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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
1
The text argues that happiness stems from inner life and thought rather than possessions. It notes most chase wealth and status yet true joy comes from mental pursuits and self contentment, saying heaven and hell reside within and external goods cannot improve inner peace. It ends with a proverb about a Tartar inviting a guest to eat and drink.
Red Cross headquarters at 315 University Street appeals for volunteer nurses of all experience levels amid a rising flu outbreak. Since Thursday morning, hundreds of calls flooded the office, with doctors overwhelmed and patients waiting hours for care. One nurse-detailing shift from day job to night care shows the strain as multiple apartment cases demand rapid treatment and more staff.
Henry Martin, a drug addict, told Acting Police Judge Tworoger that his gold teeth were worthless in his mouth as he sold them to fund drugs. He was held pending a physical examination after being found with three tubes of morphine on arrest.
Mrs. Jane Williams eighty nine and her son T H Williams forty a gardener residing at 2790 Third Ave N were driving into the city when the car wheels hit a street car track and overturned at West Lake Ave near Republican St. They were rushed to city hospital with the mother suffering head pains and the son bruised across the body.
Washington February 13 American farmers this year will pay income taxes totaling nearly one billion dollars based on earnings calculated by the Department of Agriculture. The report notes industrial production elsewhere, mentioning a Birmingham pin factory turning about fifty million pins daily.
In Ban Francisco on February 13 Mrs Ethel Broadwick a 30 year old airplane stunt performer fell 2000 feet during a parachute test. The device failed to deploy while her husband Charles Broadwick watched from the Marina. She landed on her feet and was crushed.
A quirky aside urges readers to face the superstition with resolve and continue daily business, promising that courage will keep troubles at bay and daily routines intact.
Frank Saunders waited at the local recruiting station this morning and enlisted after two days of consideration. He said he chose the date due to luck tied to his Friday birth and the number 13, citing his past service in the vision at Camp Lewin and his Cleveland Ohio roots through his name.
In a street scene, Marsh jokes that Friday the 13th changes nothing while discussing illness and dating quirks. Meanwhile Imamura arrives at a hospital and at Martin's Maternity Home a 10-pound boy is born to Mr. and Mrs. George Andrew of Meridian Avenue.
Friday brought trouble for Warren H Fleury as his wife filed for divorce and obtained a restraining order preventing him from withdrawing $500 from the bank. Ollie.
Montesano February 13 details open with Tom C Morgan testifying about Armistice Day events. He described first shots from across the street and plans to station men in nearby hotels. The defense attorney Elmer Smith visited the hall and urged duties as Morgan recounted tense courtroom moments.
Councilman A. T. Drake, seeking re election for a two year term, was hospitalized at Providence on Thursday after a period of poor health. His condition worsened two weeks ago and his transfer followed.
The issue is whether Seattle will be governed by a factional leadership or by a council responsible to all citizens. Mayor C B Fitzgerald has stood for six years as a representative of all people, drawing votes from labor and other groups. He remains the all the people’s candidate, challenging the class rule faction while offering protection and representation to every class. Seattle voters must unite behind this paramount choice.
The grand duke of Hesse and eight other Germans named in the allied list of war guilt arrived in The Hague, Holland, on February 13 to seek political refuge. Several generals were reported to be among the party seeking asylum.
A wireless broadcast to westbound U S ships alerts them to watch for the Shipping Board steamer Avondale reported drifting with engines disabled about 170 miles southeast of Nantucket. The date is February 13 in New York.
J Ward of Indianapolis told police a thief entered a hotel room at the OccidentalBed and escaped with diamonds valued at 34000 and totaling 337000 in this Los Angeles incident reported February 13.
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