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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1922
Page
14
Letter to the Star questions the position of Mr Cole incoming Superintendent in the high school teachers versus school board conflict. The writer urges him to publicly take a side or advise ending the struggle.
A citizen urges Wants County to replicate city beach upgrades at good beaches outside Seattle. Richmond Beach is cited as a premier state beach lacking bath houses and essential swimming amenities, highlighting the distance from Seattle and the need for county intervention.
Richmond Beach resident urges county or state to build facilities at a coastal bathing beach 14 miles away. He notes Seattle residents flock there on summer Sundays and claims the site could serve about 80 tourists with needed equipment.
A Seattle reader accuses mills of pushing health officials to clear lakefront houseboats to gain room for log booms. The writer denounces city action as targeted class legislation and mocks the city’s lakefront cleanup as a public embarrassment. A Lover of Fair Play signs off.
OTT. F. BECK recalls an incident when five motherless kittens cried under a house in snowy weather and the Humane Society refused to come due to blocked access. A city pound sent a courteous responder who removed the kittens, prompting criticism of the Humane Society and its influence on voters.
A reflective piece ponders whether killing flies justifies broader slaughter. It questions moral limits, the rights of living beings, and whether humanity should restrain its destructive impulses toward other beings and even people. The narrator compares pest extermination to historic oppression and contemplates ethical paradoxes.
The High School Teachers League contributed two thousand dollars to oppose wage cuts, prompting accusations of naivete and possible bribery. The move raises questions about leadership, including Mr. Cole, and could jeopardize the school year with taxpayers urging dismissal of movement leaders.
Letters argue for a clear disclosure of teacher pay in Seattle with figures cited for average salaries. The writer questions funding for a truth campaign, hints at advertising costs and tax-collection aims, and mentions salary specifics for grade and high school teachers. The letter ends with Mrs Anne B Stewart’s signature.
A letter to the King County School Board defends teacher pay cuts, argues the public would support reductions, cites 1921 pay averages of $1.12 per hour, and claims ample teachers available if state experience rules were loosened. It Farben appeals to loyalty and labor realities, noting many Seattle teachers are women supporting themselves.
An editorial argues against ceding legislative power to Congress over Supreme Court veto, defending courts as checks and balances. It warns that expanding legislative reach risks arbitrary power, urging confidence in an independent judiciary to protect constitutional rights and resist overreach by any branch.
An advertised sale features high back chairs desks and living room suites at substantial markdowns from regular prices. Items include walnut finished desks tapestry chairs and oak dining tables with sale prices and limited availability. Store hours begin at 9 o'clock and emphasis is on quick turnover of stock.
Ethel McGary of the Women’s Swimming Association New York captured the national 500 yard junior championship at Brighton Beach New York. She secured the event title amid fierce competition from junior swimmers representing major clubs.
A speech emphasizes the courts as safeguards of individual rights and liberty, urging support for judicial independence against those who would undermine them. The speaker defends the judiciary as a bulwark against injustice and oppression and warns against contempt toward the courts.
An old advertisement urges buyers to insist on Bayer branding on aspirin products. It notes that genuine Bayer aspirin has the Bayer name on packaging or tablets and touts its safety and uses for cold relief, headaches, toothaches, and general pain. The ad mentions box sizes of twelve tablets and bottles of 24 or 100, priced in cents.
Washington Porter a 79 year old G A R veteran and director of the Columbian exposition has died in Chicago.
An ad claims a new at home hair removal method using a stick of phelactine from a druggist. It promises removal of roots completely without experts, is not adupilatory or electrical, and claims the product is harmless, non poisonous and odorless with simple directions.
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