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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1920
Page
15
A quotation attributes learning speed to being in tune with a task, claiming three times faster progress than when dragged. The source links effort to intrinsic motivation and suggests discipline without force as the preferred approach.
The article discusses a proposed constitutional amendment in Washington to grant the state power to condemn private land for land reclamation and settlement projects. It cites examples from California and Australia, notes the need for a land base and fair compensation, and argues the West should cooperate with federal reclamation plans while preserving private property rights.
A Seattle letter discusses scarcity of raw materials used in Portland cement and urges awareness of the issue. Another note argues for amending Section 16 to allow land reclamation use and railroads’ eminent domain rights, urging voter support and public attention.
The piece warns of aggressive ads by firms selling six month options on German marks aimed at quick profits. It notes banks doubt rapid six month gains, and warns readers that no one pleads for investments offering abnormal profits, labeling such schemes as get rich quick swindles.
The 1986 figures show about 9 120 high school teachers, with totals rising well past 81 000 nationwide. The data symbolize America's growth in middle class life, parental respect for education, and a shift from aristocratic to democratic schooling with machine shops and craft subjects alongside classical studies.
A reader asks for a homely girl contest amid a city famed for beauty and few homely examples. The editor declines the idea noting there are likely no homely girls to compete, citing the town’s reputation and a Mrs Tom Thumb clothing auction as irony.
A veteran captain seeks marriage to a younger woman who declines due to their age gap. He travels to her Tennessee home to plead, but she remains firm, noting their lives would diverge as “October and pretty early in June.” He contemplates lost happiness and fate.
A captain contemplates fate and duty after a lost battle, returning home by train and dressing for dinner while debating a friend's judgment. He recalls past campaigns at Chattanooga and argues a war memory, then notes a distant production claim: last year one million tons of boxwood from recycled paper.
The passerby is questioned about a poorly dressed man near the phone. The editor reveals the stranger is the editor of the men's fashion department.
A pithy proverb notes that men who lack sense to stay indoors in rain will still seize the finest umbrella they can find, illustrating prudence in practical matters and public posture.
A playful 1926 poem extols harvest hues and market goods at a fair. It celebrates peaches pawpaws pumpkins and grapes with vivid, lilting imagery and seasonal longing for the fair’s charm and abundance.
Sharon police report a teen named Michael Vargo died at Crystal Bakery after a bread mixer entangled him in dough and crushed him. The fatal incident occurred yesterday as workers tried to free him from the machinery.
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