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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
2
The note warns readers that Pauly cannot prove ancestral links to steerage passengers on the Mayflower and suggests buying a blue book to identify locals who are who in the area.
In Olympia a minimum wage conference approved an $11 weekly wage for waitresses and $9 for other female hotel and restaurant workers. The plan caps board deductions at $3.60 weekly and $6 for room plus board. A new conference began to set wages for female office workers.
Dr Walter Kelton was elected chancellor commander at the Knights of Pythias Seattle Lodge No 51 annual officers meeting held Thursday night.
In Olympia on December 3 the Thurston county superior court under Judge Claypool declared the wet versus dry fight a draw after a full day of argument. The ruling favors wets on jurisdiction while denying an injunction against statewide announcement, with governor proclamation possible without prejudice. Attorney General Tanner will appeal to the state supreme court.
Petrograd reports the Russian army failed to envelop German forces at Lodz and faced a risky situation as German troops pressed a bold offensive to escape a trap, forcing a center reform and shifting advantage to Germany.
Venice dispatch reports Przemysl besieged by Russian forces with surrounding positions captured and constant bombardment. Arch Bishop Pelazari describes battered palaces public buildings and numerous shops and houses in the fortress city.
A well known physician from the Middle West promotes an inexpensive secret remedy for tobacco addiction. The prescription mixes 3 oz water with 20 grains ammonium chloride, Vartex Compound, and 10 grains pepsin, given as a teaspoonful three times daily in coffee or food. The doctor claims no taste, color, or odor and says the treatment is harmless and effective.
A brief ad-like note claims a fortuitous meeting with an English lady revealed a simple skin treatment. It describes wetting mercorized wax to make a cold cream nightly for a week and removing worn skin as a gentle, inexpensive method. It also touts an oxymetical face bath with saxo lite for wrinkle reduction.
Special notice to Seattle residents announces exclusive agency for Adler-l-ka a simple mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients claimed to cleanse bowels relieve constipation and stomach issues with immediate effect Swift's Pharmacies listed at Second Ave and Pike and 235 N Broadway advertise the product as safe non griping and fast acting.
Seattle Central Labor Council on Wednesday chided Mayor Gill for opposing the extension of city light plant service to districts outside the city. The council backed The Star on the issue and urged support for municipal lodging houses and unemployment relief, approving $25 for employing unions to fit up lodgings and asking $1 monthly from local unions. It also urged creation of municipal employment bureaus where none exist and noted an upcoming bureau enlargement after private offices close in line with the November election.
Bandits robbed a grocery store at 2801 Dearborn Street at 6 30 PM Wednesday using a revolver to take about $4 from the till before fleeing. Police report no injuries.
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