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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1915
Page
5
Ellers Talking Machine Company offers to two hundred STAR readers a special price and generous terms for a Mastrola talking machine. The sale includes a full guarantee and an option to exchange the Mastrola for a larger machine before year’s end, with a full purchase price allowance.
In a punitive move the Young Turks ban Latin and Roman characters from signs and prescriptions, forcing all businesses to use Turkish script. The overhaul, affecting hotels, shops, doctors, lawyers and American firms like Standard Oil, Singer, and typewriter companies, leaves the city a maze for a diverse populace.
Berlin reports Kovno fortifications fallen to German forces led by Field Marshal Von Hindenburg. More than 400 cannons seized. Russians retreat toward Vilna. Victory disrupts the Kovno Brest Litovsk line, with Vilna and Petrograd rail links in German sights.
A cautionary note urging timely care to head off future illness and recommending reliable remedies for digestive troubles. The fragment emphasizes prevention and practical treatment to avoid escalation.
Civil service board reinstates Patrolman C J Byers over Chief Lang who fired him. Byers allegedly left horse tied to a stump in West Seattle. horse fell into a hole and was pried out with a plank. Lang claims Byers scratched the horse with a nail causing blood poisoning amid broader police conduct disputes.
London August 18 General Ian Hamilton reported to the war office a 600 yard advance by British forces in the Suvia bay region of the Dardanelles. The brief dispatch confirms limited progress in a contested sector of the campaign.
The nude body of a young man about 20 was found Wednesday morning near the Latona bridge on Lake Union by F A French and Paul Olson. There were no signs of violence and the body appeared in the water for nearly a month. The body was taken to the county morgue.
Cc. F. Knox, held at Port Orchard jail on forgery and grand larceny charges, makes a futile escape attempt as authorities intervene.
The 85th birthday celebration for Franz Joseph opened with a solemn high mass and Te Deum at St James Cathedral with Dr. C J Hexamer of Philadelphia in attendance. An all day picnic saengerfest and band concert followed at Fortuna Park as hundreds of German American and Austrian American members joined the event.
City council voting 6 to 3 increases street lighting cost from 4 to 4.5 cents for 1916, to be paid by general taxes with non residential property sharing. Opponents from Chamber of Commerce and local associations argue higher burden on taxpayers while city officials cite need to cover extension and bonded costs. The 1916 budget projects $27,600 more for street lighting than 1915.
The third annual Northwest Merchants association session begins at the Commercial Club. Judge Thomas Burke opens proceedings. Attendees from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska hear talks on shop management, home industry, memory training, and financial topics.
Washington reports Mexican manana delays responses to Secretary Lansing and Latin American envoys. Though three days remain for a formal reply, none has been received. Circulated belief holds Gen. Carranza intends to crush Villa before answering the peace appeal. State records note a medical board spent 4208 dollars to gain 697 dollars in revenue.
Reports from the Press highlight bisulated magnesia as an effective antacid that prevents food fermentation and neutralizes stomach acid. A B-grain tablet now offers the same benefits as the powder form in a convenient dose, widely available from druggists and prescribed by physicians.
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