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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
11
The narrator recalls a Sunday band concert at Volunteer Park with the Olympics in view and moonlit mountains. Thousands of autos crowded the park boulevards and spoiled the mood as drivers started engines during the music. A suggestion asks Chief Searing to deploy 100 policemen next Sunday to quiet motors during performances.
Statistics show railroads carried 5 percent more passengers and 43 percent more freight in the first five months of this year compared with 1919. The surge helps explain the jam and the strain on an efficient business system.
Letters to the editor discuss brief writing, ink and typography, and reader name use. The Star reports on the Jap Shipping Trust Emigration with a $30,000,000 objective subsidized by Japan and a 1919 formed company targeting the Western Pacific and Pacific littoral including Chile Peru and western coast states. George T. Brady signs.
Washington officials press for tougher fishing and hunting rules to curb overexploitation. A federal license fee proposal would fund enforcement and hatcheries while limiting harvests by section and by lottery. Current trends threaten access and wildfowl, urging stricter season lengths and conservation funding.
Two buyers discuss a real estate transaction noting admiration for a seller who speaks frankly about his business practices. The exchange hints at trust and straightforward dealings in a property sale scenario.
Analysis argues against heredity as a determinant of drug addiction. It cites Charlies B. Towns stating there is no inherited alcohol or drug habit and that addiction is acquired. A faulty nervous system may exist from ancestors but craving itself is not passed down, with training and self-control overcoming neurotic predispositions.
A new campaign line urges readers to prepare for a tense political moment. The phrase signals a heated race and potential confrontations as candidates campaign nationwide.
A commentary on the value and perception of insurance agents in communities. It contrasts agents who offer low risk, guaranteed benefits with the public’s appetite for dream-based investment schemes. The piece notes agents’ persistence and the social bias against them, ending with a political aside about Senator Jones and U.S. trade policy.
A psychologist's test asks people to imagine a pickle to judge imagination levels A Ii or C. The piece notes that higher imagination aids innovation in mills factories and stores and suggests businessmen should use imagination practically. It ends with a speculative nod to future first ladies and kitchen cabinets.
The piece argues birds tolerate noise only when not linked to danger and cites Phoebe and Night-Hawk nesting on bridges and rooftops. It notes humans’ louder impact, remarks on gunfire frightening birds, and ends with a sly jab about efficiency and consumerism.
H Stanley Benedict argues the United States surrender of sovereign entry control under the Gentlemen's Agreement is ineffective and should be abrogated. He cites 1906 07 Japanese immigration data and calls out evasion through students and nonlaborer classifications. He urges immediate action and rejects any predicted conflict with Japan.
This notice explains comfort and safety for new homeowners. It urges purchasers to require a Title Insurance policy so the company's resources back their title and provide security for the home and family.
A widow uses calculated faith in a man to win his confidence and influence his decisions. The tactic hinges on feigned belief guiding a target’s trust and intent.
A 1926 Crane meditation argues life is guided by a higher power, noting people act as puppets under unseen forces. The piece muses on providence, science, and personal fate, contrasting small and great events and ending with an ad for Columbia Cole beer at Boldt's.
Cure calls for systematic treatment to reach the blood borne germs of rheumatism. The advertisement touts S. S. S. as a thorough blood purifier that removes the cause of rheumatism, urging readers to contact the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta for literature and advice.
A poem about the shift in inquiry from political money to personal secrets. It questions the propriety of demanding where a candidate bought votes and where a novelist hid ideas. The work contrasts past cautions with a modern urge to pry into private keys and plots.
Pervasive column humor sketches a quixotic plan to raise a million by collecting tin foil and packing it into a giant ball then selling it to a junkman for 150 dollars, claiming it could liquidate about 160 dollars every five years. It cites a failed East Coast attempt and mocks local quirks and oddities in brief vignettes.
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