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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1921
Page
11
A jumble of local amusements ads and oddities mentions a letter mislaid then mailed, a rumor about William Burns and the secret service, a threatened legal fight over a firm name, a racially charged theater outburst, city scenes with drying rugs and spring, plus a nurse advert seeking warmer work.
An editorial urges private citizens to fund Seattle's Children's Orthopedic Hospital, arguing Governor Hart's veto is irrelevant to humanitarian duty. It calls for immediate action, noting the hospital serves children statewide with no administrative salaries and relies on voluntary support.
A satirical—yet pointed—note questions if beer is a medicine under federal view. It suggests citizens become their own diagnosticians as the attorney general's office refrains from definitive statements. The piece weighs how many bottles and doses might affect health and predicts a supreme court ruling on beer as drug versus booze.
A Japanese aviation push gathers foreign expertise as Britain France and Germany engage in exchanges. A Japanese commission studied German air warfare while Britain refused a formal aviation exchange. The piece argues U S readiness and innovation underpins future peace and warns against lax defense. A Florida incident notes a 7 year old rescues a drowning woman.
The essay argues that no one in Salem was ever burned for witchcraft and that 20 people in Salem were executed by hanging or compression. It notes only two Puritans were burned for murder under extreme circumstances and contrasts English practices, including burning and boiling, with Puritan American law.
Fragmentary text shows a distressed speaker arguing about rights to live and tax payments. References to June, theft, and a vague plea for better treatment appear in a disjointed, older newspaper voice. No clear individuals or organizations can be identified from the readable portions.
A compilation of era quotes featuring Senator James A. Reed on debt, peace terms, and trade. psychologist Robert R. Gault on societal influence. Philander P. Claxton on education and tobacco. and Secretary of the Navy Denby on alcohol in wartime.
An information editor in Washington DC seeks a copy of Reprint No 184 from the U S Public Health Service. The note requests guidance on addressing a health trouble and asks for the same dress and cure details to be provided.
A reader from Enumclaw criticizes a Star article listing state bonuses for soldiers returning from service. He alleges North Dakota never paid any soldiers and mocks the “red roundup,” praising the N P league.
A newly issued British coin contains half the silver of the old pieces, signaling a shift in metal composition while preserving denomination. The change affects collectors and the pale of circulating currency as the government formalizes the lighter composition.
An old ad urges parents to look for the California label on the syrup of figs bottle to ensure a mild, child friendly laxative. It touts a fruity taste and promises full directions on the package for use on stomach liver and bowels.
Readers answer how long their health would last if a week of beer was allowed when sick. Replies vary from lasting as long as the beer to never staying healthy, with comments from M B Roderick A Gilm ore Ralph Hammer Carmody and A L Lawtuence.
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