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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as instant relief for backache lumbago and sciatica. It claims gentle rubbing eases soreness stiffness and pain without skin irritation and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist.
Washington reports that Congress will delay any food price legislation until the President and his cabinet issue a formal recommendation. administration and congressional leaders expect a careful, detailed plan after departmental investigations.
A major blaze in Brooklyn damaged four large buildings and threatened several blocks before the fire department declared the fire controlled at 9 30 p m after three hours of intense effort.
An old time remedy for colds promotes Hamburg Breast Teas called Hamburger Brust Thee sold in pharmacies. A tablespoon of the tea is steeped in boiling water then drunk to relieve congestion by opening pores and loosening bowels. The remedy is described as inexpensive plant based and harmless.
Count fifty Your nose clears with Ely's Cream Balm a fragrant antiseptic cream applied in the nostrils. It penetrates air passages soothing inflamed mucous membranes and gives instant relief from head colds and catarrh. Relief is promised and stuffed-up misery ends.
George Keith guides 152 Seattle men women and youths in night classes at Broadway High School focused on salesmanship and advertising. Students build influence with local bankers managers and test real job applications, with one drug employee earning three promotions and a firm offering a new post after a class session.
Band master J Earley of the navy yard band was stabbed in a Tuesday afternoon brawl at the Andy Ruffner pool room in Bremerton. Fred Miller, band member, is jailed aboard the prison ship Philadelphia pending investigation. he denies the stabbing. Washington reports Annapolis graduation plans to meet navy officer shortfall.
The report notes Pancho Villa overruns Chihuahua City and moves toward Juarez across the Rio Grande from El Paso. It describes a fourfold U.S. troop movement from Pershing's column in Mexico, Mt. Riley New Mexico, and Fort Hancock and Presidio Texas to trap Villa near the border, with a Presidio militia detachment already present.
Federal Judge Hunt began the spy trial of German Consul General Franz Bopp and aides. Prosecutor Preston said 9 percent of star witness Louis J. Smith’s testimony would be corroborated. He also noted $199,000 arriving for use of the German consulate and that Hopp and Vice Consul Von Shack stayed in the background while Lt. Wm. Von Brincken took a front role in the bomb schemes.
In Bremerton the councilman race may trigger a recount after J. C. Haddon won the four year term with 290 votes against P. Bunker who had 388. M. Fe Gilea was elected mayor without opposition and Marion Garland became city attorney.
U P staff correspondent reports German forces under Von Hindenburg pressing through Romania toward Bucharest with aims to crush the Romanian army and open a march toward Russia, possibly reaching Odessa. Desperate Romanian resistance delays but the German momentum continues as battles yield heavy casualties on both sides.
The annual one mile derby on Watermelon day at the Arkansas Valley fair in Rocky Ford Colorado was won by jockey Juanita Edgar riding Ni Ormondo. The mile time was 1 48 on the Santa Fe circuit tracks marking a first on record for such victory by a woman.
Early symptoms like indigestion and heartburn signal excess stomach acidity. Doctors now advise replacing drugs with pure bisulated Magnesia, an antacid that neutralizes stomach acid after meals and helps prevent fermentation and ulcers.
Charles Bealey of Seattle filed in superior court to recover 150 dollars plus interest from Patrolman Ed Norman who was suspended for insubordination. Bealey says he was at Lavilla Road House on Thanksgiving night when Norman entered posing as a deputy sheriff and took the money at gunpoint.
The national women's party expended $50,036.17 during the campaign, filed with Clerk Trimble of the house. Contributions totaled $51,220 leaving a balance of a little over $1,000. Of the amount collected, $24,284 was in sums of $100 or more.
A French scientist unveils an electrical device so sensitive it can detect one part bichromate of potash in 200 million parts of water. The apparatus promises remarkable chemical sensing potential and broad applications.
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