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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1919
Page
13
Rates show city editions 2.75 per month for three months six months or 6.00 yearly. Outside state 4.50 per month for six months or 9.00 yearly. Delivery by carrier within city 12c per week.
An op ed lament argues that traditional countryside walking has faded with faster transport. It extols hiking as healthier and more revealing, contrasting it with cars and bicycles. The piece notes Sunday strolls through fields expose birds and flowers, ending with a political aside about President Wilson and Senator Johnson on diplomacy.
The piece muses on the distinction between democracy and social state use, arguing justice transcends terminology. It urges unity among men and women across trades and beliefs to pursue justice, noting historic quests beyond walls and towers fueled by a soul-deep sense of justice. It closes with a Seattle Safety Week prompt to stay alert on the street.
The piece notes Germany dominates potash and toy imports through 1914, while Santa Claus symbolically shifts to selling non German goods as US sentiment and wartime effects rise. It also mentions Japanese control of nearly half Seattle hotel business, with rents not limited to any race.
County Engineer Humes argues completing the Des Moines road should shorten the Seattle Tacoma span. Pierce county commissioners favor a longer route to gain scenic benefits on the Tacoma side. Their plan risks extending the county line and delaying paving already near complete in this county. Puget Sound scenery is praised, but the Tacoma road is portrayed as utilitarian, aiming to reduce travel distance.
Mr and Mrs Park Torrence of Pasadena are guests at the Weimer ranch this week marking their first meeting in 30 years. Fresno Republican notes the social visit in a light community item.
A Letter to the Editor by John Smith criticizes The Star for publishing a piece on Judge Allen. He claims Seattle’s public officials, police, courts, and mayor are tied to whisky rings and opium smugglers. He urges overhauling law enforcement and punishes criminals promptly.
The Ashland Kentucky Independent notes a light hearted centennial celebration with quips about a beard growing claim, a Detroit preacher resigning, Burleson’s poll of public opinion, and jokes on telephones and near beer. It mentions Patrolman Hawkshaw in Danville and a lawn mowing contest in Columbus.
Dr Frank Crane praises Memorial Road Building as a sane postwar tribute. The American Forestry Association envisions planting walnut trees along a Chicago to Saginaw route called the Victory Highway and stateside projects like Roosevelt Road and a Memorial Bridge. Subscriptions fund tree planting for fallen soldiers in France and Belgium while urging local action to beautify roads nationwide.
Poet Edmund Vance Cooke praises coffee's scent while mocking prohibitionists. A joke item notes Professor Garner returning from Africa with a dead talking ape, and a New York hotel project valued at 7.5 million dollars, framed as a punchline about bars backing hotel profits.
On July 29 events include the death of Philip I of France after eight years of regency, the Polish king Stanislaus Augustus forced to annul the constitution by a coalition, and the 1868 proclamation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The narrative notes regency, crusade plans, and Reconstruction-era ratification dynamics.
The old gardener warns celery needs heavy moisture and water access. He suggests planting in a shallow trench that can be flooded from a hose and thoroughly saturating the soil two to three inches deep before transplanting. Trimming leaf tops and part of the roots aids recovery after transplant.
The piece argues that faith or dreams alone are empty without deeds and planning. It contrasts faith with works and notes that visions guide but do not become action. An aside references John Barleycorn and a postcard comment about burial.
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