How can Seattle become The Friendly City
The Star invites readers from Bremerton Poulsbo Everett Redmond Kent Port Angeles and beyond to critique Seattle. Share suggestions to improve courtesy street signs transit comfort and overall welcome to Puget Sound visitors. The paper seeks input to help Seattle be the most pleasing city in the world to visit and live in.
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Poulsbo
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Redmond
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Port Angeles
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Congress leaders debate almshouse to county sanitarium shift
The record notes references to almshouses and their evolution into county sanitariums or poorhouses with tuberculosis wards, citing Rep Barkley and Sen King arguments. It highlights concerns over living standards, child labor, nutrition, education, and the impact of poverty on the nation. It also critiques government shipping programs with agents earning commissions while ships are allocated, and mentions a New Jersey death linked to high taxes.
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Barkley
Minn
Shipping Board
Sen. King
Eat Strawberries Boost Farm Market Advice
Reading from a Sound country agricultural note, ranchers urge buying eating and canning strawberries to support a sagging market as prices remain very low. The piece notes a challenge relating stockings to the high cost of living discussed by Finstein during the visit.
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Finstein
Swat the Tent Caterpillar Threatens Kansas Roads
The article warns of a tent caterpillar invasion in Kansas causing slippery roads and damage to trees along scenic drives. It urges action to rid the locality of pests and mentions observing nests on trips toward Edmonds via the Trank road past Echo Lake.
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Kansas
Echo Lake
Edmonds
Discipline Author of This Folly
A soldier in a Southern military camp is condemned to dig a deep trench and refill it with a spoon as punishment for spooning in public. The stunt invites ridicule and reflects a childish approach to discipline, prompting debate over manly, effective penalties. The piece closes with a note on the enduring family triad of mother father and child.
Cleveland mother saved by blood transfusion during birth
After cesarean delivery of twins, a Cleveland mother required a blood transfusion to survive. Of 506 city firemen on duty, 372 volunteered in response, illustrating a noble, humane city spirit despite harsh surface.
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Cleveland
Seattle
Japan's Monroe Doctrine clash with China policy
The Jiji Shimmei argues Japan needs a Monroe Doctrine to absorb China's wealth and militarize its people, opposing Uncle Sam's continental protection. The piece suggests if Japan declared hands off China there would be less objection while noting dissolved shows and stranded chorus girls as context.
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Jiji Shimpe
Japan
March
China
Uncle Sam
Seattle
Tokyo
An Ovation for Wilson in Theatre Back Seat
Former President Wilson received the greatest ovation since retirement when discovered in a theatre back seat. The piece notes a easing bitterness from last fall’s presidential campaign and a more generous public attitude toward the former leader. The Girl Next Door observes the backward summer slowing her porch campaign.
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Wilson
Wages of Railroad Workers Draw Letter Response
A Seattle reader argues wages on U S railroads vary by region and cites Skykomish to Seattle and Bellingham routes with monthly earnings between 215 and 325 dollars plus daily home expenses. The letter also notes long hours and daily service in contrast to a Chicago dispatch.
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the Star
Seattle
Great Northern
Vancouver
B. C
Chicago
United States
Skykomish
Bellingham
W.k. Penington
Father Taylor and the Charm of Living Among Folks
Dr. William E. Barton reflects on Emerson's praise of Daniel Webster and Father Taylor. He recalls Taylor's Boston Bethel sermons, the welcome of sailors and crowds, and the joy of daily life among ordinary people as a noble privilege worth choosing over lofty angels.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
America
Daniel Webster
Father Taylor
Webster
Emerson
North End
Boston
Old Bethel
North Square
Bethel
Jennie Lind
Agnela
Folka
Neighborhood residents share favorite spots and memories
The survey records residents naming favorite places near parks and shores. Mrs Milo Root praises Kin near a park while Robert Roberts recalls Lake Washington and Lincoln Beach. M Peak mentions Rainier Noble Post of the American Legion and John Foran comments on ghosts.
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Roberts
Bakeret
Lake Washington
Lincoln Beach
Fourth Ave
Rainier-Noble Post
American Legion
John Foran
11Th Ave
Remarkable Remarks On Markets And Zionist Views
Fragmentary remarks discuss the gap between bucket shops and exchanges and contrast a saloon with a beer joint in a political frame. A Zionist leader comments on Jewish population movements and the role of capitalists in adopting “serv” policies.
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Congressman Hudspeth
Texas
Taxing all property urged to cut levies in Washington
L A Vincent of Ellensburg argues for broad property taxation to reduce tax rates. He urges public scrutiny of assessment rolls and publication of delinquent lists to expose undervalued holdings and push hearings before the equalization board. He cites Spokane county tax cases and stresses transparency to ease burdens on individuals and cities.
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the Star
Star Crusade
Supreme Court
Equalization Board
Herrimming
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co
Spokane County
Pacific National Bank
Pierce County
Ridpathiva
Spokane
Helty
L. A. Vincent
Ellensburg
Wash
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