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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
2
T Kanamori former president of Doshisha University will speak in English at the Methodist church Sunday after 3. He reportedly left wealth in his native land and joined the Army. Home economics temporary and the armory at the W were declared dangerous due to sagging.
Advert says dandruff disappears after one or two applications rubbed into the scalp with fingertips. Encourages buying Danderine at any store and using a few applications to clear the scalp and hair.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a fat making supplement that fixes nourishment and blood health. It asserts thin people can gain 1 to 2 percent weight in two weeks, with 5 to 8 pounds of healthy weight, using Sargol tablets sold by local druggists with a guarantee of weight increase.
A college athlete faces a faculty panel over taking money. He admits writing a letter to his father to obtain more allowance. The chairman delivers a verdict that he is a professional bull thrower, and he is shot at sunrise.
In Neosho Falls Kansas on February 3 a woman, Mra Leasie Reynolds, is appointed substitute to her husband and covers a 24 mile daily rural route. The change marks a rare instance of a female rural letter carrier in the town.
Dr. W. H. Dings, a Fort Wayne specialist, was fined $300 and costs in federal court in Indianapolis after conviction on fraudulent advertising. He advertised a cancer cure.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Poslam for skin issues including eczema pimples and rashes. It claims Poslam is harmless and suitable for broken skin and outlines Poslam Soap as a health aid for skin and hair with a sample request option through Mimergency Laboratories in New York.
Attorney H. J. Hibechman advocates radical reforms to the state's divorce laws, arguing for major procedural and outcome changes. He outlines proposed standards, grounds, and potential impacts on spouses, courts, and public policy.
Federal agents raid Vancouver and Seattle after the killing of Tom Collins in San Francisco as part of a coast wide Harrison law a drug probe. Authorities say Vancouver supplied vast quantities of morphine to years of drug trafficking along the Pacific Coast.
Spokane attorney H. J. Hibechman argues divorce law should reflect love as the basis of family life not mere law. He proposes a six month waiting period after filing, public notice of the heart’s secret reasons in chambers, stricter marriage requirements, including a six month public notice before marriage and a stringent medical exam.
In Portland on February 4 Aaron Goldstein a tailor was shot twice by Alexander Dranges a fireman on furlough from the U S S St Louis. Dranges in jail charged with the shooting while Mrs Dranges is being sought. The altercation occurred at Goldstein's shop and Dranges stayed at the scene smoking a cigarette until police arrived.
Owners are urged to inspect their Lake Washington houseboats as many remain unoccupied and at least half are reported partly submerged. Snow accumulates on vessels, adding weight and driving them deeper into the water.
Vancouver report states the steamer Princess Maquina floated off Maud Island rocks in Seymour Narrows on Thursday with no damage. Crew and passengers uninjured and the vessel expected to proceed to port shortly.
Harrisburg Mayor J B Meals appoints Dr J B Lawrence as official chirapodiat for the police force to aid weary officers and address their foot troubles.
An old advertisement urges women to achieve a clear complexion via Stuart's Calcium Wafers. It claims skin, blood, and impurity cleansing through four body routes, promising a fresh rosy hue and removal of pimples and blotches. Sold by druggists for 50 cents.
In Geneva Switzerland a Red Cross welcome greets 18 carloads of largely one legged German soldiers from French prison camps. Swiss flags, nurses and crowds provide coffee food and joy as the wounded are shipped back to Germany to recover and resume life.
An article warns that confined indoor life promotes unhealthy fat and weak muscles. It promotes Korein capsules from Bartell Drug Co as a weight reduction aid, claiming quick results after meals and at night for those 15 to 20 pounds over normal weight.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for cross or feverish children. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels without griping and advises a teaspoonful for relief from sour stomach and indigestive waste. It warns against counterfeits and promotes a 50 cent bottle with instructions.
Unclear OCR reads like a note about a refund of money linked to a Groves signature. The fragment mentions Tae ERxStAt Seis and a possible refund action, but details and context are missing.
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