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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
11
A historic plea urges turning election day into a legal holiday and moving voting from ward shacks to schoolhouses. It advocates replacing ward bosses with school teachers and unifying elections to focus citizens on public business.
A garbled page shows a string of Q and A style queries and remarks about mischief, poker rooms, drafts, strikes, telephone operators, and small thefts. Names like F S nanteroom and M G appear as odd attributions amid fragmented dialogue and stray hints of tax talk and security concerns.
Foreign delegates at Geneva endorse a permanent inter court of justice amid debate on disputes and diplomacy. Observers note concerns over potential penalties and the role of secret or public negotiations in peace and policy alignment.
An old column argues many resolutions fail as people balance conscience and self discipline. It likens private promises to secret treaties and suggests telling a spouse improves accountability to avoid breaking vows. It emphasizes the difficulty of maintaining self improvement and the social pressure to appear steadfast.
A NY banker warns against alarm over falling wages and unemployment. He says reducing buying power and high living costs threaten public prosperity and urge stable wage relations to support recovery. The piece notes public talk of market swings and a marriage at a Statue of Liberty base, with remarks on a Sunday headline about a river and dubious origin.
A reader argues for municipal bonds in small sums like Liberty Bonds to fund Seattle utilities. Byron P. Walker criticizes City Councilman Thomson's plan to cut civil service salaries and notes inconsistent pay raises for others. He urges eliminating superfluous positions and fairness for all city employees.
A woman who speaks from experience says it costs almost as much to keep a husband in clothes as to keep 46 submobile in repair.
Cautionary note stresses that genuine Bayer aspirin bears the Bayer name on package or tablets. Consumers urged to take aspirin only as directed, with 12 tablet tins available for a few cents and larger packages sold by pharmacists. Claims aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture, maker of acetylsalicylic acid products.
The army enrollment totals 211 067 with 162 918 in the continental United States and 14 306 in the army of occupation in the Rhine and Germany. Other regional counts include 14 947 in the Philippines 6 027 in Hawaii 6 600 in Panama 1 493 in Porto Rico 1 496 in China 667 in Alaska 101 in France and 6 in England. National Guard enlisted strength rose by 4 649 in October bringing November 1 total to 67 562 versus an authorized 182 230. New York leads the Guard with about 444 men, Texas next, Pennsylvania third with 6 400 and Wisconsin 6 270.
Inquiries from several readers describe impressions of Seattle Harbor as boats approach the city. Comments note harbor views from Volunteer Park and harbor scenery, with varied remarks on its impression and surroundings.
The fragment discusses Seattle pioneers and longtime jeweler Albert Hansen, a 38 year resident in the city. It references a 1985 address by Thomms Mercer proposing names for Lake Washington and the bay and notes an early electric traction system west of the Mississippi.
Fragmentary OCR snippet mentions unnamed characters and vague dialogue about wishes and appearance. no clear event, date, or entities can be determined from the readable portion.
An Inside account of the 1920 Republican convention strategy to secure Warren G Harding's nomination. Glower to the president elect describes late night room conferences, second choice votes, and a pivotal bluff that kept Harding ahead amid Lowden Wood and Johnson contest. The piece notes the convention's upheaval and ends with a separate line on 240 industrial strikes in New York City through June.
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