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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
9
A fragmented local column notes home style fads with breakfast and supper nooks while lampooning thrift and a light jab at John D Rockefeller’s finances. It mentions a caller pressuring for printed notices and reflects on coal prices and shipping costs across the Atlantic.
A garbled extract recalls a 17th century sermon on Sunday observance, banning recreations and business talk, urging limited walking, and stressing Scripture study. It mentions a man guiding children in England in 2062 and a rector declaring a Sunday discipline, ending with the speaker's death.
Dr E B Rosa of the US Bureau shows the ten year period 1910 to 1919 excluding wartime costs, with average net government expense 661 million dollars per year. Civil administration averages 211 million while military costs and pensions absorb the rest. The “A Billion Dollar Congress” label misleads, as pre 1917 net outlay peaked near 680 million.
Amir Amanullah Khan rules Afghanistan with no written law or courts and the power of life and death. He limits foreign contact, yet imports American goods and operates 54 automobiles. Power is kept within relatives and trusted friends, sometimes with extra wives as rewards. His predecessor Habibullah Khan was assassinated in 1919 after a long rule and a large harem.
Bureau of Fisheries details rescue efforts in November as ponds and sloughs freeze in the Mississippi valley. Rescuers transfer trapped fish to deeper waters and later restock back to pools and streams as spring approaches.
Mercer Ia residents share personal goals in a social feature. Callahan aims to build a log house, Parks seeks relief from creditors, Beach aspires to make King county a haven for sportsmen, Wright wants focus on the future, Provost vows kindness for a year.
The article notes Robert E Lee born January 19 1807 at Stratford Westmoreland Va and highlights his rise through West Point the engineer corps and Confederate command. It recalls his surrender to Grant his presidency of Washington College and his legacy as a Southern commander.
Cabinet action noted today as a Western man to be appointed secretary of the interior. The Boise chamber reports Senator Borah was asked by President elect Harding to make recommendations and will likely push Idaho Governor Davie for the post.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a cheap, tastily taken remedy for colds. It claims two hour dosing and three doses clear nasal passages, stop nose running, relieve headache and feverishness without quinine, acting without assistance.
John B Andrews analyzes how high court rulings on labor unions affect American labor. He compares the 1901 UK Taff Vale decision and UK reforms to suggest possible shifts in US labor politics if Supreme Court rulings remain adverse to unions.
In Verdun region France widespread ebell fire ravages villages leaving vast areas unrecognizable and beyond reconstruction. Officials warn many communities may never be rebuilt as ash and ruin frame the landscape.
A classroom joke where a teacher asks a math question about coal cost per ton and total payment. Johnny answers with an incorrect but common misunderstanding, then admits it is wrong yet notes others do the same. The exchange highlights humorous confusion in basic arithmetic.
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