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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1914
Page
5
Judge MacMahon urged the city to reform jail conditions after John Allen was beaten in the receiving cell. He blamed lax vigilance and mixing drunkards with criminals, proposing larger cell windows or permanent guards and segregation if needed, and said he would press the mayor and council for legislation. Allen was discharged.
Officers who searched the Victor E Innes residence report an enormous meat grinder believed used to dispose of the two missing Nelms sisters in Texas. Jewel thefts by Inneses investigated as detectives seize valuables sent to Portland for identification by a brother of the victims. A chloroform outfit and 500 keys found. suspects denied guilt as they head to Texas.
A firm claims its process reveals truth through a tough cleaning demonstration on a difficult fabric. The test challenges the fabric’s shine and gloss, showing the method’s robustness and claims of cleaning efficacy.
Dental offices advertise pain free procedures by careful, experienced operators using up-to-date methods. Crown specials include a $10 Gold Crown for $4 and a $10 to $12 Never Slip Plate for $5. Receipted bills carry a meaningful guarantee. Bring this ad.
Multiple short dispatches report on upcoming egg shipments and travel from Skagway to Seattle, divorces and deaths numbered as 13, Pacific liner sailings Merippea and Humboldt, separation petitions, a court meeting at Jacobi’s restaurant, Bradshaw bound over for theft, Weyerhaeuser suit to overturn tax assessments, a large roll-increase of about 4.4 million dollars, Elizabeth Dickerson arriving as YWCA physical director, rising shipping rates for wheat and flour, Louise Keyes returning from war, a coroner’s jury sending Marcharis to trial, Kansas progressives split on suffrage, battleship Mississippi sold to Greece and renamed Kilkea in Athens, Karluk rescue prospects north of Nome, San Francisco Chronicle threatened with suit over publishing fort photos, Regan named temporary prosecutor at Juneau, Mullen estate valued at 500000 dies of pneumonia, state sues Zack Stewart for 70000 on tax certificates, lumber bids for fruit packing boxes, Officer Lee Williamson shot in arm, diary of C F Sexton, state fire ward says fires not charged to leaders, Homer Warner injured at Auburn, Grand Mound school opening in October, McCormick sends relief funds for Russian wounded, Lord Kitchener rejects wine gifts for troops, Dutch frontier withdrawal ends Holland mobilization.
The ad touts Mercolized wax to remove tan freckles and rough skin by nightly application and morning wash. It claims daily skin shedding leaves a flawless face, plus a saxolitation based remedy for wrinkles. The copy highlights quick transformation and beauty from a druggist purchase.
A young woman asks if twenty four is too old for night school and seeks an opening schedule. The columnist urges self respect, avoiding hurtful partners, joining YWCA clubs, and notes public night schools start in October with papers announcing dates.
Paris reports a high percentage of German officers killed in today's combat. The war office listed Prince Adelbert, the Kaiser’s uncle, as among the dead but later questions suggested the officer may have been Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, a cuirassier colonel and not related to the imperial family.
Jessie Lloyd, a petite English woman, sued City Attorney Van Ruff in a police court matter after voicing strong criticisms during a disturbance at the First Presbyterian on Sunday night. The case proceeded Monday afternoon.
A physician advises thin people to eat six pounds of fat making foods daily and still gain nothing. He recommends a Sargol tablet with every meal to aid absorption and blood nutrition, claiming weight gains of three to five pounds weekly, sold by Bartell Drug Co and Swift's Pharmacy with a money back guarantee.
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