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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1920
Page
11
The article notes Mexico’s improved peace and 1919 gains in silver exports exceeding the prior year by about ten million dollars. It highlights record crop yields, cheaper food, and a massive irrigation program. It also foresees Mexico’s future tied to agriculture and education, with hopes for stability and stronger ties to the United States.
Fragmented lines claim ancient museum discoveries estimate Columbus three ships value equal to two trucks and crew paid oddly, with Hog market notes and school teacher bans mentioned amid a tangled jumble. The text references Mississippi politics, Willard, and self determination in a garbled mix of 20th century phrases.
Incoherent note urges moving to private offices for real business talks. The fragment hints at giving someone a chance and ending with a directive to proceed with private discussions. No clear people, places, or organizations are identifiable.
A medical column notes that tooth infections revealed by X ray photos may cause hidden abscesses and systemic illness affecting heart, kidney, joints. It urges dental and medical scrutiny, recommends expert nervous disease consultation if no organic trouble is found. Advice also discusses insomnia and infection questions related to influenza outbreaks and public health inquiries.
A jumble of short items and ads. Instructions to customers about wallpaper cleaning and work rushes at a Kalamazoo shop tell readers to plan early. Scattered clippings note jokes, misquotes, a Ford election remark, a tax tip for cashiers, a piano of nonsense verses, and light human interest blurbs about unexpected visitors and a married couple living long in Racine.
A humorous review of the concept of the Fourth Dimension as seen in a magazine called Zero. It mocks cryptic esoterica and parades quirky color codes, jokes about shell shock, and ends with a plea for secrecy. The piece blends satire with brief quotes and personal reminiscences.
London coroner jury reports it is a physician duty to tell a patient when a malady is incurable. The inquest into Isaac Cohen’s death found he drowned himself after a doctor said recovery was impossible, a verdict linking medical advice to suicide.
A poem fragment notes days of the week in verse. It sketches a man who dashes to earn more money to support a household and a wife who cannot run a home, followed by the arrival of a baby as a turning moment.
A reader letters the Star disputing a clipping that Canadian whisky costs $30 a quart in Beattie. The writer claims to pay about 10 to obtain genuine whisky, mocks the claimed price, and asks for correction to read $3 for $30, ending with a playful sign off about temperance.
The Star columnist P. H. Sparks defends supporters of Irish freedom against a criticized reader who he Brands as anti American and pro British. Sparks argues Irish republic loan will be fully subscribed and warns such critics may later have to reveal their identities.
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