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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
13
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May 4 will be observed as Employment Sunday with churches and organizations urged to assist the U S employment service in finding jobs for returning soldiers and sailors. President Wilson, in a Paris cable, urged universal observance and renewed dedication to mutual helpfulness and industrial reorganization.
The article promotes Victory Bonds as a secure way for small investors to save,: fifty or hundred dollar placements earning good interest. It argues savings guard against future risks and enable desired purchases. It cites a Tacoma newspaper noting a nurse spanking a newborn, contrasting with the saying Save and have.
A Victorian ballad about Elbert and Estelle ends in marriage as Cupid laughs, followed by disjointed political jabs about labor, wages, and postwar policy. The noisy mash hints at eight-hour day debates and postwar governance amid a chaotic, unreadable tail.
An introspective verse fragment reflects on spring as a yearly cycle from bloom to heat to winter, acknowledging fate and the passing of time. It muses on memory, the lure of new phonographs, and the fleeting novelty of novelty items as they fade with use.
Gilbert Hagen of Stanwood Washington criticizes Senator Magnus Thomie for voting against the Lamping bill that would have paid returning soldiers ten dollars per month of service. Hagen condemns perceived war-time patriotism and urges a statewide readjustment to honor veterans, urging civic cleansing of divisions.
A scatter of items mentions New England phone girls' strike, luxury tax on Petticoats, British coal under water, questions about beer taxation, Villa dye works on Pike Street, a Kanpur divorce case, Star entertainment ticket sales, and a Home Brew war tax myth with hydrogen and oxygen chemistry. An intoxicated man believes the universe revolves around him.
May fourth events span 1471 Tewkesbury battle where Edward IV seized the throne and princes were captured, to 1643 Louis XIII death under Richelieu, and 1796 births of Prescott and Mann. Also notes 1886 Haymarket riot sparked by labor strike, anarchist plot, and police clash leaving dead and wounded.
Madrid argues Spain can avert anarchy only by starting a broad public works program. The plan would provide jobs and better wages, address delays in railways roads and irrigation, and curb syndicalist efforts seeking government overthrow.
Dr Frank Crane argues for a measured view of prohibition, explaining the constitutional process and democratic representation. He asserts amendments pass through elected legislatures and notes state and federal votes differ, warning against perceiving prohibition as a direct people’s vote.
The Central Labor Union in a western city votes against a philanthropic effort to provide homes for working girls citing paternalism as the issue. The piece argues for businesslike, freestanding housing that preserves autonomy while recognizing the need for such housing and treating working girls with the same self respect as daughters.
The writer notes to cut seed potatoes with a seed end on every piece for bigger yields, suggesting lengthwise cuts and planting only seed ends for the gardener. It warns against planting eye parings deeply and mentions Clara wearing fine hose versus her father in plain socks, ending with a remark about long-winded arguments when a man resists talk.
Descriptive note portrays Greek soldiers in Paris near Hotel M as theatrical figures. Guards wear white tights, blue long coats with belts, and odd wide toe shoes ending in a woolly roll. Red fez like hats with long tassels complete the humorous, theatrical look.
A collection of aphoristic lines on gender, luck, perception, moon symbolism, biblical reference, remodeling, and kindness. The phrases explore attitudes toward men, worry, gambling, lunar phases, wisdom, and enduring words in compact reflective form.
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