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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
21
A reader argues that daily air travel in the United States yields few mishaps compared with frequent automobile crashes. He cites veteran aviators and war-tested pilots who endured harsh conditions yet stayed safe, asserting that with proper maintenance and cautious pilots flying is hardly more dangerous than driving through city streets.
A batch of reader letters criticizes Japanese ownership in Seattle businesses and calls for boycotts. Other submissions discuss moving streetcar tracks to curbs and a general push for liquor policy changes, with opinions from A L Gustofson Paulding and James Lidolfe and R W Madison.
Comrade Rawinski remarks on seeing Pohikatski sign payroll while Comrade Perkovitz jokes about his scholarly status. The exchange hints at workers noting a new payroll signatory and labeling him an intellectual.
A consulting economist testifies before the Anthracite coal commission on how railroad owned coal mines hid profits through intertwined finances. He says subsidies, high transportation rates, and cross ownership made profits appear as average margins while miners faced low wages and the public paid higher prices.
A plain explanation compares electrical current to water flow to teach volts and amperes as pressure and quantity. It shows how multiplying volts by amperes yields watts and explains a dry cell example of 2.5 volts and about 15 amperes.
Walter Dill Scott proposed a human based rating system for the army where officers rate peers by direct comparison. Each officer lists about a dozen colleagues and ranks them from best to worst on chosen qualities, creating top middle and bottom positions to reflect relative standing.
A columnist cites 1500 railroad crossing deaths in the United States last year. Most victims drove cars and many tried to beat trains amid traffic. The piece urges adherence to the Stop Look Listen warning to prevent needless loss of life.
A collection of moral aphorisms and anecdotes urges restraint in corporal punishment, citing Tom Edison as a child who ventured, learned, and grew despite rough early experiences. It touches on education, Germany’s schools, vacation prep, politics, and weather, warning against rash actions and praising curiosity.
H Stanley Benedict argues that picture brides in America violate state domestic relations and constitutional authority. He cites 1917 immigration act changes and Japanese practices, noting no marriage in Japan reflects love or legal status in the US, misusing foreign jurisdiction over US residents.
Doctor Crane praises The World's Food Resources as a solid fact filled, engaging book that enriches knowledge and rewards repeated reading. He notes its provocative view of food’s role in history, politics, and civilization, with striking lines on bread, sea resources, and global feeding potential.
An advertisement echoes a child’s request to a parent, urging Boldt's French pastries to be brought home. The line reflects a light, domestic sales pitch and the shop’s appeal for tasty, indulgent baked goods.
A local weather forecast mix appears with humorous observations about Seattle’s weather. C H Twiss shares a note about a cemetery misdirection. Various light items include bull fighters strike humor, garlic cargo, cooks wanted in Vienna, and New York detectives questioning outsiders. Captain Draper named Shamrock IV skipper amid other tidbits.
A vintage beauty note touts mercorized wax to shed tan freckles and blotches. Nightly application peels the surface skin in powder like particles, revealing a whitened complexion and renewed beauty with one ounce of wax.
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