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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1921
Page
11
The Star announces it will serialize Main Street by Sinclair Lewis starting in October. The editor invites reader suggestions for new features and promises to consider each submission with care.
An amid editorial mix mentions Seattle as a fruit hub with Beattie hosting a northwest fruit exposition featuring fruit from Seattle subareas and neighboring towns. It notes Seattle’s prominence in apple districts and references managerial roles, politics, and local quotes, ending with a brief remark about marriage.
Electric powered typewriters hit Berlin markets with keys driven by current. The invention promises easier work for typists who labor daily, while narrative hints at broader shifts as daily routines and social mobility evolve, contrasting traditional tasks with modern automation.
A summer railcar tale recalls a Skunk crossing a grade at a railway junction. The animal’s death created hours of train delay and passenger discomfort, illustrating the clash of own schedules with others rights. The narrator urges folks not to monopolize traffic at life’s grade crossings and to respect shared paths.
A Harper resident challenges Mr Chambers' article in The Star, citing audited figures for the Washington ferry on the Vashon Heights Harper run from May 28 to August 31, 1971. The letter details receipts totaling 617 265.15 with Harper 10 389.45 and Vashon Heights 6 875.70, and calculates fuel costs for the added run at 1 88 per barrel equal to 11 28 per day.
Letters from Mrs Blair and Sam Borgen express frustration with Seattle real estate losses, taxes, and city regrading damage. They contrast school costs and wartime pay with local hardship, criticizing officials, teachers, and bankers, while urging action to protect homeowners and miners.
A letter from Arridge Mann argues for a bold car and transit plan in Seattle. He recounts meeting Cline and pressing Ford to supply a large number of cars, suggests buying buses for every worker, and proposes relocating the project to promote Seattle as a thriving City of Can.
A Star letter from Paul Goerner questions the Smith Towner bill formerly Shepherd Towner. The writer condemns treating women as cattle and notes critics claim the bill will save poor children's lives, citing the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago on wealthier children.
The letter argues about underweight children and hospital care. It criticizes allopathic hospitals and public funding, likening government involvement to a protective mother and accusing officials of bias and mismanagement. EBC. JACKSON, 1602 26th ave.
A motivational poem by Harry Enipe from Bellingham encourages perseverance and self reliance. It praises the resilient writer who avoids excuses and keeps striving, ending with the claim that steady effort makes the one who is who.
A Star reader notes 2000 Seattle children cannot start school due to destitution and asks if capable people will donate. The letter cites Bible verses urging charity and pity for the poor as guidance for giving and aiding education.
A poem reflecting June graduates and the bittersweet transition from school life to the world beyond. The writer laments the lonesomeness felt after commencement as peers head to college or work while the graduate faces a future without the familiar routines. It is signed by "ONE OF THE '21's."
The letter criticizes published figures on teacher counts and pay across cities, noting Seattle teachers may be underpaid and salaries consume a high share of tax money. It cites comptroller Staude, compares city maximum salaries, and questions per child cost and pro rata funding.
The writer notes public spirit as shown in city planning for tourists and cites Deer Lodge Montana and Billings. In Billings G Herman Smith equipped a Ford with a chemical unit and hook up to the fire department, responding to fires without city pay and keeping detailed run records.
In Black Diamond and Franklin Kéitor The Star reports Pacific Coast Coal Co actions threaten 22 families with eviction for staying on homes built before the company bought the mines. Courts set eviction dates as trial looms on the 12th, with a disputed $500 claim against a family unable to move. The era of rent-based occupancy ends as stores mark up prices and gunmen intimidate miners while widows and locals resist losing buildings, fences, and livelihoods.
All Minnesotans from Seattle join a Minnesota Picnic at Fortuna Park on Sunday September 11 for a free dancing afternoon and evening. Races and sports featured. attendees urged to meet old Minnesota friends at the event.
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