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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
12
Soldiers answer call at Fort Lawton fighting brush fires with hose and shovels as flames threaten nearby houses. The situation grows serious amid rapid spread and heavy activity around the fort.
The American and European labor movements rejected the Bolshevik resolution at the International Labor Congress in Amsterdam. Samuel Gompers said the defeat also ends attempts to pull unions into international revolutionary action, noting near Bolshevik influence and a 1919 July July strike plan.
A narrator in a lakeside retreat notes Tom Benedict and Nina Benedict's separation as Nina reportedly lives in Kansas City. Mina Corley hints at a shifting social circle, teasing future romantic entanglements while the narrator reflects on Tom's situation and his past.
Portland August 27 The Oregon public service commission conducts a hearing to determine the legality and reasonableness of Burleson made telephone rates. The rates were instituted by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Police search for an unknown motorist who struck Gus Gebel at Ninth and Pine street, then fled the scene without stopping. The victim was injured and bystanders could not obtain the license plate as the driver sped away.
A brief notice indicates Boldt's French Pastry shop at Uptown 1114 Sd Ave and Downtown 913 td Ave is reopening or relocating. Residents are advised to visit the new locations for bakery items and gifts.
Peter notices a thorn tree near the Old Orchard bearing a grim storehouse of dead creatures including grasshoppers a moth caterpillars a lizard a mouse and a sparrow. Johnny Chuck doubts him while Skimmer the Swallow explains the scene is the storehouse of Butcher the Shrike.
Advertisement offers boys heavy cotton union suits in gray with high necks long sleeves and ankle length. Sizes 8 10 12 14 16 18 years priced from 1.25 to 2.00 dollars. OC POA Gear mentions sizes and prices for youth garments.
Mary Ellen and Hilly report robins, bluebirds, wrens, and martins nesting around the house. Nests include a robin in the orchard and bluebirds in a bird box, plus wrens in a old shoe and two martin families. A bird bath is suggested to help the avian brood.
The clipped text mentions sparing birds from cats with tin cans on trees and poles, a child named Peter debating presidential term length, and a note that the Department of Agriculture expects 300 motor tractors to be manufactured this year.
Advertisement promotes S S S as a cure for catarrh by cleansing impurities from blood. Claims long use over fifty years with thousands of cases, offering free expert advice for long standing results. Instructions urge obtaining the vegetable blood purifier and contacting the Medical Director in Atlanta Georgia.
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