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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1920
Page
11
A chaotic Kansas page mixes social tensions and manners with musings on women in labor, the heat of prairies, old stores, and a hotel note. Fragments touch on the era, fashion, an ancient preacher, and modest incomes, all hinting at daily life and social mores.
The editorial urges Seattle to back a plan where the Bon Marche could be taken to run the city car line without city investment. It argues the railway will meet bonds through earnings or refunding, criticizes political bookkeeping, and calls for Mayor Caldwell to fulfill pledges with actual results and improved management.
The quote asserts that treating all disputes as proof of a weak mind and capricious temper reflects a skeptical view of argument. It underscores the stance that critical debate can be constructive rather than a sign of flaw.
A playful exchange reveals childlike misinterpretations of parables and daily school woes. A six year old imagines being a prodigal son preferable to a fatted calf while others joke about spelling difficulties and a doctor visiting.
Judges in a national contest selected Edith May Leuenberrrr of Monroe Wisconsin as America's prettiest salesgirl. The Star published her photo while thousands entered to be named the finest representative of American girlhood.
A Vancouver man sues for divorce after his wife did not speak to him for a year. The piece lauds Henry Ford for reducing prices on cars trucks and tractors, arguing it signals a new era of normal pricing and responsibility for business.
The excerpt sketches figures like Daniel Defoe Galileo and James A. Garfield, tracing how repeated attempts across trades, sciences, and public service eventually yielded major achievements. It highlights persistence from Defoe’s varied careers to Galileo’s discoveries and Garfield’s rise to the presidency, ending with the Union victory at Appomattox.
ER M. Farmer argues that the city should relinquish the municipal street railway and return it to the original owners. He contends a loss should be accepted, contracts rewritten, bonds canceled, and warns against municipal ownership schemes spreading nationwide. He cites Mayor Caldwell and Stone Webster as actors in the debate.
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes a man constantly rushing, rarely stopping to speak, and admits he is trying to keep up with rising running expenses. The quotation underscores the pressure of rapid daily demands on individuals.
In Detroit Free Press style banter a man questions running for office without money, fearing it would fail. Cartoon dialogue questions what “bone dry” implies about liquor and lubrication, reflecting a mock press exchange.
Doctor Crane argues for broad public organization through the State to run essential services and trusts for the public benefit. He cites meat packers oil railways and fruit growers as efficient trusts but warns of wealth concentration.
It argues for a democratic Trust not privately owned or unrestrained. The speaker asserts public utilities should be state managed, not socialist, calling it the natural evolution of business. It envisions dissolving trusts only by dissolving them into the state.
Report notes that chemically treated sawdust is being tested as cattle feed. This experimental practice aims to evaluate nutritional value and safety for livestock use.
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