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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
11
A pieced together history recalls M L Weems and the cherry tree anecdote about George Washington. Critics now challenge its accuracy, with Cabot Lodge labeling it a genial lie and other historians noting ongoing debate about the famous tale.
A veteran observer notes the anxiety of a lone speaker before a silent audience. The crowd’s gaze, the still air, and the risk of mockery heighten fear, while menacing pasts and natural caution frame stage fright. The text ends with a provocative remark about women and politics.
A Star reporter asks five people their favorite books on a Saturday. Four choose high standard works William Allen White Sir Walter Scott Burroughs The Garden of Allah and Robert Hichens The Garden of Allah. One picks the Telephone Book as a playful contrast. The public prefers quality in the long run. The piece also notes attitudes toward treaty reservations.
The piece compiles Herbert Hoover’s self stated platform from his writings in the Saturday Evening Post and public remarks. It covers industrial and economic reform, worker capital relations, production, and opposition to socialism and nationalized control, arguing for merit and competition, limited government, and equitable wealth distribution.
A compact, era style political tract stressing stimulus to effort and brains, waste cutting, and wealth distribution. It champions limited government, free speech, collective bargaining, and opposition to socialism, urging American self-reliance, interdependence of sectors, and vigorous initiative to raise living standards.
A chaotic column mixes satirical quips about unions, politics, and international affairs with snide asides on figures like Joffre and Hoover. It nods to protests, inflation, and wartime economics, weaving in local flavor from Port Angeles and comments on free speech and League of Nations policy.
Mrs. Neighbor complains she borrowed a vacuum cleaner and found it snarled with long hairs threads and hairpins when returned. Everett True is asked to resolve the matter.
In a letter to The Star the Taxpayer questions University of Washington salary increases from 25 to 26 percent for faculty, asking who approved the raises, whether all university staff benefited, and how the salary budget is set and distributed among faculty and administrators.
Dr. Frank Crane argues this is the best season to save, urging patience and investment in safe United States bonds and War Stamps. He notes future purchasing power of $1,000 now could double, and warns against get-rich-quick schemes while encouraging disciplined saving for education and security.
The notice urges readers with sore itchy burning dry eyes or blurred vision to buy Bon Opto tablets from a druggist. Dissolve one tablet in water and bathe the eyes two to four times daily for relief and brighter vision. Doctors reportedly see improvement within a week.
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