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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
9
A fragment from a 1971 Bell System directory review shares humorous notes on telephone etiquette. It riffs on caller behavior, speech habits, and playful quips about reformers and opera. Includes a Portland Washington society note and a humorous anecdote about Henry Clay.
Governor Hart delivers a message to the legislature urging focus on causes of injustice rather than suppressing symptoms. He warns against class legislation and calls for broad reforms centered on basic living standards, health, education, equal opportunity, and living conditions, framed as applied Christianity and the Golden Rule.
The piece imagines an airplane seed sower that uses a tube system and compressed air to drop seed in a 36 foot wide strip with lime marking the edge. It claims low speed about 40 mph and high capacity, potentially sowing 1000 acres per day, altering labor and farming methods.
A satirical round up mocks calls for Philippine independence and white man’s burden context. It mentions a Manila senate bill on pants for all Filipino men, a Pennsylvania teacher forcing kissing games, a Baltimore theatre wedding, an Eddie Rickenbacker impersonator, and seasonal household bills after Christmas.
The Star reports Fordney and Rainey clashing over the farm tariff bill with duties on farm imports outlined and contested. Fordney, sponsor from the Ways and Means Committee, argues for the measure while Rainey, the Democratic ranking member, leads opposition in a highly charged discussion.
An early relief tariff bill seeks temporary duties to shield farmers from plunging prices caused by foreign imports. The plan targets agricultural products, wool, and meat, arguing the emergency measure buys time for a longer science-based policy.
ANS MRA. C J FRAZEY and others comment on whether Harding should have a ball. Laube backs delivery of the goods while Olson doubts it. Johnson supports the idea. Lockhart defends fair treatment but mocks ideas about a president’s entitlements.
The bill described as an embargo in peacetime on related goods will provoke retaliatory tariffs. It warns that every commercial nation will quickly respond to the challenge, altering trade dynamics and harming exports.
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