the idea that ten thousand women read continued stories for every man and that women set the standard and tone of the American novel. He questions the quality of the current tone and argues women influence literature, movies, and theater.
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WM. E. Barton
Oreph Herge Shimer
U States
Henry Ford Prayers and the Rise of Modern Rails
A reflective note links Henry Ford's spiritual prayers to tangible progress in transportation, suggesting that the imagined future powered by faith mirrors the shift from old, cumbersome rails to streamlined, innovative systems.
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Henry Ford
Women Patrons and the Arts in Public Life
A historical reflection argues that women dominate patronage in galleries libraries and churches and claims men have failed to guide cultural life. It contends tastes differ but both sexes deserve equal access to literature art and amusements and urges men to join women in shaping cultural life.
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Buttola
Letter From Brownie On County Jail Conditions
Brownie writes from jail describing a rough arrest and a seven day sentence plus a $25 fine. He notes 24 inmates in tank No 4 and claims officers treated the boys with courtesy. He shares meals served at 8 am and 2 20 pm and praises the jail’s cookware and cleanliness. He asks the paper to credit the jail for what is coming.
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Gordon
Brownie
Supreme Blend Coffee and Lunch Special at Hansen Market
M A Hansen offers Supreme Blend Coffee priced 0c per pound and 1.10 for 2 pounds. The market also advertises a 40 Economy Lunch option and quick service at the Hansen Market.
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Supreme Blend
M. A. Hansen
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