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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1922
Page
11
The Star letter argues against Schick tests and diphtheria immunization of schoolchildren. It cites Dr John F Hogan and A M A Journal criticism, questions consent and cost, and suggests vaccine manufacturers seek profit. The author decries using schools for medical experiments and urges distrust of targeted testing.
The piece surveys a long history of tariff laws from McKinley to Payne-Aldrich and Underwood to Fordney McCumber, noting political shifts and the risk of repeating past missteps. It argues Congress faces a pivotal choice on the ship subsidy measure and warns lawmakers not to abandon wildlife protections.
Sir Robert Borden spoke in Toronto praising the League of Nations as the best agency to prevent war and manage world relations. He urged nations to accept its framework, noting that all peoples are linked by shared suffering from World War and that civilization’s future depends on responsible progress through the League.
A pointed note describes the American Steamship Owners Association offering a public deal tied to support for a ship subsidy bill. The piece likens the plan to daylight robbery and cites Attorney General Daugherty on prohibition. It contrasts Europe travel with liquor access in the U.S. and mentions figures like John Jones and Bill Smith in a milk supply example.
A note by M. M. Mitchell discusses filling vacant spaces with letters to form a diamond word puzzle that reads identically left to right and top to bottom. It mentions promoting romance and tradition of the western mountains Kulshan and Shuksan to attract tourists and advocates capitalizing these two proper names.
Letter urges Bellingham and Whatcom county to petition Director French to restore the American Indian name Kulshan to Mount Baker. The piece argues Baker is common and notes historical praise by Theodore Winthrop and prior explorers, asserting native names honor history and avoid honoring a British navigator.
Senator Sorghum jokes that candidates need not study economy as campaign costs rise. The Washington Star notes Mount Everest stands about 29 000 feet high to illustrate a point about measurements.
The piece rails against taxation and public programs, ending with a political call to vote No on 2010 No. 46 and Yes on No. 15 against the state health department. It cites Mrs. Edgar Blair of Main 5194 as author.
A 1960s Adventure Magazine piece by Edwin L. Sabin recounts a West Texas eight foot rattlesnake with 24 rattles and a button, plus a California skin sighting. It describes a Wichita mountains den visited by Kansas volunteers in winter 1868–69, with 158 captured snakes and an estimated 200 inhabitants. Indians called the den a medicine den and a Arapaho chief allegedly transformed into a monster diamondback.
Old-fashioned cough and belly remedy urged mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease a child’s constipation and stomach issues. Advertised as safe for all ages with clear directions on each bottle, warning against imitation products.
The old home coffee mill proved unreliable as it wore into a tool that broke rather than ground. The public now can buy coffee with better granulation, reflecting the shift to improved milling devices.
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