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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1916
Page
7
Public notice promotes Sargel as a weight gain remedy for the thin and frail. It claims the medicine builds fat in blood and tissues, promising 20 pounds of solid weight with no harm, and asserts guarantees and availability through drug firms and outlets.
From Pasadena editor and reader advocate heat in Los Angeles to Pasadena street cars. Calls for city ordinance to compel heating and municipal control after years of noncompliance. describes cold rides and compares to jitneys. Names Minnie B. Frazier and Fred Cyr.
A citizen writes to The Star arguing for regulated heat in streetcars in response to a riding experience. The letter urges the electric company to limit car heat and to match temperatures to outside conditions.
Secretary of the Interior Lane predicts actual development of the Matanuaks coal fields in Alaska in 1933. A government railroad is to be built to the coal region with March construction to reach Matanuaka, Anchorage, and Susitna valley corridors. The government will announce reserved coal land portions within 30 days and complete the Seward deep water terminal route to Matanuaka this summer.
Capeneo February 2. It will be impossible to grant the demands of the railway employees for shortening to the executive committees of the Association of Railways. This may mean a wide railroad strike.
A blaze described as dangerous for a period threatened to escape containment as flames raged, prompting evacuations and rapid response efforts by firefighters. Authorities monitored spread toward nearby structures while crews battled the blaze with hose lines and aerial tactics.
A reader suggests wiring cars with two sockets at each seat to supply either a heated or cooled climate. Passengers could choose a thermal heater or a cold blast via a refrigerating system. The writer proposes fixed charges to cover equipment costs in line with the company.
Cynthia Grey recalls the Mth annual pure food show at the Bon Marche with fifty booths and a banquet of samples. She notes a lively scene with music by Mateos de La Cruse quartet, a Life staff beer tasting, and many attendees including men and women enjoying treats from clam bouillon to desserts.
America's most patriotic dancer 16 year old Helen Herendeen will dance in New York to help raise funds for purchasing an aeroplane for New York coast defense.
Word arrives that a federation of women’s clubs is formed in Alaska. Organizing and officer elections were conducted by correspondence. Mar Thomas V. Connors of Douglas was chosen temporary chairman.
T Phillip Terry of Massachusetts declared at a Washington hotel that an armed force is needed to quiet Mexico. Terry has written several books on Mexico and is morally familiar with the present situation.
Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers announce plans to work with California growers next year. President W. H. Paulhamus states cooperation aims to boost mutual markets and stabilize citrus and orchard trade across states.
President Wilson, greeted by thousands in Des Moines, asserts his mission’s success and criticizes war proponent critics while denying alarmist views. He argues for peace with honor, avoids taking sides with Roosevelt or Hall against him, and warns against staining the US flag. after Kansas City he heads to St Louis and then Washington.
Thomas Ferguson of Everett was arrested in Portland yesterday for writing threatening letters to his wife. The couple do not live together.
In San Diego on February 2 the Otay valley flood has left 29 dead and authorities report one arrest for looting.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to give a teaspoon of California Syrup of Figs to constipated children to induce an inside cleansing. It claims quick relief from feverish irritability, poor appetite, and sour stomach and warns to avoid counterfeit syrups.
Wireless from the Takata Maru said its engine room and hold were flooded after a collision in fog. The freighter requested aid as the Silver Shell stood by. A second ship, unnamed, was also reported hit while signaling mayday calls.
Supporters of Thomas F. Murphine plan a Thursday evening meeting at his New York block offices to drum up backing. The North End Progressive club hosted Murphine Tuesday and the Ross Improvement club will host a Wednesday event with mayoral and corporation counsel candidates. Additional talks by council candidate Woloey P. Hart are set for Hillman City and Dugdale's hall Rainier Beach on successive nights.
Republican Leader Mann denounced in the House that government agricultural officials spend too much money on travel. The statement dated February mentions travel discretion and budget concerns.
Washington February 2 The only American who can decipher Maya inscriptions has identified the oldest dated antiquity in existence in the United States and Americas, according to a noted savant.
A small jade like statuette found near Vera Cruz in 1902 and now at the U S National Museum is identified by Sylvanus G Morley of the Carnegie Institution as bearing Maya glyphs and an inscription showing it was carved before Christ. Morley traces Maya calendric history and city declines from the glyphs.
Catarrh of the stomach described as practically incurable with bloating sour risings gas pressure on heart and lungs headaches nervousness and fatigue. The ad touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the simple remedy for indigestion biliousness heartburn and stomach bloating and offers a 50 cent box or a free trial package via coupon.
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