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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1918
Page
8
A compact meditation arguing selfishness underlies all acts from ambition to sacrifice. It claims selfish motives propel cities, education, industry, and civilization, while pity and love still act within selfish frames. The essay defends censorship while condemning bodied propaganda and asserts mankind's upward progression through self-interest.
A wartime era speech urges citizens to use ballots and peaceful reform at home while supporting prosperity. It celebrates American resolve, discourages demagogues, and calls for productive effort to feed Germany and boost prices, framing postwar duty as national progress.
Seattle business leaders hear Mayor Hanson warn that Bolshevism thrives under autocracy and that democracy is the antidote. He urges liberal, just government, opposition to private special interests, and decisive action against autocratic tendencies at home.
A wartime widow narrator contemplates betrayal and distance from husband Bob after hardship. She recalls hospital anxieties, a possible heir, and the strain of parental dreams as Barbara’s birth shifts family dynamics. The voice hints at unresolved longing and secrecy, ending with a promise of continuation.
A collection of reader letters and polished poems including a war era poem The Fields of Flanders discussing Europe’s shattered treasures and poppy fields. Also a series of Q&A style notes to Miss Grey covering population queries birth dates and personal matters.
The piece argues that justice must trump law in the Thomas Mooney case. It notes serious doubts about his guilt regarding the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing, cites post trial evidence of possible perjury by witnesses, and calls for a pardon or new trial to avert a wrongful execution. It stresses public scrutiny as California faces a test of civilization.
A collage of overheard conversations and asides from wartime chatter includes hints of politics farming weather and social mores. Notable lines touch on rain aiding crops speech effectiveness price rises peace and a jail statistic referenced in a Roller Monthly blurb.
The piece presents a satirical verse about marriage and a modern colyum in 1918 style, alluding to Harlequin and Columbine figures. It mocks the newsroom bard and the idea of column writing as a shared couplet between spouses. It riffs on lemonade memories, damask cheeks, and the mockery of matched pairs.
British writer H. G. Wells argues a world league must have real authority to curb armaments and control war causes, urging a world council behind a broad federation. He warns without power, a league would fail and war risks persist.
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