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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
8
A Seattle physician defends the gas house treatment for croupy infants noting that purifying room air from gas seems to stimulate the bronchial mucous membrane and ease throat discharge. The article claims fifty Seattle infants saved in the past year by the cure.
A cryptic clipping mentions cure and inhalation of gas with references to Seattle, gas house, and various vague terms. no clear persons or events are identified in the readable text.
In Seattle a room near Fourth and Jackson houses infants suffering from whooping cough and other ailments. Mothers watch as gas air purifies and helps breathing, a practice once common with physicians now seen as old fashioned. Officials note about fifty babies saved last year with free treatment under a standing city order.
A resident at 2144 Seventh Avenue North reports a burglary at his carpentry shop with over a dozen tools taken while many others remained on the counter. J J Wolf of 1468 Eighth Avenue reports a theft of sacks of grain and wheat left on the sidewalk, with the thief driving away in a vehicle.
A terse report notes a man in the city loading about nine sacks of wheat and several sacks of chop feed into a wagon with an unconcerned air before driving away, leaving Mr. Wolf surprised by the scene.
Col. May promoter says grading work advances and market will open by next summer. He envisions a $200000 building, aims for top standards and city pride. Leases for many stalls have been signed, with fruit growers and farmers from King Pierce Snohomish Yakima counties securing space. An inspector may enforce cleanliness and ban stale goods. Cooperation from eastern producers boosts expectations for strong early patronage.
Portland reports a case of domestic abuse ending with a wife attempting suicide after being beaten by her husband over sock darning. Goggin told her to take laudanum and flee, but she survived after being found by neighbors and taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Goggin has not yet been arrested.
The chamber of commerce rejects unqualified endorsement of the Citizens Alliance. It says labor and employer groups are natural outgrowths of modern life and should be supported if based on equity and mutual forbearance to reduce friction and aid public convenience.
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