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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
13
A collage of thoughts on luxury and wealth contrasts ancient royal splendor with modern costs. The piece cites Abulfeda and Moktader’s Baghdad, Shih Huang Ti’s palace, and critiques on telephone charges and telechronometer debates, mixing aphorisms and historical curiosities.
Henry Ford proposes an assembling plant in Moscow to allow Russians to buy and ride in Ford cars while preserving their government. He suggests the world may adopt its own form of government as long as Ford can supply flivvers. A satirical note questions U S military action and veteran bonuses, then ends with a farmer’s quip about seeds and children.
The piece criticizes GOP steamroller tactics that blocked the Johnson Woodruff resolution for a congressional probe into war grafters and DOJ laxity. It blames Campell Gillett and Mondell for suppressing the measure, calling the episode poor politics that unsettles major papers like the Sun World Tribune and Herald.
The Copper and Brass Research Association estimates how a building dollar is spent. Masonry 36 cents, carpentry 29, heating 8, painting 7, electrical 6, plumbing 6, roofing 3, hardware 1, sheet metal 4. Figures vary by dwelling. on the whole remind builders to include incidentals.
A Braley poem expresses longing for a quieter life beyond haste and modern noise. The piece contrasts restlessness with dreams of an elusive paradise while interleaving quips about talk, crime prices, and minor aphorisms from the era.
James Hoye of Auburn argues the four power treaty keeps American hands free on immigration and land issues, noting a reservation that the U S will handle these questions without foreign interference. He lauds Pacific Legionnaires for pressuring clearer policy and praises their Harding letter as a path to peaceful US Japan relations.
A reader argues that male suppression of women in orders like Knights of Columbus and Freemasons is outdated while noting Madame Curie’s acceptance in French Freemasonry. The letter claims American orders are near admitting women and cites women leaders in local lodges including Amy L Mage of 1621 Sunset Ave.
A letter urges Dr. Brown to implement a five-cent fare on Seattle streetcars, arguing the proposed cent increase hurts workers while others ride for less. The writer notes schedule inefficiencies under Stone & Webster and suggests converting cars to single seats, removing straps, and adjusting dispatch to lower costs. The protest calls for a pure five-cent fare without gimmicks and cites local routes on First Avenue and transfers.
United States farmers and seed producers yield about 4 750 000 tons of wheat seeds each year. The figure reflects significant output by major suppliers in the agricultural sector and supports future planting cycles nationwide.
A reflective letter compares distant forest fires to local harm, noting how smoke reaches far places and unites people in shared sorrow. The writer urges collective effort to ease burdens and look toward a brighter, cloudless day when want and woe are gone.
A reader criticizes HM P Devlin for misquoting the Bible to support Mrs Meyers on liquor liberalism. The letter accuses blasphemy and urges proper biblical study before invoking Christ to back anti prohibition views.
A reflection on a yacht crew’s week at San Clemente digging for pirate gold. They found no treasure, but the hunt evokes the thrill of sport and the lure of fishing and treasure hunts in distant seas.
Daily learning note defines extradition as surrender of a prisoner by one jurisdiction to another with trial authority. It traces the term to Latin ex and traditio and gives an example of Canadian courts refusing extradition for a prohibition law violation case.
A narrator recalls midnights in a haunted house cellar and a thousand year old volcanic glass spear head found near a sandstone rift. The relic hints at an ancient craftsman’s flawless flaking and a legendary hidden hoard in a northern desert valley awaiting discovery by adventure seekers.
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