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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
13
The notice lists subscription prices for in city mail at 50 cents per month for eight months totaling 1.50, six months at 2.75, and yearly at 6.00, with out of state rates and carrier delivery details. Also shows outside state and territory rates, and city carrier distribution at 120 per week.
Thousands of Seattle students finish the school year with outdoor fun and city parks adventures. The piece encourages families to enjoy nature, play together, and revive energy for the fall return as summer calls them to picnics, zoo visits, and park outings.
Insurance actuaries warn auto and fire affinity raises losses and urge separation or concealment of fire plugs to prevent hydrant damage. They caution rates may rise in affected districts as hydrant devastation continues. Field Haig remark cited in offhand note ends the column.
A survey shows hospitals lack adequate accommodations with months of delay in public action. Citizens urge private and public effort to accelerate new facilities to relieve suffering and meet the great need. The piece mixes anecdotes on unemployment and Prohibition era topics, reflecting civic impatience and political frustration.
A humorous piece on camping as a mis er experience by O B Joyful and a reflection on life plans versus reality. It contrasts idealized camping with uncomfortable truths and ends noting life often diverges from plans.
Poem recounts a dog named Rags who loyally served with a regiment and was killed in a military medical institute scene. The speaker reflects on loyalty, war, and penitent guilt, comparing human and animal courage and expressing a grim view of fate after sacrifice.
The article surveys sumptuary laws from ancient times to modern, noting they exist in many nations but not the United States. It traces historical examples from 212 B C and France under Louis XV, and England until 1856, remarking these laws lacked public support and reveal past social customs. A closing quip reflects on a dog turning before lying down as a nod to ancestral caution.
Staff Writer for The Star Jewun weeps over Jerusalem and modern cities. He contrasts Christ’s compassion with societal betrayal, condemning leaders and noting the deprivation of the least in society in a religious reflection.
A reflective verse echoes Sir Tom Noon Talfourd’s musings on a simple cup of water. The lines compare the refreshment to nectar and suggest even small favors bring deep relief to fevered lips and restless frames.
Dr. Frank Crane argues the Peace Treaty’s fate rests on a League of Nations not merely on the terms. Without the League the treaty is a lifeless instrument fail to curb wars. with it humanity gains united purpose, armament limits, and protection for small nations, ensuring democracy of nations and future prosperity.
European socialists report that Bolshevist Russia has far more officeholders per district than czarist times. In five districts, 495 officials exist versus 275 across 12 czarist districts, averaging 99 per district. Officials are said to be apathetic and paid twice monthly, with increased political employment under Bolshevism.
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