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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
11
John H. Gerrie of the San Francisco Bulletin argues Liberty bonds have bottomed and will rise. He cites strong investor demand, large national wealth, and debt figures, urging holders to keep or buy more as market conditions improve.
A quip filled musing contrasts two rich men from a bygone era. One heir to wealth laments late gains while the other, from humble roots, recalls modest grafts and the joy of toil. The piece ribbed figures from Hiram to Longfellow and ends with a political tease.
The piece argues the umpire faces harsher pressure than a judge and must decide instantly with little room for briefs or deliberation. It contends many good lawyers would make decent judges, but top umpires are born, not made, and not all good players become good umpires.
A columnist surveys opinions on why marriages fail at certain life stages. Gilbert Frankan notes the seventh year as especially perilous, while others cite the first child, personal class, or obligations as key danger points. Legal figures blame ignorance and demand honesty in marriage dynamics.
A whimsical dispatch notes a dispute over spelling Brasil with a z and the confusion between Brasil the country and Brasil the Indiana town. Deputies clash over the misnaming then resolve with a law banning the z spelling, while jab noting other oddities from Dresden food riots to Eva Tanguay’s marriage.
Dr James I Vance writes for The Star Today exploring multiple definitions of a Christian. He outlines civic, theological, philosophical, intellectual, ethical, ecclesiastical, evangelical, experimental, and practical senses of the term. The piece notes the pervasive influence of Christ in modern life and calls Jesus the unavoidable Christ.
A brief comic exchange unfolds with a robber asking for a discount for accomplices. The waiter questions the robber about being a restaurant keeper, and the customer denies, ending with a playful quip in a scene labeled La Rire Paria.
A historic item notes Medicat Ed Complexion Beautifier priced at $3.12 and a Galtre4io remedy by Herb Medicine Mfg. Co located with a P O box in Seattle likely referencing a merchant listing or patent medicine advert.
Doctor Crane ponders how true wisdom resides in humble minds like Socrates and Eliot, while confident fixations breed ignorance. The piece notes fake certainty in people and crowds, urging caution against secondhand beliefs and empty rhetoric across politics religion and social ideals.
A speculative essay contrasts sugar shortages with price swings and profiteering, using a visitor from a utopian world to critique American governance and public action. It laments rising costs, calls out market manipulation, and questions political leaders and reforms versus idealists and impostors.
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