Star helps family through Social Welfare League aid
A weary mother with six children told Cynthia Grey about rent and medical needs. The Star staff intervened by directing her to the Social Welfare League, which connected her with a doctor and affordable housing, improving her family’s situation. The woman returned to express thanks, noting better health and steadier living.
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Star Rooms
Cynthia Grey
Social Welfare League
Star Office
Dayspring Visit Records Biblical Quotation
A fragmentary biblical verse from Luke 1.78 79 speaks of a dayspring visiting to guide those in darkness and shadow of death, reflecting a devotional expression.
Readers debate soldier bonus and public spending
A letter criticizes the proposed Washington soldier bonus, arguing that workers in spruce camps and railroad projects already earned fair pay and that a new bonus would burden taxpayers. The note references disparities between veterans and noncombat workers and questions the fairness of state debt for the benefit of France veterans.
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Washton
Seims-Kerry
France
Kerry
Mance
Frank M. Ackerly
Forks, Wash
Rainier Valley Fiesta Invites Seattle To Three Day Celebration
Rainier valley hosts a three day fiesta centered at Rainier ave and Orcas st with games daylight fireworks and a parade of decorated autos. Mayor Caldwell and city officials attend tonight with performances by Ivan Marble and Patricia Pfeiffer plus dances and Irish jigs by Grace McLaughlin and J Smith. Governor Hart to speak tomorrow night.
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Rainier Valley
Seattle
Tannier Valley
Rainier Ave
Orcas St
Caldwell
Tom Deering
Ivan Marble
Francis Russell
Patricia Pfeiffer
Grace McLaughlin
J. Smith
Governor Hart
Is There Another Way
A historical debate rejects the view that hunger drives all empires. It questions if nations must fight for land or resources and asks whether neighbors deserve protection rather than mass conflict. The piece contrasts expansion with the ethical call to love one's neighbor and questions the inevitability of global struggle.
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James Hamilton Lewis
America
South Africa
Rome
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Ostrich Eggs in London Diet Experiments
Diet expert Walter Gallichan tests ostrich eggs from London zoological gardens finding them suitable for omelets serving about 30, and prefers them poached for breakfast. He ponders feasibility for urban households and odd uses such as yard-sized omelets and washing-line helpers amid rural and city contrasts.
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Walter Gallichan
London
Zoological Gardens
United States
Rest and Quiet at a Summer Resort
A narrator notes rural getaways bring natural sounds that soothe some yet disturb others including insects, animals, windmills, and roosters. He argues unfamiliar noise unsettles strangers but regulars adapt, citing a guest who insists on a room in the main building to avoid sleep disruption near a bowling alley.
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Annex
Optimism and Pessimism in Everyday Life
An essay contrasts the optimistic individual with a pessimistic one, describing how optimism spreads like ripples and benefits commerce and contentment. It notes a Vancouver man’s suicide attempt due to marital coldness and touches on various fragmented musings about life and attitudes.
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Vancouver
Rupert Hughes on What's the World Coming To
In an interview for The Star Today Rupert Hughes, famed novelist and historian, shares his view that the world hasn’t fundamentally changed. He argues mankind oscillates between hope and peril, with wars persisting and human nature remaining constant across ages.
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Rupert Hughes
Major Hughes
Hughes
Peace and hate across nations in post war world
Doctor Crane argues that lasting world peace requires goodwill between Great Britain and the United States while condemning a global fever of hate. He cites editorials, political maneuvers, and national prejudices from Ireland to Mexico, warning that a wolf-pack world threats the League of Nations and harmony among peoples.
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Great Britain
United States
Irish Republic
Ireland
Senate
Nutth
Chamber of Deputies
France
America
England
Mexico
Pacific
League of Nations
Fragments of Opinion and Wit From a 1920s Column
A collage of remarks features Billy Sunday and Ole Hanson predicting world folly in 215 years, doctor jokes about moonshine fears, and a quip on greatness tied to a fast rise, all reflecting a columnist’s breezy, era typical voice.
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Billy Sunday
Ole Hanson
J. W. Bryan
W. W. Clough
Wisconsin delegate seeks funds at Democratic convention
A Wisconsin delegate in San Francisco wired home for $100 on Friday and again on Sunday to cover convention costs. The message hinted at forcing a new deck or rolled sleeves. The piece notes dry Seattle chatter and changing fashions, with Hatfield the rainmaker claiming business declines.
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San Francisco
Wisconsin
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Gloom
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Adam
Sinead
Star Today
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Angela
Paradise
Tor
Daddy
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Advy
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Ave
Waldorf Hotel
Pike
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Columbia Cole
New American Beer
Roldt's—Ady
Edmund Vance Cooke
Charlie Shannon
Eleanor Glynn
California
Hatfield
Mack Sennett
Canada
Sumas
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United Painless
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