Local oddities and town chatter from Keswick News
A varied column recounts quirky local happenings including a rooster on a Seattle trip, barber signs updated for ladies and gentlemen, a debate on battleships versus air power, and Mayor Hugh facing a week of firing rumors while Mt. Lassen blasts on. The piece mixes humorous vignettes with town gossip and minor civic notes.
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Sheldon
Seattle
Mayne
Aguinest
Dunmore
Mott Ogden
Medert
Dan Rt
Jessica Jane Moon
Earl Duboice
Gentle
Sanity or Annihilation Proclaims No War With Britain
The Star cites a United Press dispatch misread as a warning of war with Britain. Editors dismiss the notion as sensational and urge sanity, noting diplomacy will resolve allied debt, oil, and exchange issues without destroying English speaking peoples or civilization. The public is urged to forget war talk and eat their dinner.
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Britain
Telegraph
The
Star
United Press
London
Wire
United States
Great Britain
America
Restricting Juries Proposes Bias in Atlantic City
A district judge orders women juries to exclude certain groups and behaviors, sparking questions about fairness. The author notes a long list of male faults could be equally used to deny service and critiques the logic of gender based juror selection.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Path to popularity through unselfish listening
A columnist urges that true popularity stems from genuine interest in others. By listening with heart, sharing their joys and sorrows, and suppressing self, one becomes immensely popular. They caution that most people interrupt others with their own tales, breaking connection.
The One Immortal Substance and Life’s Boundaries
In discourse on life and death the essay suggests nothing is truly dead and that life underpins all existence. It cites atoms and snowflakes as evidence that energy and form persist beyond perception. It argues life, not death, may be the universal, indestructible essence shaping character as its noblest product.
Editor letters on married women work and governor code
Readers debate the role of married women in the workforce and criticize the governor’s administrative code and emergency clause. Letters by a Seattle resident urge wage and family policies, while another comments on Section 18 and the referendum process amid legislative rush.
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Star
Hodge
Amy
Seattle
Reno
House of Representatives
Beattle
Look Out for Rheumatism As Winter Approaches
Rheumatism may originate from a bloodborne germ, not local symptoms. The ad promotes S S S as a blood remedy, claims it clears the germ and provides real relief, and offers free medical advice from a chief medical adviser at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
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Druxmista
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Japs on the Pacific Coast Viewed as Undesirable Elements
From the Birmingham Post, the text argues that Japanese people are an unassimilable race that disrupts American society on the Pacific Coast. It claims Japanese communities exclude Americans, foster hostility, and cites racial supremacy as a historical motive while urging regional public voices to prevail over broader concerns.
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Pacific Coast
United States
Inquiring Reporter Weighs Fashion Between Working and Society Girls
The piece surveys opinions from several adults on whether working girls dress as well as society women. Mrs. Gertrude Wire argues working girls wear better taste given what they have. George Grant and Abe Olson mostly echo ambiguity or agreement, while W T Hatt avoids judgment and Mrs. Cora Davis endorses the prior point.
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Gertrude Wire
Stockade Hotel
George A. Grant
66Th Ave
Abe N. Olson
17Th Ave
How They Did It and Words of Advice on Career Drive
Percy H. Johnson then head of Chemical National Bank at 29 tells a tearful man to shed self pity and pursue self-improvement. Louis Jay Horwits notes that everyone is limited by preconceived ideas and should become indispensable to their employer for promotion. Pay Bainter entered entertainment at five and rose after meeting actress Mrs. Finke.
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Percy H. Johnson
Chemical National Bank of New York
Helen Christine Benett
Louis Jay Horwits
Pay Bainter
Ins West
Mrs. Finke
Fiske Targets Self Image and Wins by Visualization
The speaker recounts a technique urging self transformation through daily mental imagery. A person applied the method, stayed focused, and achieved the desired outcome, illustrating the power of belief and self-empowerment.
Orlex Powder Promises Quick Gray Hair Color
An advertisement touts Orlex powder as a home remedy to color gray hair black brown or light brown. It costs little and uses 20 drops of distilled water per box, with a $100 gold bond and full obj ections guaranteeing no harmful metals or derivatives.
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Seattle Star
State of Washington
Star Publishing
Willard
New York
Dempsey
Keswick
Russia
Gink
Mrs. Blue
Harding Lavender
Warren
Ea Ae
Hicksville
Caldwell
Hugh
Mt. Lassen
Josh
William E. Barton
Tennyson
Jane Mayer
Elaine Mayer
Chicago
Veritas
House
Senate
Supreme Court
L. A. Vincent
Joan Boyle O'Reilly
Saint
Bayer
Dayer
Jena
Birmingham Post
W.T. Hatt
Kent
Wash
Cora Davis
New Richmond Hotel
Fiske
Dental
S. E. Corner First
Pike Phone Main 2
Horlick
Skagit Delta Lands
Skagit
la Conner
Stanwood
St. Paul
Washington
Sparks & Dye
Second Avenue
Elliott
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