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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
11
A quirky reminiscence recounts Bill Nye’s encounter with a giant Manitoba cyclone on September 9 1884. Nye describes fear humorously while detailing the storm’s power, the rescue, and a town’s midnight torchlit procession to carry him home. He muses on life choices and the cyclone as a moral paradox.
Farnum a former Seattle fruit buyer shows a box from a downtown market with its bottom raised and retacked causing one fall layer of berries to be missing. The flawed measure harms Seattle buyers and Eastern markets, and local officials are urged to inspect and prosecute offenders. The piece calls for a white berry growers association to stamp out deceptive practices.
Edmonton investors rush to polar oil fields but lack of railroads and pipelines poses a massive transport hurdle. The piece mocks noisy schemes and parades a mix of quotes, political jibes, and social notes on women, education, and hobbies, mixing humor with commentary.
A Star letter to the editor argues against attacks on Seattle teachers’ pay, citing wage figures and comparisons from Olympia discussions. It notes Seattle teachers’ share of expenditures, wage stagnation during war, and local school output such as 1300 graduates and over 2100 eighth graders entering high school, framing the conflict as a broader assault on education. References to Snohomish county and a Seattle-born critic of education are included.
A historical piece argues against self pity praising March toward duty. It cites Moses spies and Harding era golfers, urging courage, self reliance, and stiff resolve to conquer hardships and teachable moments in public life. It contrasts salaries for teachers in Seattle Spokane and Denver highlighting debates over funding and professional development.
In the Congressional Record Representative London asserts the Republican majority suffers obesis and ineffectiveness. He contrasts actions with statements about workers and education, criticizing budget habits and urging scrutiny of government expenditures and luxuries in contrast to public schooling costs.
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