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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
10
Edgar Battle postmaster urges discharged sailors and sailors to take civil service examinations in the Federal building Saturday for mail clerks and carriers. Exams are also open to civilians.
John Cunningham, 74, longtime Seattle resident, died suddenly Tuesday evening at his home 314 Sixth Ave N. He is survived by four sons, three of whom live in Seattle.
A reader is urged to assess an opportunity that seems genuine and advantageous. The notice emphasizes evaluating the offer carefully to avoid scams and ensure personal benefit.
In a northern home, a family builds a hotbed and cold frame to start crops early. They dig a bed, layer brickbats, cinders, and manure for heat, add rich soil, sow seeds, and cover with old window sashes and carpet on cold nights. Tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, and cabbage are planned for a longer season.
Kempster formerly manager of the Puget Sound Traction Seattle division will go to New York City early next week to work for the Interboro Consolidated corporation which was placed in the hands of a receiver March 21. He began in street railway work 28 years ago as an office boy and rose to roles including accountant auditor secretary trainmaster and superintendent before Seattle Electric organized in 1899.
The Minute Men of Bainbridge Island schedule a Thursday rally at Port Blakeley to hear Clarence L. Reames, W. A. Blackwood, and J. W. Harry as part of a statewide effort to strengthen the organization. The Port Blakeley Bainbridge group maintains a strong local structure and runs Liberty Loan and Victory Loan drives on Rainbridge Island.
The State Bank of Concrete will reopen with a $15,000 capitalization under J. C. Eden and others. The bank was closed for months under state bank examiner orders due to the alleged defalcation of former Cashier L. A. O'Brian, whose charges were dismissed to enable the reorganization.
The Lakewood Civic Improvement club will elect new officers at its annual meeting in the clubhouse at 4785 50th Ave. S.W. on the evening of April 18. The club, formed three years ago, has hosted dances and entertainments since. A public health nursing course for graduate nurses will be offered at the University of Washington during the summer session covering infant welfare, school and industrial nursing, tuberculosis work, hospital social service, and general public health service.
The auxiliary to Co L of the 161st infantry formerly the Second Washington National Guard will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday at 2 p.m. in room 212 of the county city building.
Rev. F. G. Weat, a Spurgeon's College London graduate, has been appointed permanent pastor of Columbia Baptist Church. Nearby Liberty Theatre advertisement notes Flaynes repair service for watches.
Guidance advises delaying feeding for a full day after hatching to allow chicks to adjust. After the initial 24 hours, introduce small, frequent meals to support growth and digestion.
In Judge Gordon's court on Tuesday afternoon Harry Smith faced a trial over a tainted elder punch. The defendant refused to reveal the ingredients, prompting the judge to impose a ten dollar fine while the courtroom awaited the mystery.
Admiral William B. Caperton commander in chief of the Pacific fleet arrived in New York aboard the Pittsburg after duties in Southern waters. The cruiser carried 12 survivors of the American schooner Chaska which burned off the Brazil coast on March 6. Caperton previously led Pacific patrols during the war and met South American leaders on the journey.
A delegation of Seattle auto and hotel men will leave Wednesday night for Ellensburg to confer with Kittitas county commissioners the next day about clearing the Sunset highway on the east side of Snoqualmie pass. The King county engineers have cleared the highway almost to the summit of the pass with about 60 men.
Dr B Clarke Hyde files a damage suit in Kansas City seeking 500000 dollars actual and 2000000 dollars punitive damages from the Kansas City Star over libel claims related to his murder prosecutions of Col Thomas H Swope, his wife's millionaire uncle, later dismissed.
In Oakland California two masked bandits robbed Jacob Kober at his saloon before midnight. His wife Anna, awakened by a dream of danger, grabbed a shotgun and shot at the fleeing attackers. The bandits escaped in a car after a second warning shot.
Aberdeen police report a theft from Newman & Co fur house. The loot includes six Alaskan cross fox furs twenty seven mink skins and a partially finished fur coat believed carried to Seattle by the thief.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club petitions its members to vote on a referendum opposing government ownership. It favors competition with a defined level of government control and supervision. The group will ask members to cast their ballot on the issue.
A Cincinnati devised ether discovery called Freezone is advertised to instantly stop foot corn pain with a few drops. It claims to dissolve and lift the corn without soreness, letting users remove it easily. Druggists sell small bottles for a few cents for corns between toes and calluses.
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