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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1921
Page
11
The article debates wealth and labor, quoting Mrs. Moore who denies giving a million to Schaaf and argues money should not free youth from work. It asks Seattle parents how they would fix their children’s income and references idleness as poison and labor’s value.
A muddled note hints at an Adven elub of Chicago offer to gain Heesens, with bold claims of selling 2 K. Christian automobiles and a man winning a bet. It mentions flashy auto sales, long daily mileages, and streetcar curiosities while touching on Holand's bankruptcy and Ros-sim cheese size. The Par East key opens to China.
The editor warns against leveling all effort to the average. Ambition fades if standards drop, and each person should aim above mediocrity. Some can rise to higher goals with true effort, while the average is not the final measure of success.
A vivid line envisions Americans marching with $1,000 gold bags to cover the world’s debts, noted at $400 billion in total by O P Austin of National City Bank. The piece comments debt reduction, a cold winter, and the parable of posterity cursing today’s generation.
Fred William Maxwell argues in a letter that jitneys provide fast affordable transport for the public, criticizing editorials against jitneys and defending Cowen Park residents’ transit needs while urging equal treatment for all riders. He ends hoping jitneys continue service.
Mrs. Ethan Fe. Stewart protests the expansion of a school movies department arguing it funds extravagance. She cites twelve schools already using films and questions educational value versus cost, urging restraint before more salaries cars and expenses are added.
Mr Duncan writes to the Star disputing a November report of a disarmament talk. He argues the church audience misunderstood his call against military premacy and waste. He notes his claim that the last war cost about ten million lives and that God’s will was misread.
In Fima Wash on November 2 1921 Avridge Mann replies to a letter to the Editor apologizing for misstatements and defending responses at a meeting on disarmament. He defends Legion members amid criticism and urges fair reporting and understanding of pacifist views.
A noted authority says a few drops of Outgro on the skin around an ingrowing nail reduce inflammation and pain. The antiseptic, harmless and chiropodist manufactured, supposedly toughens tender skin so the nail turns outward overnight. A small bottle with directions is available at drugstores.
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