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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
17
The piece argues for strict budget cuts and a lean army budget after World War I. It calls for military pay raises, demobilization scrutiny, and efficient use of funds. It condemns politicizing the army while advocating merit, equal opportunity, and civilian control in a strong democratic military establishment.
The Washington governor counsels restraint in sending state troops to Wilkeson where miners clash. He argues police and sheriffs should handle strikes, reserving militia for real riot or violence, noting past use of federal troops but praising a measured approach to keep peace without bayonets.
Attorney General Palmer touts a compromise with the Big Five packers after presenting evidence to the grand jury. He claims it serves the public better than a protracted trial, while critics say the law’s rottenness remains. Whether any relief comes will show in future meat bills.
A reflection contrasts King Solomon with a modern judge who uses heart and sobs to decide a custody dispute. It then satirizes utopian ideas and foreign policy talk, noting elbow grease as missing and suggesting fathers’ wisdom should guide the next generation.
A fragment argues that the status quo ante bellum would render any treaty null and void. It mocks oppositional ideas as buried in a dead language and ends with a call for the crowd to shout their preference to go home.
The guide notes a healthy baby weighs about 7 to 9 pounds at birth, doubles by six months, and triples by a year. Length ranges from 20 to 21 inches at birth, reaching roughly 24 to 29 inches at 12 months. Weekly weight gain about 4 ounces. Reginal milestones include tracking objects by 2–3 months, sitting by 7–8 months, teething from 6–9 months, 6 teeth at 12 months, walking 14–17 months, skull soft spot closing 18–24 months, and saying papa and mamma after 12 months.
A collage of quirky clippings notes jokes about John Doe in crime and print, mentions unusual Christmas gift polka dots, judges and punishment, and media sensationalism. It also reports odd anecdotes from local papers, a mattress lost on Beacon Street, and the Lure of the Auto column about a touring car and a Connecticut visit.
A historical list notes figures who died on December 27: St. John the Evangelical at Ephesus, Catherine von Born widow of Martin Luther, Pierre de Ronsard, Joanna Southcott who led a cult, John Keats the poet, John Calhoun, and Charles Lamb. Each entry gives age or role and brief context.
The Red Cross appeals for salvage including magazines and papers to the Salvage Department and promises to convert usable items into value. It invites dining room patrons for lunch and notes over 60 men in hospitals with active nursing visits and broad support from ladies volunteering.
The text defines mitral stenosis as a blockage at the mitral valve and notes it is a common valvular disease. It also recommends tying off and removing bleeding piles surgically under local anesthesia, stating medicines cannot cure the condition.
A brief street listing shows Boldt's French pastry shop locations in Uptown at 1414 Third Ave and Downtown at 913 Second Ave. It notes available items and directions for customers seeking baked goods.
The article argues history moves from individuals to humanity and seeks a final world unity. It claims science art music literature religion and business unify beyond borders while politics and nationalism fragment. Jesus’ ethics favor mankind over sectarian ties and inventions like the post office telegraph rail and steamship connect nations. Humanity above nations is essential for global salvation.
A reflection on Paul’s admonition to restore a trespasser in a spirit of gentleness and the danger of self righteousness. The piece contrasts harsh judgment with Christ like mercy and recalls the story of the woman accused, where Jesus says neither do I condemn thee.
A Russian Bolshevist arrested at Warsaw admits he was a Red guard and participated in the murder of Emperor Nicholas II. He reportedly possessed Emperor Nicholas’s undergarments and a diary with items in the emperor’s handwriting.
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