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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1921
Page
9
A collage of quirky quotes and local humor from Olympia includes jests about a grand jury, Governor Hart, and a Governor Pringle impersonator. The piece blends jokes on marriage, God, and a New York lady confusing a train car with General Grant’s. It also notes a Ruth Melba birth in Waterloo and a Willard cattle show moment as light entertainment.
The Star endorses a Seattle Community fund proposed by the Chamber of Commerce Charity Indorsement Bureau to replace frequent charity drives with a single annual war chest for all worthy causes. It argues the plan would save time and nerves, mirroring successful wartime funding in peacetime.
The excerpt recalls Henry Clay as a symbol of humble beginnings. It highlights Kepler’s poverty and 17 years of patient work proving planetary ellipses and orbital timing. It notes Galileo’s early telescope discoveries, Inquisition threats, and perseverance despite blindness and imprisonment.
The New York Daily News criticizes so called reformers pressing Harding over smoking and temperament, arguing for moderation. It asserts temperance over prohibition, warns against puritanical zeal, and urges calm guidance for public figures and personal enjoyment.
The author notes seed and plant catalogs arrive in winter to spark spring plans. He argues catalogs target frozen ground, shaping hopeful purchases during seasonal lull. He links timing to tradition from northern winters and calls the practice good business and morals.
The sole woman elected to the new congress states she never wore stockings and does not subscribe to the belief. Her stance contrasts with common fashion expectations of the era. She emphasizes personal choice in dress without endorsing any particular style.
U S Bureau of Internal Revenue explains options to pay income tax this year. Tax may be paid in full with the return or in four installments due March 16, June 15, September 15, and December 15. Form 1040 or 1040A will be sent to prior filers. non receipt does not exempt filing. penalties apply for late filing, willful refusal, or false returns with fines up to 10 000, imprisonment, or both, plus assessments. Returns must be sworn and filed with the local internal revenue collector.
In a Houston Press excerpt, readers are urged to teach thrift to American children amid a national debt. The piece compares U S naval spending with Britain and Japan, cites three and a half million European starving children, and asks who Ben Franklin would urge to practice thrift today.
Readers debate streetcar finance and management. N M Nelson urges cut to fare and reform. A J F opposes higher taxes to cover deficits. concerns about Stone & Webster assets and j itneys. A third letter links veterans’ unemployment to hiring practices.
Roger W. Babson argues success comes from perseverance and self belief, not luck, contrasting a persistent man with a less driven peer. The text also notes a superstition about marriages based on birth day and mentions that traffic through the Panama Canal in 1919 was historically high.
The notice warns that patients may receive counterfeit aspirin unless the tablet bears the Bayer name. It emphasizes that genuine Bayer aspirin has been prescribed for 21 years and deemed safe by physicians and millions of users.
Citizens share how they pass rainy days with activities at home or nearby. Mrs Parker enjoys Seattle weather after a decade in the city. Nina Ullman favors companionship. Mrs Little keeps up with sunshine routines. Mrs Bayne sews when indoors. Mrs Reid says sewing or housework guides rainy day plans.
Basil F N Macrorif warns that petroleum reserves may exhaust within the next generation if consumption continues. He notes ancient use, slow natural replenishment, and the long history of oil, from Babylon to Raleigh, with North American growth starting about a century ago and Pennsylvania as a leading producer in earlier decades.
Two prominent officers will visit Beattle lodge No Knights of Pythias Wednesday. Grand Cha Howard Patience and Guss imperial basha of the Dramation of the Knights of Khorassan to make an official visit. An ancient graveyard unearthed in Stagard Weat P is noted.
A dialogue urges buying a heavy coat during the cold season through small payroll installments. It highlights fur collar wraps bought on credit as a smarter option than saving until warm weather. The ad promotes enabling purchases at a Seattle store near Rialto Ridg between Spring and son.
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