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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1919
Page
13
The piece argues the British markets shutdown via railway strike would hurt Americans by claiming daily losses of ten million dollars. It contends consumers may benefit if foreign demand drops prices, suggesting prices rise due to profiteering and taxes, and urges watching for actual price declines to prove the theory.
A reader notes a gas company and a cheery express wagon man running a bill of lading scam, stealing a box then returning it for money. The item catalogs jokes on telephone service pancakes doctor absence and a German bedsbug killer, plus social quirks and 1915 1919 era musings.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts calls for full publicity of income tax returns to show who profits in postwar prices and profiteering. He argues transparency can curb tax dodging and reform inheritance tax. A Topeka business meeting sided with press restraint on profiteering stories.
A citywide police drive against speeding and law violations arrests hundreds of motorists. Heavy penalties and new county motorcycle units are noted as officials push safety first week and urge saner enforcement to prevent fatal crashes.
A debatable dietary idea describes flour from dried cat tails as a potential staple. Experts note it could cut costs for bread and pudding if not blocked by special interests.
A compact recap notes China’s population as a world high share, vast coal reserves, large farm yields, and ancestral tombs. It cites wages, child labor in silk mills, cigarette distribution after opium expulsion, inoculation history, printing invention, Shanghai papers, illiteracy rates, and sixty million children awaiting schooling.
Letters critique city sanitation near Fasilake dump and address rising crime near Stimeon saw mills. Readers urge Dr Read and officials to act on waste disposal and criminal activity while defending art and cultural tastes amid urban changes.
Editor of The Star praises the front page editorial for capturing a concise history of wealth in its opening remarks. The writer notes the piece conveys a vast topic in few paragraphs and shares appreciation for the analysis.
Richard Spillane argues deflation continues in retail and wholesale sectors with declines in feef corn flour lard pork and other foods. He notes perishables show slower price moves while wholesale corrections exceed retail and waste in distribution remains enormous. He calls for an economical retailing method to simplify the cost of living.
A chronology notes key events dated October 2 across eras: Ariatote’s death by drowning he despaired at tides, Richard II’s 1394 Irish landing, Richard III’s 1452 birth at Fotheringhay, 1729 first issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Lyman Beecher born 1775, 1780 Jamaica hurricane destroy- ing towns and ships, Samuel Adams’ death 1803 as revolutionary era governor.
A Seattle nurse Lucie M Kinnon reports recovery after three months rest and insomnia. Testimony from James N Black of Vancouver endorses relief from rheumatism after five dollar treatment. The Wonder Health Restorer is sold at $2 a bottle with a $5 treatment including a bonus tonic.
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