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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
13
A discussion on selfishness versus altruism, arguing self preservation is natural but training can foster generous living. It notes that even beings show self and care, and the aim is to teach better habits and insights to prevent self ruin.
The court's ruling on stock dividends as non taxable income triggers a flood of dividends from major firms. A New York brokerage highlights surpluses of 14 Standard Oil subsidiaries and 34 others, totaling over two billion dollars, likely escaping taxation. Critics charge the decision eviscerates Congress's taxing power and shifts fiscal responsibility away from the treasury. The piece notes potential consequences for Sims Daniels and the pelts auction outlook amid aSkinned country.
A compact commentary notes nations push for postwar colonial liberty and questions Canada sending a minister while hinting at trade points such as wood pulp. The tone is ironic about imperial politics and material exchanges.
A Tacoma Times column blasts state party conventions for rough handling of women and the systemic flaw of nominating presidents through party machinery. It urges voters to redirect hostility from individuals to the flawed process and notes politicians confuse national honor with securing jobs.
A Cleveland print compiles brief items and witticisms on politics and society. It critiques Taft, notes population comparisons with 1910, and lampoons treaties and manners in a string of aphorisms about beer, alimony, almanac proverbs, and everyday life.
The piece notes a fall in demand as Americans cut back purchases in 1920, offsetting high production costs. It observes a trend from upward prices to cautious spending, with thrift drives in some regions and calls for limiting nonessential buys to restore reasonable prices. It ends by recalling the old phrase about a fast mail train.
Poem fragment from 1920 reflecting sorrow at a beloved’s death. The speaker kneels by an ungrassed grave, resisting tears to honor memory in a bleak world. The verse laments sorrow and the weight of loss on a dreary day.
A question asks where to obtain texts on sex education for teachers and lists a pamphlet by the U S Public Health Service. The column covers hair removal methods, skin care, large pores, and cautions about nervousness and melancholia needing medical advice and possible institutional care.
A jumbled set of quips and lines discusses money as the root of things and street talk about turf lifting. It sketches personal anecdotes and cheeky remarks about lovers, barber cuts, and a political nod to Bryan’s presidential prospects, all in fragmented prose.
The Star reprints a 1902 Roosevelt child’s letter from Yellowstone Park with a sketch of a mule pack train. The item explains how the note resurfaced via Mr. Phillips at Red Cross HQ and requests publication approval from Mrs. Roosevelt.
A Star article defends football coach Roger Rodgers amid criticism and calls for changes, stressing loyalty to the team and noting ongoing evaluation by officials.
The speaker urges the school to cultivate spiritualities as humanity’s sole hope. The points bristle with brains and radiate suggestiveness, making the speech so good that the speaker says they will steal it, a high compliment they cannot surpass.
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