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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
13
The upcoming election features Initiative Measure No. 40 to repeal the poll tax. The measure is short and popular, with all parties opposed to the poll tax. A vote for the measure is a vote against the poll tax, so voters should support repeal.
The piece argues Americans should avoid joining the league while President Harding is in office. It condemns partisan obstacles to ratification, praises the league’s aims, and accuses the administration of sabotaging efforts, especially on arms control and opium traffic coordination. It portrays U S noncooperation as unprincipled and un-American.
A Toledo address by Herbert Hoover is mocked as a campaign-season joke arguing European debts can be repaid without strain. The critique contrasts famine relief in Armenia with calls to recoup fourteen million dollars, warning against empty assurances and political rhetoric. The piece questions feasibility and hints at broader economic tensions.
The article analyzes the potential outcomes of Britain’s 1920s electoral scene as Conservatives recall prewar party government, Lloyd George resigns, and Liberals and Labor weigh unlikely coalitions. It compares Britain’s crisis to continental bloc politics and predicates on the electorate’s verdict.
A letter argues against a 1921 Washington bill to place school health under state control. It warns the League to Promote Public Health seeks to base all child health on one system, threatening parental consent and medical choice. The author defends parental rights and diverse medical approaches.
Dr. Winter is urged to support referendum 13 defending medical testing in schools. The writer argues defeating the measure risks state medicine and higher taxes, praising referendum 13 as protecting parental rights and medical freedom. DR EB Stark of Spokane signs the letter.
A 12 year old writes after seeing a newspaper ad promising a violin to the most deserving child. She visits 632 N Tardwt and receives a violin, calling it the realization of a lifelong dream. She hopes other readers who love music will respond.
A vivid critique portrays modern woes inflicted by experts and professionals. The speaker laments ruined business, teachers inflaming violence, and doctors injecting poisons, claiming the author has suffered from these forces and speaks with venomous passion.
A fragmented historical piece mocks civic campaigns and social fears. It shifts between warnings of hatred and calls to vote yes on 30-10 and no on 12, ending with EVAN JOHNS. The text blends satire with a dreamlike critique of past and present social pressures.
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