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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1921
Page
14
Federal and state authorities intensify efforts against bootleggers along the Atlantic coast and border. Troopers raid river routes to seize nine per cent beer as smugglers flee by small craft from Canada. calls rise for army and destroyers to aid enforcement.
Aug 16 report shows enteric fever sweeping towns in South Africa. Many districts report nurse shortages as demand rises, straining health services and local clinics.
A dense list of vital statistics names including births and marriages. It records numerous individuals with addresses in Seattle and surrounding areas, noting births at Providence hospital and other locations as well as multiple marriage licenses for residents of Seattle and nearby towns. The fragmentary OCR presents names such as Wercer Frederick, Teempess Ernest A, Cook J W, Gaudette George A, Cohen Arthur C, and many others alongside residences and genders. It highlights a historical register style with etiologies of births and licenses rather than narrative detail.
Washington August 16 A million dollar audit of the Shipping Board has begun under A D Lasker with Lybrand Rosas Bros & Montgomery of New York contracted to take over the comptroller's department. Col TR HL Montgomery will direct the effort with a large team, salaries and expenses outlined, and the firm to audit its own travel and overhead. The project could take a year or longer and cover all old accounts and a new inventory and appraisal of Board property.
An editorial urges Seattle residents to eat more fish arguing it has superior nutrition and highlights Seattle as a world center for fish. It notes the region’s salmon production exceeds the entire east coast fisheries and details the vast distribution of halibut and other seafood moving to markets in New York and Boston.
The long muggy season has devastated apiaries in London reducing this year's honey supply. Bees perished as heat and humidity persisted, affecting beekeepers and markets reliant on local honey production.
Beauty shops report a boom in removal of body hair due to new sleeveless dresses. Direct word from Leipzig states Russia will soon place a vast quantity of commandeered furs on the market.
A fashion show at MacDougal & Southwick featured varied skirt lengths with no fixed rule, allowing styles from short to long. Bright colors and extensive fur use appeared across garments, creating bold, varied effects.
The Cree-Wood pipe and flume from Continental Pipe Manufacturing Company of this city claims world wide fame. The flume carries more water per diameter than rivals, stays semi circular, does not sag between supports, discharges at full capacity, and permits sharp curves without extra friction. It resists cracking rust leaks and overflows, requires no battens, and remains stable in temperature and against scouring.
Thigh freight rates have held back large apple quantities this season. Boots of Yakima Commercial Club urged water shipments to cut costs, noting Yakima may ship about 45 000 carloads of produce and 13 000 carloads of apples. Currie of Ryan Fruit notes the International Apple Race may meet next year in Seattle due to westward reach.
For 40 years Roche Harbor Lime has held top status among high class lime products on the Pacific coast. The plant produces 1,600 barrels daily and serves markets from Nome Alaska to South America, the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines and the Orient. Analysis shows it as the purest lime with carbonate of lime 99.63 percent and insoluble matter 0.20 percent.
Pope Benedict suffers from extreme heat and is ordered to refrain from unnecessary activity. In Paris, authorities blame the heat for a rise in violent crimes, including several murders.
The piece notes heavy use of wooden and glass beads on wraps and gowns. It predicts flamingo or cherry red will be the dominant colors in fashionable costumes for the coming season.
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