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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1922
Page
13
A Seattle newspaper editor invites managers of local plants and businesses to act as reporters for good news about manufacturing, merchandising, and innovation. The offer aims to publish constructive business and community uplifting stories, not free advertising, with monthly contributions.
Journal notes reveal J Bernhardt outlining a second farewell tour while juggling business duties and travel. A railroad president reportedly keeps a demanding pace with work, meetings, and meals, while miscellaneous lines hint at personal reflections and unsure optimism.
A stark comparison contrasts a Hellish Tobinesque Timnois massacre with a new Paradise mining project in Coal River near Prestonburg Kentucky. The piece praises union driven mining reform by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers arranging modern villages, schools, water, and housing to prove better, cheaper coal can be mined for fair wages and shareholder returns. It argues land access and intelligent labor can turn Hell into Paradise.
The letter condemns labeling an $840 allowance as a bonus and argues the $240 raise is a reaction to Congress's laziness or incompetence. The writer, Representative London 8.3, New York, asserts pay should reflect the cost of living rise.
Advertised Tillamook cheese and dairy products command higher market prices. Oregon dairymen received 51 to 55 cents a pound for butterfat in May while Whatcom county Lynden dairy producers earned slightly less. The article argues promotion will benefit Whatcom county by boosting dairy product desirability.
A quirky note claims eight Princeton graduates have never kissed a girl, while a broader jab suggests vanity can mislead. French troops reportedly battle a grasshopper plague, with light satire on bravado and public perception.
A reader reviews two full page ads urging wealth through investments. One touts U S treasury securities with the line that eighty dollars grows to one hundred in five years, the other promises oil journal “ten chances at a fortune” with a fifty percent dividend claim turning eighty into one hundred twenty.
The quote blends Psalmic praise with an 18th century reflection. It cites Paalm crawvig 17-18 and labels a grafted knowledge tree yielding immortality through promise, attributed to Sir Humphry Davy, linking fear of death to spiritual growth.
Frank Warner of University Station defends Seattle teachers against letters claiming 12 months of pay for 10 months of work. He cites District No. 1 contract stating service up to 200 days, meaning teachers are paid for 10 months of 20 days each.
A Chicago salary schedule shows minimum and maximum pay for teachers and principals in elementary and high schools. The homeowner criticizes school board spending as flagrant and questions financial disaster while Seattle groups press for tax reductions.
A Seattle reader proposes a rule to speed commuting by requiring empty street cars returning to the barn to yield to loaded cars at street corners. He argues this could cut downtown travel time by half.
A reader laments city earwig inspections and condemning property at taxpayer expense. She questions legality and fairness, urges reform, notes public apathy, and calls for civic action while defending homeowners against perceived overreach.
The letter discusses William Jennings Bryan and his stance that evolution cannot be harmonized with Christianity and that moral questions lie with religion. It questions the South’s chivalry and cites provocative examples of violence and hypocrisy as contrasts to moral reform.
Albert G. Mackey argues against lynching and racial terror in the South, denounces mob violence and false accusations, and defends science and spiritualism. He cites Darwin, Thomas Jefferson, and Oliver Lodge while urging moral action and religious courage from leaders.
The entry defines the word hegemony as leadership or preponderant influence. It notes pronunciation variants and derives the term from a Greek root meaning to go before. An example sentence references Prussian dominance in Germany after the war.
Quoted exchange from An swers, London shows Infuriated Drugelst criticizing a drink of bican soda for indigestion at night. Handy thanks him and decides not to trouble him further, ending with a polite good night.
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