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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1922
Page
11
OCR shows rising per pupil costs with figures such as 143.85 163.06 396.81 564.74 748.16 434.39. Fragmentary data indicates a trend of increasing school expenses per student across multiple years or categories in a historical report.
A long, fragmented editorial critiques eugenics and social breeding while lampooning “scrub stock” in farm animals and humans. It questions selective breeding, praises education, and argues psychology can improve fit workers and citizens amid wartime anxieties and political notes.
The word dirigibile means capable of being steered. Derived from Latin diriger, it refers to steerable airships. For example the sentence notes the Foma, recently destroyed, was America’s greatest dirigible balloon.
A reader argues John L. Lewis errs in threatening a nationwide mine shutdown. He urges regional conferences for each district and condemns unified action as dangerous, citing coal disputes in Scotland England and Wales as warnings. The letter defends cautious, localized bargaining approaches.
Ida M. Bent argues that smoking by trusted adults undermines school hygiene education and erodes student morals. She calls for consistent school tone or parental example to reinforce tobacco's effects and curb youth smoking.
The Star questions whether educators should back the 30.10 measure and if it is ethical for teachers to influence tax increases via the Parent Teacher Association. It asks if firemen police or other groups would act unethically to push larger budgets and tax the public for state school funding.
An amateur columnist criticizes postwar U S merchant Marine policy. He questions President Harding’s proposed 50 million dollar yearly subsidy and argues for a limited, clearly defined fleet to protect national interests and support export trade without subsidizing thousands of ships. He urges industry unity and transparent government guidance.
A reader from Seattle urges patrons to buy Northwest products to support Northwest labor, condemning Oriental and other immigrant workers as harming quality. The letter promotes employing local labor over cheap foreign labor and ends with a slogan list and an advertisement for a local shoe store.
A Seattle resident praises police for arresting men who spit in public. The writer calls spitting a health menace, urges strict law enforcement, and warns that lax behavior could erode the city’s reputation and safety.
Francis S. Baunder a letter to The Star questions why Spanish American War veterans receive no bonus while others are aided. He urges the paper to champion their cause, arguing veterans endured hardship after defending the country and deserve recognition.
Harold WN. Nuzum cites a letter signed A. T. Axpayer in The Star accusing Walter Mailer of overbilling as corporation counsel for a 15 million railway and fighting company. The author questions Meier’s record and asks Axpayer to examine city street car and light power operations and advocates balancing public service costs with legal fees.
A child asks readers if anyone has a spare puppy to give, explaining she lost her fox terrier and is very lonely. Frances B requests help from the editor, offering to be good and to care for a dog, and notes her family subscribes to The Star.
A reader congratulates a Thurs Star editorial on the hanging of Harvey Church. The writer laments capital punishment and its alleged role in crime, signing as Henry W. Coit and invoking John Bradford.
The writer offers an apology to W. F. Hays and others after a February letter caused criticism. He acknowledges a misworded line that attacked W. J. Bryan and others and explains his intent was to critique policy, not individuals, noting he should have cited Clark and others in reference to anti-American policy.
A prior discussion cites Mr Aryan proposing debt cancellation to gain a 19 year naval holiday or to show future savings. The piece argues peace cannot be bought with money and questions diverting labor funds from wages to such schemes. It urges Europe debt collection and reclamation projects to curb anti American propaganda.
A reader questions Berlew's views on soldiers bonuses and taxation. The letter references past service from 1917 to 1919 and hints at opinions on distributing public funds before payment, suggesting further clarification or a lighter, mocking conclusion.
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