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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1921
Page
11
In the afternoon Seattle council debates J D Ross lighting ordinance to cut factory rates by about 30 percent while arguing households should receive similar relief. The page also runs miscellaneous notes on Halloween customs coyote sightings and national affairs.
Dr. William F. Barton discusses the remora in the Wood Hole marine lab. He explains the remora attaches to sharks for transport, its debated nutrition, and the notion of a "pilot fish" being unfounded. He warns against living by others opinions and notes remora behavior as a cautionary analogy.
Premier Briand signals a turn toward interdependence in Europe arguing solidarity is essential for recovery. He insists Germany must be held to account but warns against punitive policies that would ruin allies or Europa. The world awaits concrete steps as rails to trouble loom.
A letter from EB asks why grocers sell on Sundays in some places but refuse nonperishable items in others. The writer cites a Sunday restriction tied to the Grocers' Protective Association and recalls buying butter at a different store, noting the inconsistency with Japanese grocers.
Alice Meyers defends killing game birds as merciful for food and argues overpopulation would starve society. She asserts the comparison to slaughtering tame fowls and livestock to counter calls against hunting. The Star opinion piece urges forethought before public argument on wildlife control.
Reader ALICE M MEYER argues against vivisection by the medical fraternity, noting animal torture in research and urging Humane Society action. She condemns experiments on cats and dogs from pounds, and questions scientific claims and humane ethics.
Psychology is described as the science of the soul and mind revealing an inner vast territory. It posits a divine spark that awakens greater potential and character over mere material wealth, guiding individuals toward a higher self and true manhood.
A humorous letter from Arridge Mann editor to the editor describes windy attic scenes and reflective musings on rain, sun, sparrows, wheat, and clocks. The writer jokes about drink, Homer's batch, and harmlessness, noting constraints on his own tale.
The text argues a new force enlarges the individual making one a new creature. It promotes striving for highest endeavor and a life renewed after national crisis and war. It credits psychology as the guiding force behind all matter and human advancement. MADAME A. TILL, 716 Haight Bidg.
The writer denounces Mayor Caldwell's veto of an ordinance related to Witt's salary payment. They accuse him of offering no reasons and aligning with past streetcar policy critiques. The piece criticizes his prior knowledge, warns of civic deception, and recalls the board's complicity before the last municipal election.
A critic questions a $10,000 city appropriation for mayoral investigation into Stone & Webster tied issues and a $6,000,000 rebate, praising Peter Witt for past reforms in other cities while arguing his record shows limited results and urging decisive action.
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