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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
5
The fragment mentions a Denver item titled Mud Dainty Cara mela, described as special in a pound context. Other readable details are sparse, offering no clear event, date, or full names to establish a complete news brief.
Advertisement advises against modern soaps and shampoos due to alkali drying the scalp. It recommends pure cocoanut oil as a mild, greaseless cleanser using one or two teaspoonfuls mixed with water to rinse away dust and oil, leaving hair soft and silky. Coconut oil is sold by pharmacies and lasts for the family.
Estimates today say twenty one German airships have been destroyed or lost since the war began. The figure follows reports of a Zeppelin disaster in the North Sea and the sinking of a craft near London.
February 4 Aberdeen reports ongoing blizzard with intermittent snowfall. Grays Harbor district allocates 80 cords of wood to assist needy families amid severe winter conditions.
Vienna reports the largest Austrian air activity since the war began with five planes attacking Durazzo on January 25 and two more on Wednesday and three on Thursday. Three aircraft shelled Aviona on Wednesday, one plane driven to sea, a pilot rescued. The statement notes clashes on the Galician front and Austrian vanguards reaching areas west of Krnova near Durazzo.
Charles T. Terry the first applicant for the cigar stand concession in the new courthouse has withdrawn in favor of permanently injured city fireman J. W. Stokes He urges remaining applicants to do the same to clear the way for Stokes.
An article touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for nursing mothers and babies. It claims temporary relief from constipation without disturbing the infant, offers a free trial, and cites a testimonial from Mrs. F. J. Barselow of Holyoke Massachusetts.
Health Commissioner McBride urged milk dealers to limit purchases to a quart per person as deliveries from house to house are disrupted. He warned that hoarding could deprive hundreds of babies of steady milk supply, while dealers cooperate to extend the shortage for several days.
Amid record drifts in Seattle, 800 workers under Street Superintendent Case battle to clear downtown arteries and prevent flood damage as basements fill and alleys pose risk. The city fast tracks funds, expands staff, and marshals private crews from Frederick & Nelson and Bon Marche to aid the effort. Minutes stretch as the team targets Second Avenue and Western Avenue to avert a major city flood.
Martha Gross, recently arrived from Australia after wartime observation, tries to gain permission to sail to Berlin to locate her parents. She has heard nothing in 18 months and fears her brother in the army may be all that remains of her family. Life feels like a gamble amid the war.
Brellingham reports a slow city dig out from heavy snowfall. County roads stay largely closed to vehicles but trains are running near schedule, restoring some movement and access.
Advertises a 21 cent box of Tis magical foot remedy promising relief from sore feet corns bunions and burning pain. Claims quick action reduces swelling and pain with a money back guarantee.
Soldiers lead the effort to clear Victoria after a heavy snowfall. Snow piles reach ten feet in many areas as crews work to reopen streets and assist residents.
A devastating blaze at the $50,000 Brooklyn home of Mrs Casimir Tag, widow of the German American Bank president, leaves six dead including Caroline Tag, 24, and Helen Tag, 36, plus a missing woman cook and minor injuries to Mrs Tag and a firefighter. Firemen arrive as flames burst from windows and Mrs Tag is found on the sidewalk hysterical. Caroline Tag died while trying to save others. a nurse and two servants are named among the dead.
A hotel fire in Atlantic City, New Jersey, burned early today causing six deaths and two people listed as missing. The Overbrook suffered about $200,000 in damage. Victims include Mrs. Marina Johnson who leapt from the fourth floor and Thomas Mott, 60, and his wife, parents of the proprietor, among others.
The Hanna billboard ordinance passed 5 to 4 after reducing the proposed annual license fee from one cent per square foot to one half. Voters for the measure were Marble Erickson Dale Lundy and Hanna. against were Fitzgerald Haas Bolton and Hesketh. The ordinance tightens erection maintenance and use of billboards, taxing Foster & Kleiser from about 2000 to 5000 dollars yearly, but not taxing painted stone on building walls.
Fort Worth Tex Feb 4 A Wenatchee Washington man named Al Barry proposes a method to exterminate jack rabbits by inoculating a few rabbits with distemper germs. The microbes spread to other rabbits and kill them, and Barry offers to teach Texas farmers his plan for prairie pest control.
Ex-Senator George Turner will address the Men's club of the First Presbyterian church at a Lincoln Day banquet Tuesday evening. He will speak on Abraham Lincoln as part of the event.
In Alameda California on February 3 a single block houses two families with a combined total of 23 children. The note highlights large families living in close proximity within one block.
An old advertisement urges quick relief for backache lumbago sciatica and strains using St Jacobs Oil. It claims kidneys cause no pain and promises instant soreness disappear with a small trial bottle rubbed on the back. The copy emphasizes safety and enduring usefulness for neuralgia rheumatism and sprains.
Fragrant antiseptic cream relieves nasal blockage and mucous discharge. Apply a small amount in nostrils to penetrate air passages, soothe inflamed membranes, and provide instant relief from cold or catarrh. Ely's Dream Balm marketed as the solution every sufferer seeks.
Readable fragments show boys and youths clothing price list including overcoats for ages 12 to 18 at 13.50, boys suits 9 to 17 priced 10 and 12.50, smaller suits 7 to 17 at 6.50 and 7.50, felt hats 2.00, cloth hats 1.50, plus a line referencing the Boys Shop with various prices.
Railroad officials report stalled trains in the mountains cleared and safe. Rotary snow plows and 1200 shovelers work around the clock to reopen lines into Seattle and support Great Northern and Northern Pacific routes. Three GN trains near Stampede are to regain movement to Cle Elum to replenish supplies. A 400 foot snow slide occurred at Garcia with one rotary plow damaged but no injuries.
General Clarence Edwards, commander of the Panama canal garrison, states that 25,000 soldiers are needed to garrison the canal zone, constituting about a quarter of the nation’s total military strength.
In a stirring appeal to Ireland’s patriots, John Redmond urged men to join the army and fight not only for the English cause but for their own interests on February 4 in Dublin.
The military act becomes active February 10. Men aged 19 to 41 must enlist by March 2 or be conscripts.
February 18 set for the reassembly of the Petrograd duma as reported by Novoe Vremya. The note confirms the parliamentary body will reconvene in the imperial capital on the date.
The Beacon Hill district faces coal shortages and blocked transport as the city street crew works Friday to clear the Beacon Hill bridge grade 12 percent. California and Alki avenues will open to enable wagons to reach the district with relief supplies, though auto trucks cannot pass.
In Tacoma on February 4 business remains hampered and traffic is only slightly improved as renewed snow storms threaten a continuation. Schools are open but attendance is extremely light.
An advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a safe quick cure for dyspepsia gas upset stomach and sour stomach. It claims relief in five minutes and promotes a fifty cent large case from any drug store with no imitation.
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