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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1922
Page
9
The notice outlines subscription options and rates for Seattle Star readers. It lists monthly and yearly prices for city delivery and out of state service. The text references United Press Service and local publishing details.
A denunciation of capital labor strife and national hardship argues for Christianization of industry as the path to peace. The piece condemns wage suppression, calls for fair play, and cites Dr. as urging industry to be a field of service rather than conflict. Miss Marguerite Waltz runs a Philadelphia dancing school.
A 1930s editorial denounces 2000 Chinese workers in a Jap province facing deportation for low wages while Pacific coast Jap followers protest limits on Japanese labor. The piece warns of Japanese economic and demographic influence across Washington and California valleys, framing hostility as a race and national destiny clash. It ends with a fleeting, unrelated note about a Mexican general dying.
A humor piece notes the longest word in English is disestablishmentarianism with nine syllables and cites a 152 syllable Sanskrit word, then contrasts with common small words. A Spokane golfer reportedly walked 53 miles in a day as a quip. The remark ends with the jab that the honeymoon ends with a coal shortage.
In a 1922 note the grapefruit juice squirt and a left eye sting are softened by expectancy of new tangelo trees. The USDA propagates promising Thornton and Sampson tangelos, planned for sale at an Italian outlet after a few years of patient cultivation. The piece notes tangy, less acidic fruit than current squirt varieties and cheeky humor about rouge.
A bronze marble tablet presented to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor at a post war international labor conference in Europe. The gift expresses appreciation for his work on behalf of workers worldwide.
A Labor Day address emphasizes solidarity among workers after war against autocracy, urging commitment to justice, opportunity, and freedom. It calls for maintaining standards of life, supporting progress, and shaping a nobler society through labor.
The Star letter argues the September 12 primary is pivotal for Seattle water power policy. It contends special interests seek to control rates and legislation, urges enabling power districts, and cites Senator Ralph D. Nichols’s past stance as a measure voters should consider when choosing lawmakers. J. D. Ross signs.
The letter by Elinor Morgan argues the Lake Washington ferries origin favors King County. It asserts the Kirkland ferry and the ferry Washington were started before Seattle Port's establishment and before Robert Bridges is blamed as the main cause of the troubles.
A historic account notes a leading King County politician and describes how the Kirkland ferry aided regional growth. Years later Bellevue residents, recognizing similar hinterland needs, sought their own ferry. They petitioned the newly formed port commission led by Gen. Chittenden, Robert Bridges, and Rema berg after sustained citizen effort.
Neighborhoods Medina and Bellevue clashed over funding and routing of a Lake Washington ferry. Citizens donated land for a Medina dock while officials pushed the Bellevue plan, sparking criticism of county advisory board members and tax payer costs in a broader critique of regional development and governance.
The entry explains turpitude as inherent baseness or vileness of principle actions or words. It notes pronunciation tur pi tood with stress on the first syllable and derives from Latin turpis meaning foul or bane. It cites President Harding and wartime pardons as an example of moral turpitude not implied.
In a village church wall a hidden message forms by correct letter spacing. The sequence PRS VRYPRFCTMN VRKPTHSPRCPTSBTN decodes to PRAISE VERY PERFECT MAN OR KEY TO THE SCRIPTURE BUTTEN. The solution states 991 and 101 as the pair dividing 100 to yield 100 when one is divided by the other.
The letter notes large property owners pressuring the public view while real businessmen favor reciprocity between city and country. It reports the grand jury carefully examining the huge deficit without top lawyers and arriving at a conclusion, signed Mary Raine from Bellevue.
A reflective verse recalls youth’s dreams of love and wealth, crediting a fatherly smile for guiding through rainbows and storms. The speaker emphasizes love and courage as lasting rewards, acknowledging the father’s inspiring influence.
J L Petrie urges practical steps to curb poolrooms seen as moral and financial menace to students near the university. He notes officials propose sweeping actions and all-night dances as part of the problem, arguing adults responsible for temptation must be moved to protect youths and foster wholesome recreation.
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