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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1921
Page
17
A fragmented newspaper snippet mixes notes on home brewing law and price hikes with social chatter. It mentions prohibition enforcement, a fashionable Miami scene, a labor party influence, and local dinner party reports.
In this editorial Cynthia Grey argues that city woes from poverty rival unsafe bridges and calls for a $100,000 1921 drive. The Social Welfare League provides ongoing aid to about 1,100 families, offering hands on support to lift people out of crisis rather than superficial charity.
Citizens insist Meier should stay as corporation counsel amid debate over appointing Wilmon Tucker as special counsel. They urge proceeding with the equitable relief suit but oppose expanding mayoral powers to appoint officials, citing the grand jury exoneration of past officials and questions about the governor’s code limits.
Promoters tout the Jack bean as a miracle seed capable of a 400 dollar per acre crop under the names American Coffee Pearson Wataka or Giant Pod, but reviews from the U S department of agriculture show the bean has little value for food or feed and cattle gains are absent. A stray line about Canadian Pacific owing Trotsky appears unrelated and implausible.
A meditation on how personality acts as a lever to move the world. The piece argues that weight alone cannot measure moral value or influence, citing Archimedes and figures from history, and stresses the right of every person to find their own lever and place to influence events.
Akron Prews urges stay in school as eighth graders and younger students near midyear finish. Officials from New York child labor committee, state employment bureau, and education department coordinate to discourage quitting for jobs amid rising unemployment. Parents urged to value schooling over immediate earnings and consider long term benefits. stay in school.
The writer praises an editorial and warns Beattie residents against restoring private ownership of city utilities including railway, lighting, and water. They urge continued opposition to profiteers and call out officials, noting a $15,000,000 price as a warning and urging further public fight.
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