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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1920

Page

21

Russia Turns To National Spirit Over Bolshevik Rule

The text argues Russia’s national spirit, not Bolshevik theory, has won control of European Russia and Western Siberia, with Lenine and Trotsky faults blamed for neglecting working-class interests. It asserts foreign subsidies and alien influences shape revolutions and that Moscow’s soviet government now dominates, while the Russian people may judge Bolshevism on its merits after the crisis passes.

Russia Siberia Lenine Trotsky Shak Denekin Yudenich Moscow Bolm

Fine Threads and the Invisible Silk Satire

A satirical tale mocks extravagant taste in dress and demand for luxury. A spinner offers invisible threads as finer goods, the buyer fails to see them yet pays for more, illustrating folly in chasing costly fashion. Paris whispers that the wasp waist returns, hinting at fashion hysteria and price signaling.

Tolstoy Spinner Times

Ant and Man Compare Perception Across Realms

The text ponders the limits of perception between humans and ants, imagining vast unseen depths beyond the ant hill and suggesting a hierarchy where beings may exist beyond human understanding. It ends with a remark on politicians and Hoover.

Eyes of Starving Children Haunt European Famine Appeal

Special European correspondent Zoe Beckley describes emaciated children in Central Europe doomed by famine. She emphasizes their looks and the urgency for Anglo relief, noting currency and donor drives as crucial factors in feeding millions.

Zoe Beckley Miss Beckley Amy Europe

In the Streets Communist Revolution Grows

A satirical notice contrasts rising global protests with American worker protests in streets. It highlights noon depictions of laborers marching and returning home, then later going to cinemas, a recurring pattern over years. A closing quip points to John Barleycorn’s estate passing to distant relatives.

Ional Moscow France Italy America

Malnutrition in Childhood and Public Health Guidance

Information from the Information Editor of the U S Public Health Service outlines malnutrition risks in children, screening in schools, the need for annual medical exams, and diet and lifestyle factors. It addresses water quality near the Great Lakes, tuberculosis in the army, and high blood pressure concerns with physician guidance.

Rupert Blue U. S. Public Health Service Washington, D. C

What’s the Matter With America

A reflective critique cites excess competition and insufficient cooperation across society. It laments divisions between party lines labor and capital and urges practical sympathy, unity, and constructive policy over cynicism and paralysis.

We’ll Say So and Other Scraps From The City Desk

A collage of letters and notes from readers in Omaha and beyond includes comments on living costs in Seattle, a waterfront sign misread as Werkspoor, a 25 cent breakfast offer, cautions about a saleswoman, spring imagery, complaints about hard city water, beer in cooking for workers, and political jabs about the pork barrel and prohibition figures.

Werkspoor Bearcat Youler Omaha Neb World-Herald

Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promise Clear Skin

An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers containing calcium sulphide as essential for clear healthy skin. It claims the product removes pimples blackheads roughness redness and itching and promises a natural vibrant complexion with use, urging readers to buy a 6 cent box at any U S drug store today.

Stuart United States

Optical store offers free eye exams in Seattle

A Northwest optical shop on First Avenue advertises a free eye examination by a graduate optician. It notes they grind lenses in house and claim to be the only such shop in Seattle, offering free exams even if glasses are not prescribed.

Furly Gahool Northwest Seattle First Ave Trist

When Do We Sat How Long Will the Farmer Be the Goat

An editorial argues city workers demand relief while farmers bear the burden of high prices and long hours. It urges understanding the farmer’s view, cites drought and market manipulation, and calls for broad farmer city dialogue to find a working basis for producer and consumer benefits.

Dana Sleeth The Star Uncle Bam tatSa

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