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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1919
Page
21
The piece argues spring coal strikes impact homes more than industry, noting that a winter shutdown risks heating disruptions for the poor. It cites limited home coal use, details how shortages affect stove and heater users, and assigns responsibility to operators for delaying arbitration while urging miners to return to work.
A Seattle council committee meeting lacked public turnout as officials consider a bond issue to buy land for an airfield. The piece argues Seattle risks falling behind rapidly advancing aviation progress while cities of similar size move forward with air facilities and transit by air.
A historical health Q&A discusses headache causes including fever and infections, suggests bowel relief with laxatives and aspirin, and gives constipation tips. It covers diet, exercise, abdominal workouts, water intake, and hygiene for preventing foodborne germs. It emphasizes consulting a physician for frequent or nonresponsive headaches.
A Bremerton reader criticizes Seattle merchants for higher fares and prices after wartime service, citing 65 cent trips for ships Kennedy Kitsap Bailey Gatzert and Tourist, raised restaurant rates, and loss of wartime welcome. accuses local shops of graft and unfair treatment of sailors. A former soldier and union man adds concern over Japs in Seattle eateries and union shops, urging unions to address race and citizenship tensions.
A terse note reports a purchase by U and Army of ten thousand heavy khaki belts. The brief item notes they were bought from U and Government with emphasis on sturdy waist belt design.
A tale follows Lady Leevitoff guarding two rare black diamonds in her Capitol Hill residence. Thieves seek the gems while the narrator hints at past secrets and a plot to steal the stones amid a city scene filled with satire and odd notes.
A compact historical note lists key November moments: Cortez in Mexico City in 1619, Mme. Roland guillotined in 1793, Napoleon’s Paris revolution in 1793, George Plater born in 1735, Madison severing ties with Britain in 1809, and the Trent Affair of 1861 ending with Mason and Slidell's capture and a US apology.
Dr. Frank Crane argues against the anti British sentiment claiming six votes for Britain and its dominions. He explains the League Assembly mainly discusses and recommends, with real voting in the Council where Britain and the USA hold one vote each.
The article explains blanching celery by digging plants periodically and storing them in a dark cellar with water covering the roots. It advises digging all celery before extreme cold and storing outside or in a protected place, arguing against heavy earth mounding as labor. It ends with a reflective aside on forgetting and a quip about neighbors and selling fudge.
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