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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
9
Thoreau argues humans are social, living crowded city lives for material comforts. The piece cites urban wages and tax costs while contrasting hermit life with the allure of town amenities. A Stanwood News note mocks a Seattle beauty contest and local ads touting easy payments.
A narrator recalls a 25 year old Portland Pacific Coast incident where Salvation Army members were fined for drumming near a major dance hall. The piece ponders future freedoms, reform, and social virtue, contrasting past excess with possible moral shifts ahead. It ends with a clipped, garbled line about Edison and a supposed invention.
A young German starts with 10 000 marks and six barrels of petroleum, sells for 30 000, reinvests for three barrels at 100 000, then one barrel for 100 000, loses it all, and finally sells an empty barrel for a million marks. The tale ends with a biblical quote about faith and provision.
City readers urged action to curb sidewalk dodger litter from political campaigns as banners of candidates spread across downtown areas. The piece condemns the fall nuisance and predicts weeks of debris in gutters and yards, citing moral and civic concerns.
A reader-column discusses the raisin industry's nickel package scheme. It notes a surplus of supply, rising production, and a dramatic sales push that transformed raisin marketing, describing how the promo approach spread widely and boosted revenue for growers.
A fragmented report notes a rain event's impact on growers and families, describing replacement solutions as lifelines for an American child and his father. The text contrasts a single wick with ongoing support, highlighting the broader relief provided to households.
The piece notes a shift to healthier snacks like raisins with chocolate and milk for energy and vitality. It imagines future portable items such as prunes, compact apples, peaches, and direct vineyard to lunchbox fruit, promising benefits for producers and consumers.
Observes that women in overalls and khaki attire adopt steady, routine labor compared to men who move between jobs. It argues female persistence and focus render them reliable, while men chase advancement, risking turnover and instability in early career years.
The text notes young women often leave as friends change jobs or marry, but once determined to earn independently without a man's help they settle into work and stay long in one place. It highlights industry’s demand for faithful, punctual workers and lingering employment by women.
A daily word explainer defines malfeasance as the doing of an act one ought not to do. It notes pronunciation mal-fee-zence with emphasis on the second syllable and traces the term to French malfaisant meaning injurious or evil.
Scientists debate Mars habitability and signals as Marconi experiments show radio signals not from Mars. Observers plan August 1974 study to observe Mars and test the theory of Martian communication. Proponents and opponents clash over life conditions and potential signals across space.
A congressional bill proposes expanding the definition of misusing office to include actions that deprive a person of lawful speech, press, or assembly. The proposal targets abuses of official authority to chill rights.
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