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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1922
Page
5
A petite actress billed as Sonia at the Palace remains mysterious about her true identity. She hints at a possible Russian secret service background or a simple American girl, preferring to keep multiple monikers and keep others guessing.
A large firefighting force moved to Wickersham in Whatcom County to battle the most destructive fire seen in Western Washington. New fires reported in Pierce County along the National Park road and between Bretron and Fairfas, with 1,009,000,000 feet of timber at risk on the Nooksack river south fork. Rain indications are increasing.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge will arrive in Seattle next Wednesday for a two day stay. He will speak at a downtown theater in the evening and address the Veterans of Foreign Wars the following morning.
Radio expert Godley describes loop aerials used by amateurs near the armistice era for short range trench communication. The directional three to four turn loops on a three foot frame cover three to six miles and produce whistle beats when home and remote signals differ.
An advertisement claims OZMO Poultices can reduce goiter by about one inch in two weeks. It asserts external application and Drug-Ride 50% discounts, urging Seattle readers to try the product and suggesting it will increase circulation and ease goiter related ailments. The text presents testimonials and local retailer references.
Carl Sommers 19 of Portland drowns after falling from the Round ereamer Utopia during loading at Colmah ock on Puget Sound. Coroner W H Carson to determine if it was accident or suicide. no witnesses. Harbor patrol recovered the body. Sommers’ father is night clerk at Multnomah Club in Portland.
A jammed pause in Lakeside led to a bucket brigade as 30 sorority girls aided in forming lines to fight a fire at the Aces' summer cottage colony, helping to douse flames.
In Spokane Mrs. P. L. Brittan will attempt to establish that Cecil Lenig, her son abducted sixteen years ago, is alive and to confirm his identity through available leads and records.
An old advertisement claims 8000 deaths annually from rupture and promotes a so called PLAVAG PAD as a superior treatment. It asserts traditional trusses harm circulation and offers a free trial and information from a contact in Roxas, urging readers to act from home.
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