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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
13
A concise aphorism reflects that knowledge stands beside virtue and elevates a single individual beyond others, echoing Addison's sentiment on moral authority and merit.
A fragmented column blends jokes and vignettes about New York letter carriers forming a union, a Cleveland divorce case, and city life humor. Notes on geodesy, printing corrections, and the Elevator Man frame daily urban quirks and human foibles with light satire.
The Star corrects a misstatement about the American Patriotic Edu League urging Catholic candidate support and confirms the league actually advocated defeating Catholic candidates. The Catholic Northwest Progress endorses the Star’s stance on church state separation and urges laws against literature attacking or praising candidates for religious reasons.
A brief look at Blarney Castle near Cork and its famed stone. The piece notes the stone’s history since 1703 and the tradition of kissing it to gain Blarney, while mentioning its worn condition and legends about its origin and power.
The article notes wholesale food prices fell 4 percent from June to July and asks why retail prices stayed steady. It cites the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing retail food costs with no change despite wholesale declines and prompts readers to draw conclusions on price transmission.
Nearly 100,000 American farmers have purchased 2,000,000 Canadian acres this summer as they shift food production northward. They seek lower costs, hoping future land prices remain affordable, while contending higher U.S. acre costs push farming abroad.
Dr James L Vance argues truth is unchanging in essence yet evolves with perception and relation. He notes truth depends on context including monarchy versus democracy and on belief in Christ, stressing that truth moves and powers progress as understanding grows. He concludes truth liberates and conforms characters to truth.
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions Elihu Root and peace plans, mixing lines about aging and nature with a claim of confidence in Root's plan. The readable parts reference Root's diplomacy and keeping Tusda aligned with the allies, though no coherent event or outcome is established.
The essay envisions latent talents in everyone and the lure of broader worlds beyond daily duties. It notes how people crave change yet stay tied to practical work, while imagining heaven as a realm where all our unrealized geniuses, from Beethoven to Edison, finally flourish without limits.
A director defends a short production period amid criticism of recent play. A listener quips that six months would be fair, reflecting tensions over handling and quality. The exchange appears in Cleveland Pisin Dealer.
A lone bleak white horse wanders a flat highway near Tacoma at vesper, symbolizing aging labor and the city’s growing shadow. The narrator contrasts Rainier and Tacoma, laments worn-out work horses, and favors heavy draft teams over modern autos, admiring stable scents and horse intelligence.
LONDON Sept 16 Andrew Bonar Law conservative leader and virtual assistant premier to Lloyd George celebrated his 62nd birthday today receiving hearty congratulations from all parties. Born in New Brunswick he entered British politics in 1900 and rose to lead the Conservative and Unionist party a decade later.
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