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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
13
The piece argues street railways fail to expand and inadequately serve growing populations. It links electric lines to suburban development and industrial growth, warns of congestion and passenger discomfort, and urges public officials and citizens to seek solutions to traction mismanagement and inefficiency.
A fragment reflects on a universal claim that every person will face a critical hour that tests the strength of their character, suggesting a moral reckoning of mettle and resolve.
The page collects readers' suggested headlines and captions for a humor column. Names and addresses accompany many ideas, with quips about titles like Jazzy Jingies and The Cage, plus letters proposing humorous column headings and a prune-related joke about aging and vanity.
The article cites 1914 returns showing 4 425 017 people paid income taxes and 459 000 individuals earned over 5 000 annually. It argues that only about 2 ¼ percent of US families reached that level, questioning wealth concentration at the top and the meaning of “plenty of room at the top” for success.
An immigrant explains that Ellis Island handling should favor humane treatment by women immigration inspectors. He criticizes current lawless methods and notes few rights for newcomers, arguing women will be kinder yet still apply legal interpretation after.
A historical vignette traces Knut Hamsun as a dishwasher deemed too stupid by bosses yet transforming through failures into a Nobel Prize winner. The piece notes his early jobs in Norway and Chicago streetcar work before writing his 15 volume oeuvre translated into 17 languages and earning nearly $50,000 in the Nobel Prize era.
The writer argues the nation should focus on domestic issues before grand benevolent pursuits abroad. They note Caribbean, Irish, Korean and Filipino struggles and suggest a growing Seago Nations institution offers a path to world aid without neglecting internal needs.
Dr James L Vance argues that idle brains invite gloom and discouragement. He warns against pessimists who misread decline as fate and urges readers to exercise their minds for sunshine rather than doom, insisting the world is good and battles of evil are losing.
A reader condemns plans to cut off water and electricity outside city limits, arguing it would devastate workers, force homes to seek kerosene light, and create homelessness. He urges the Beattie council to keep water and light connected, warning of costly well drilling and social hardship if service ends after April 1.
A TODAY'S QUESTION column gathers resident opinions on the inevitability of another war. Mrs Jennie Milliner and others across Seattle offer mixed views, noting conditions, Japan tensions, and broader global turmoil while expressing cautious hopes for prevention.
Questions probe Western Union messenger staffing in Seattle, two Chamber of Commerce vice presidents, and 1919 vegetable oil imports from the Orient via Beatle. Prior items recall Mt Rainier eruption dates, Seattle boulevards, thrift stamp totals, and Yale servicemen returning after wartime.
An editor's note argues for balanced rights in labor and management. It cites constitutional protections for free opinion and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, urging unions and employers to avoid coercion while seeking a saner, prosperity-minded relationship.
A Sunday school lesson about faith is recounted through a child’s Apple related answer. The notice then lists sealed proposals from the Navy Department for a 6 ton electric traveling bridge crane at Puget Sound Washington with drawing specs and a $10 deposit, dated November 30, 1920, Chief of the Bureau.
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