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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
14
Jim Evans recalls a record sales day chasing a big order for the Jennings Company. He confirms securing the first order within an hour and a second soon after, aided by a note about Weeks Break-Up A Cold Tablets his client later used to recover quickly, then he travels back after leaving a polite sales tip.
The Star runs a Boy of 17 and Girl of 10 contest tied to the play Seventeen at the Metropolitan theatre. Winners receive free seats for the first performance and a chance to see the show. Essays must be 200 words, single sided, by under 18 writers, on The Boy of 17 and the Girl of 16.
Mrs R B Zickrick of 2030 Kenyon St claims an impostor used her son Leland W Zickrick's name to cover a diamond shop robbery in Los Angeles. The overseas veteran, home in San Francisco, says her son could not be present. The man was arrested minutes after the crime. A Birmingham coal company supplies mule showers at mine sites.
John F. Dore grand knight and attorney was fined three dollars for flirting with women during the Knights of Columbus charity carnival opening at K C hall Harvard Ave and Union St Judge Jon Kerney presided with Prosecuting Attorney C F White and Sheriff Ted Hayes present Past Grand Knight P J Givnan also fined in a similar case Receipts go to the charity fund as the carnival runs nightly this week
Middletown Connecticut December 11 Mrs P W Nicolson wife of the dean of Wesleyan University unwittingly entertained a burglar in the parlor last week. She returned home to find a young man claiming to search for a classmate in the freshman class and he sat as she phoned to college and fraternity houses seeking the friend. She unable to locate the person the intruder thanked her and left. It later emerged the visitor was a burglar.
An advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm relieves cold and catarrh by applying a small amount inside the nose. It promises instant relief from stuffed air passages, headache, and snuffles, with dramatic overnight breath improvement.
Old family remedy Sloan's Liniment advertised for rheumatic pains and injuries. Claims quick penetration without rubbing, relief for lumbago sciatica neuralgia and strains, and a clean my skin. Promotes constant availability with price references for druggists.
Friday offers a sale on inlaid and printed linoleums in gray green ivory and wood patterns priced per square yard from 57 cents to 2 dollars 90 cents plus felt back coverings in green tan blue white gray and wood patters with several varieties advertised in bold terms.
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