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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1921

Page

12

Cynthia Greg ious Parents Compensated by Their Offspring

Two readers answer no to the idea that parents deserve lawful repayment from their children for early care and training. The column invites opinions on family duty and compensation.

Should we value paternal love and care in payment

Letters to Miss Grey debate if grown children owe repayment for upbringing. ETHELYN L, a mother of three, argues love and schooling cannot be paid with money, while A. M. B urges money cannot buy happiness and praises motherly devotion. A third writer laments modern girls and morals impacting love and family ethics.

Cynthia Grey Miss Grey Ethelyn L Jack

Night visit to a shabby theater ends with uneasy welcome

Hastings arranges a meeting in a dim dressing room. Ferrier and Major observe a lively, troubled dancer who greets them with forced gaiety as the room fills with scent, heat, and unease. The scene hints at hidden tensions among the trio.

Ferrier Bhe Hastings Major

Doings of the Duffs Hit or Miss at London Show

Ferrier and Hastings attend a tepid theatre performance starring Kitty Inglis while tensions mount over Hastings involvement with a man named Micky. After a late-night recap Ferrier learns Hastings left with Miss Inglis and returns to a tense confrontation at the Adelphi flat.

Eastsea London Ferrier Joan Hastings Mr. Hastings Micky

Piggy Won’t Go Over the Stile

A pioneer recounts a tale of a pig dumped overboard on a island voyage. The pig wandered for two weeks, tracks led to a sow with piglets, and the family was rescued. The pigs fattened on barley, helpers shared meat, and the old method of boiling and smoking meat is described with admiration.

Robin Redbreast appeals to Weatherman to stop Jack Frost

In a 1921 tale the Robin Redbreast writes to Sprin kle-Blow asking to lock away Jack Frost for good so birds can feed on earthworms. Nancy finds more letters as the Weatherman frets about winter’s return and the sun warms the ground.

Jack Frost Nick Scramble Squirrel Ben Bunny Mr. Sprinkle Blow Nancy Sprinkle Blow Robin Redbreast Mrs. Robin Mr. Sun Mr. Weatherman Jack Sprinkle-Blow Robin R. Redbreast Newspaper Enterprise

Phrase from a heated exchange in a courtroom row

A defendant calls out a rival as a blackguard and cheat in a tense courtroom moment, demanding an explanation from the Major as the heated exchange unfolds.

The Moment of Truth Between Ferrier and Hastings

Richard Ferrier confronts Hastings in a tense, charged moment as suspicion rises. Ferrier warns of consequences, Hastings resists, and the air thickens with unspoken threat before Hastings demands the truth.

Richard Ferrier

Confessions of a Husband Excerpt at Breakfast

A husband recalls tension with his wife Dot as jealousy lingers over Edith and George. He debates arranging a meeting, defends his job search after salary cuts, and feels trapped in a rigid home, comparing it to a jail as a phone call from Edith arrives.

Dot Harily Edith Bristol Dot George

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