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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
13
The letter urges Seattle to purchase 80000 pounds of army bacon stored in Seattle and camps in the Northwest. It claims the bacon is fit food and could be bought for half the price, suggesting quick resale to consumers and comparing to a prior fish sale under Health Commissioner J. S. McBride. It asks council members for any reason not to act.
The piece argues high living costs spark unrest by widening the gap between prices and income. It highlights profits of the Big Five food firms, implied meat oversupply and price trends, and links currency inflation to global food prices while noting Seattle’s upcoming queen event.
A mock editorial notes a 100 percent cost rise in clothing and groceries while praising bold fashion colors from American designers. It jokes about wearing vibrant Alice blue orange and sunflower tones, sees freedom from somber dress, and mocks social critics. The piece also mentions a 25th child born in Quebec, meat packers leaving groceries, Bryan's lecture in West Seattle, speeders fined by Judge Gordon, Seattle Safety Week with 18 accidents, and Kaiser trial talk in London.
The grocer advertises a worldwide grocery display with national emblems and foods from many countries. The piece blends satirical verse on modern life and consumer culture with references to personalities and themes from The Materialist to The Economist, concluding with Edmund Vance Cooke’s 1919 copyright notice.
The gardener advises pinching back rampant squash, pumpkin, and melon vines to keep growth contained and boost yields. Blossoms may fall without fruit setting, so do not worry. Cover stems with earth to spur new roots and reduce borers. watch for plant ice on the undersides of muskmelons as a seasonal pest.
The piece rails at multiple GOP bodies including school board, vocational high school board, county commissioners, city and state administrations, and Congress. It credits Woodrow Wilson and the Wind River Mountaineer with stability while cautioning against uninformed operatives and wire pulling in politics.
A collage of humorous notices lines the page, with quips about traffic rules, a 34 cent bacon sale, and a mock invitation to the Irish president. It includes reader questions to Mr Grey, crosswordish puzzles, and light commentary on aviators, phonographs, and school records.
On July 31 1556 Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, dies after a Spanish army career and religious conversion. In 1667 Brenda treaty grants Dutch maritime power and Arcadia to France. In 1777 Lafayette becomes major general after sailing to America at age twenty. In 1831 London Bridge completes after eight years of construction.
A reader describes a determined householder who, with a can of white enamel, applies the same finish to various indoor items. She tests the ice bar refitting, bathroom tiling, bedroom woodwork, chairs, and even an old straw hat, refusing to quit until the can is exhausted.
A penny saver in the Green Lake district watches coins closely. He keeps to a strict plan, saying a penny saved is two cents earned and delaying visits until postage drops after July 1.
A compilation of 19th century events includes Spain ceding Florida to the United States for 5 million dollars and Seth Boyden in Newark producing the first American patent leather. Other entries note Indianapolis settlement, yellow fever outbreaks, Alabama statehood, Maine statehood bid, slavery as a political issue, slave trade punishment debates, a $50 informant reward for illegal imports, tariff-driven price drops post-crisis, the Savannah crossing Atlantic with sails after fuel failure, Baltimore publishing The American Farmer, government spending and debt figures, export and import totals, the Odd Fellows origin in Baltimore, early Lake Erie steamboats, and forecasts of Great Lakes traffic.
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