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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
11
London police court fined a Paddington street butcher 3150 for charging a woman customer 10 cents too much for neck of lamb, violating local price regulations. The incident occurred in December, ongoing enforcement of price controls.
A campus coed narrates a humorous encounter as an old man loses his dog near a meat market. She suggests chaining the pup, then jokes about whistles and hambone. The exchange ends with the man rejoining his wife and deciding on a chain as a possible solution.
In London on December 1 Mrs M G Hawkins protested in court, saying her landlord’s repeated visits asking if her ill husband was dead depressed her. The judge ruled on the matter as Hawkins described the routine as stressful and unnerving.
A dramatic billiards match at the Arctic club ends with a near-impossible 15 ball shot as Olson, a self-taught lawyer and sagebrush farmer, recalls his unlikely rise from reading-challenged worker to successful attorney. The tale blends grit, luck, and a courtroom ascent fueled by perseverance and civic chance.
A Star report noted the Postal Telegraph company implemented a 25 percent rate increase. the article had stated 20 percent. The confusion highlights a clerical error in yesterday’s edition and clarifies the new pricing impact for customers and communications services.
Gadsden Alabama December 1 The United States would face destruction on Israel and Prussia if laws ban Sunday trains Sunday newspapers and Sunday mail says Nos h W Cooper addressing the North Alabama Methodist conference in Gadsden
In Seattle a pair of Boy Scouts led by Skinny Smith and John W. Green Jr. created a new treat named stick bread. They describe mixing flour baking powder lard salt and milk, wrapping around a stick, toasting until brown, then eating with butter and jam. They note no patent or copyright.
Geneva December 1 The commission on membership voted to recommend Austria's admission to the League of Nations. Debate was anticipated on the assembly floor but the unanimous vote suggested minimal opposition from the few member states.
Dr Richard Be of the history department will deliver a lecture titled History and Politics Evolution and Revolution. The talk occurs Thursday at p.m in the Transportation club rooms Rail way age building as part of a five lecture series on History and Contemporary Politics under the auspices of the Association of Collegiate Alum bers.
London Kong December 1 builders labored by moonlight to hasten completion of a house at Gerrard's Crome amid tight deadlines and local demand for housing.
Army goods sale conducted at Camp Lewis lists prices for wool shirts, breeches, blankets, shoes, caps, gas masks, food items and gear. Notable items include wool shirts 63.25, army field shoes 7.00, navy blankets 7.50, corned beef 30 cent can, U. S. cartridge boxes 1.00, and regimental socks 1.26 for six pairs.
A line ads mention taking Grove's Laxative Bromo Minime tablets to cure a cold in one day. It notes the genuine product bears the signature of K W Grove. abe.
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