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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
19
Mayor Caldwell proposed using phenol deodorant on city sanitary fills during summer, after inspecting four of sixteen dumps. Health Commissioner Read said the fills pose no health threat and odor reports are exaggerated, noting winter film is not smelly.
Police freed Milton Phillips Andrew Jacobson and Harold Johnson after admitting the Wednesday night arrest of three men as suspected motor bandits was based on mistaken identity. The trio had damaged a car at Market and Ave N and were detained by Ballard patrolmen before detectives ordered a review.
The post office department announced a three day suspension of the San Francisco Salt Lake air mail service starting tomorrow due to a change in landing fields in San Francisco. In Mount Vernon Jess E. Russell, Skagit county treasurer, and Dwyar Mclean, American Legion member, compete for appointment as postmaster. incumbent James Boughter may resign.
A first person account describes arriving in Seattle for smallpox treatment and being sent to the City Isolation hospital. The patient finds the facility welcoming with a large airy room, private bath, and clean conditions. He praises the care from staff led by a kind head nurse and a doctor who oversees nutrition, and credits Seattle’s city services for humane treatment and gratitude toward the city and people.
Boston uproar as Ziegfeld declares tall girls undesirable for work with experts and managers backing the view. Psychologists and beauty specialists weigh in on height and brains, while a Boston office reports protests from taller employees. Whistling ban noted in England and China may hold rich oil discoveries.
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