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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
11
The article claims Chief Warren acted on his own to remove censors from the Equity shop, stating Mayor Hanson was not involved and had returned only later. It asserts the mayor did not instruct the action and that Warren waited for the mayor to finish the matter.
A nostalgic look at the Olsen testing machine in Pittsburg laboratories of the Bureau of Standards, capable of applying 10,000,000 pounds to showcase structural limits. The piece links ancient measurement methods to modern light and interferometer standards, celebrating a dawn of invention and universal scientific progress.
The piece urges continued government insurance protection citing wartime term policies and explains conversion to permanent life insurance with local agents in Seattle. It also comments on reactions to the peace treaty, German postwar terms, and a Turkish religious freedom issue in a brief, opinionated column style.
A collage of witty quips on tennis opens the season with playful analogies and festive mood. The piece splashes cultural asides from London and Mulvane, interweaving notes on work, travel, and daily life with sport hype. It mentions veteran railway service and a long career, closing with a somber obituary of John O Day in Clarksburg.
A compact recap of historical notes including Henry Sacheverell’s death in 1724 amid Whig tensions and his two year preaching suspension, Montgolfier brothers first balloon ascent in 1783, United Irishmen uprising and Irish reprisals in 1798, Napoleon’s reshuffling of Louis as King of Holland in 1806, Venezuela’s independence in 1811, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin first appearance in 1851 with Stowe payment and its subsequent rise to fame and translations.
The old gardener notes tuberous rooted begonia thrives in full shade with other shade friendly annuals such as evening primrose baleam torenia bartonia clarkin and pansies for quick blooms. Perennials like columbine violets anemones foxglove and Canterbury bells do well with limited sun though many thrive with a few hours daily. Don’t skip flowers due to shade get the right plants and enjoy blossoms all summer.
A 1919 verse satire critiques art and music deriding modernist works as art while questioning taste. It contrasts a cablet composer, futurist painter, and avant garde poet with spectators who approve their art despite unconventional forms and absurd or provocative pieces. The piece ends with cynical lines about noise, space, and aggression.
Compiled figures show US wartime production and logistics from 1917 to 1918. Totals include ammunition, rifles, machine guns, pistols, ships, and vast supplies such as blankets, coats, shoes, beef, flour, cigars, and bread. American forces in Europe neared 1.0 million with thousands more abroad and in Siberia.
Staff writer on Religious Topics for The Star reflects on Psalm 23 the Lord is my shepherd. He asks readers what they want from life guiding, rest, refreshment, companionship, comfort, food, abundance, mercy and lasting dwelling in the house of the Lord forever. The piece emphasizes comfort and guidance from the familiar psalm.
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