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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1920
Page
13
A discussion of a plan for industrial umpires to resolve coal strikes and labor capital conflicts. The article outlines a six year term for referees, quick, voluntary arbitration, and safeguards to gain trust from workers, operators, and the public. Readers are invited to exchange opinions with the editor.
T R Pratt files a complaint after a broken hot water bottle caused $5 000 damage. The article argues Europe must borrow American funds to buy U.S. goods while enforcing fair prices and limits on American exports to avoid price inflation and protect both economies. The piece frames a policy to save Europe and safeguard American interests with government regulation and limited loan use.
The piece describes the movie palace as more than entertainment, serving as a drop-in refuge and social center in towns. It notes women shoppers or weary patrons use the semi-darkness as balm, while millionaires seek a peaceful hour, and asks what became of the drinker viewed as a potential great man.
An observer describes a man catching three beetles in a sequence culminating in a beetle bitten to deliver the specimen. The anecdote extols resourcefulness and links to Darwinian theory, urging quick decisive thought to seize opportunities.
The article urges teachers to adjust desks and chairs to fit each pupil for comfort and proper posture. It notes improper seating can hinder learning and cause physical issues, advising quick assistance and, when needed, involving older students to modify furniture. It also touches hernia care across ages, recommending medical consultation for proper treatment.
The best approach varies by hernia type and patient factors. Surgical repair is standard for hernia de incarceration or risk of strangulation, with options including open repair and laparoscopic techniques. Nonoperative management may suit certain small or asymptomatic hernias in select patients.
A compendium of historical events and births tied to January 13 across centuries. Highlights include Tamerlane's Delhi sack in 1399, Richard II's death in 1400, George Fox’s Quaker founding, Samuel Woodworth’s birth, and Karl Tauehnitz's death, with brief notes on each figure and milestone.
A miscellaneous page features letters, poems, jokes, and Q A items from readers. It includes playful family anecdotes, a barber shop notice in Lisbon, newspaper excerpts, and light satire about politics and cars. The tone is informal and periodically humorous with scattered named individuals and places.
Mrs John R Pyle president of the South Dakota State League of Women Voters and newly elected presidential elector from the state led the effort to pass the measure.
The article argues that outdoor or semi outdoor schooling benefits health and learning, a lesson from open air schools for tubercular children now extended to healthy students. It notes adults similarly gain from better air, with ventilation indoors or walks outside when weather allows, urging a return to outdoor thinking to boost mental faculties.
The essay by the Rev. Charles Stelzle discusses Paul’s struggle with indecision and sin, arguing that a clear goal rooted in God’s will sustains effort. It urges studying the Bible, churchgoing, and considering history to discover that will, warning that without these steps life becomes mere beating the air against spiritual foes.
The article states author H G Wells is composing a world history of about 360000 words. Details on publication timing or scope are not provided in the readable text.
The Red Cross urges the collection of magazines and papers for salvage to turn unused items into value. It promotes the dining room lunch, notes more than 50 men in hospitals and hundreds aided, and announces a nursing department ready to make visits with strong success. Salvage phone Elliott 4512.
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