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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1920
Page
11
A reflective column argues elections determine many issues from governance to laws but emphasizes that lasting progress comes from individual virtue. It critiques pettiness and persecution, defends some prohibitions, and warns against deportation excesses while urging broader tolerance and steady public sentiment.
The aphorism states enduring life comes from slow living and steady habits rather than haste or excess. It implies patience, restraint, and mindful pace as keys to longevity.
A reader’s letter to The Star condemns ongoing national controversy over Japan and urges a firm American stance. The writer argues against admitting Japanese influence in U S affairs while praising many Japanese qualities and warning against foreign meddling in domestic policy.
London Opinion reports a fragmentary remark about a man dubbed a masher and a girl he supposedly flirted with last summer. The wording is unclear and partisan, with no confirmed names or events.
An odd quotation from the Louisville Courier references a poet described as a loafer with a father’s claim of inspiration. The fragment suggests nightly labor and a provocative speaker, though context is incomplete.
The piece argues America, not Europe, feeds the world as exports of foodstuffs lag while imports surge. Despite vast U S production, the balance shows a billion-dollar surplus in world food sent to the United States versus what it sends abroad, driven by Americans’ purchasing power.
The article describes final tests on radio pilot cables to be laid in New York harbor guiding ships over 16 miles to the high seas. It says the system, a major aid to navigation, uses magnetic waves heard by wireless receivers within 500 feet and would reduce marine accidents. It envisions transatlantic and transpacific cables linking shores, enabling ships to follow fixed paths.
The piece derides Lillian Russell as a publicity figure turned political advocate. It questions the value of her influence on voters while noting her fame faded from stage glamour to campaign rhetoric and asking if she can still mobilize support, including former husbands.
Dr Coleman KR Griffith of the University of Silinote reports rats trained in a rotating cage continue to walk in circles after release, suggesting consistent balance effects relevant to aviators. No health changes after six months. three litter born in cages.
Dr. Frank Crane contrasts Chinese ideals with Western aims. He argues Confucian harmony pursues the Path over achievement, balance over power, discipline over desire, and the Superior Man embodies the Path in life. He cites Confucius and Cicero to frame a universal moral aim.
The inquiry asks for Seattle history details: the first newspaper published in Seattle, Tom Miank, and a chief of police killed in the city heart. It also mentions the L C Smith building's floors, Judge Thomas Parke, and Billy's Mug saloon selling a nickel schooner before Prohibition.
A scanned column records residents answering whether they read the Bible. Names include J H Van Buren Milton Madison, Mrs Lyman Colt Harvard Avenue N, Charles Griffin West Charleston Avenue, Claude Keys Fifteenth Avenue North, M G Johanson Twenty First Street, with varied levels of engagement noted.
The text contrasts the Superior Man who stays true to himself and accepts destiny with the mean man who seeks luck in risky paths. When the Superior Man misses, he blames neither target nor arrow but seeks the fault within himself for a remedy.
A short exchange from Pitt Panther features a father urging a young man to go home. The son replies with a jab about the father, prompting the father to defend with a quip about needing a crank when lacking a self-starter.
English scientists report glass can be permanently fused by immersion in Rath’s hot mineral waters at the famed health resort, yielding a durable treatment for glassware and related objects.
A Texas hunting party led by Lud Kingsbury recounts New York city experiences and a rich Sterling family dinner in Manhattan. Bud Kingsbury describes New York as a state of mind, recalls a New Yorker at the Triangle Ranch, and ends with a comic, near-fatal fall and a plan to return to New York.
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