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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1920

Page

13

Everett politics heats over Carlyon bill and Good Roads clash

In Everett today a heated debate surrounds the Carlyon bill and the Washington State Good Roads association. The public divides pro and con as the November vote nears, with readers urged to weigh the arguments rather than take the association’s stance at face value.

Everett Washington State Good Roads Association Good Roads Association State Good Roads Association Mebbe Fred L. Wolf Newport Miner Pend Oreille County Washing State Good Roads Association Washington State Good Association Toads Mr Wolf Yakima Washington Washington State Goog Roads Association Carlyon Road Eastern Washington Highway Association

War excuses and odd tales mix in a drafty memory

A fragmentary reminiscence catalogues wartime pretexts and eccentric vignettes. It touches on sports, a Los Angeles mayoral bid for Al Jennings, theatrical bits, cosmetic fads, and historical curiosities from 1794 to 1920.

Los Angeles al Jennings Bertin

City Dwellers Lose Initiative in Modern Life

A speaker laments urban dependence on countless unseen workers from milk delivery to paper boys. He warns that mass cooperation risks eroding personal initiative and self sufficiency, urging training for self reliance and farm rooted skills to endure future crises.

United Heat

The Moving Bait and the Public's Wage Cost Juggle

A rural fable about a mule chasing oats tied just out of reach as a metaphor for workers and rising living costs. The stubborn oats move forward with every step, illustrating how wage increases are offset by higher prices, keeping the public always one step behind.

Hiram Whiffletree

Death of Western Civilization predicts European decline

Oswald Spengler argues Western Europe and America have reached their end, warning that disaster follows civilizational fracture. He claims medicine, science, and global trade reduce famine risk, while internal misunderstandings threaten peace and unity, yet Christianity and Buddhism promote tolerance.

Oswald Spengler Rerard Western Europe America Rome

Why Live A Wealthy Man And A Pauper Question Life

A St Louis millionaire commits suicide despite wealth a loving family and status while a poor man in a hospital ward fights to live with nothing to his name. The piece asks whether wealth fame health and possessions equate to life’s value and hints at a missing purpose found in the pauper’s longing to live.

St. Louis Congress

School Returns Bring 24 Million Children Back

The piece notes 24 million children returning to school next month across country and city venues. It highlights underpaid teachers, 80 percent female, and vacant positions. calls for higher pay as a smart investment. It also mentions various oddities from Seattle news to fashion gifts and a divorce suit, all in brisk editorial voice.

J. W. Crabtree National Education Association

Ponzi Episode Insights by Roger W Babson

Roger W Babson analyzes the Ponzi episode noting risks of high returns and urging fair bank interest, savers’ vigilance, and trust between banks and depositors. He argues use of moderate risk securities, urges higher depositor interest, and criticizes overhyped profits from foreign exchange schemes.

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