Answers to readers questions mix of lore and history
A Seattle reader asks about marital changes while Cynthia Grey offers reflections on marriage, affection, and drama. The page recounts Booth identity clues, silver care tips, hyperthyroidism, troop transport costs, denatured alcohol permits, rivers, excommunication rituals, name origins, Africa’s tallest peak, and U.S. World War I costs with brief biographical notes on Bell.
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Cynthia Grey
Cynthia
Seattle
Large New York City high schools by enrollment
The five largest U S high schools by student body in New York City are Stuyvesant Morris Washington Irving De Witt Clinton and the High School of Commerce with enrollments listed as about 500 5799 5285 514 and 4235 respectively.
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United States
New York City
Stuyvesant
Morris
Washington Irving
de Witt Clinton
High School of Commerce
Readers urged to mail corrections to Seattle Star bureau
Star readers in Washington are asked to send information to The Seattle Star Washington bureau at 1322 New York Ave. NW Washington D C with two cents postage. Write name and address clearly to avoid returns due to illegible handwriting.
Beamy Gleam Star Heists Fairy Wand By Fake Wizard
The Twins and friends confront Rubadub the fairyman after a failed rescue of the Fairy Queen's wand. Flap-Doodie reveals himself as the impostor wizard and escapes toward the Beamy Gleam Star with the wand, prompting a new chase.
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Rubadub
Jemima
Kadub
Filap-Doodle
Hal
Enter the Flapper at the Inn Night Provokes Reaction
A startled silence greets the landlord's invite to spend the night at his inn. Peggy resists the advance, while Winnie longs for escape from the chaotic scene as the party debates whether to stay or leave.
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Court of Equity
Peggy
Winnie
Olive
Bobby
Teacher’s firm discipline in Tacoma school tale
A strict teacher armed with a hazel switch restores order after two unruly boys in a Tacoma classroom. The lesson leads to long term reform as the larger boy later becomes a lawman while the narrator foreshadows a later, revenge seeking escape in a garden party scene.
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Tacoma
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