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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
14
A fragmentary scene on a boardwalk features Annie Lafferty's husband Tim and the commissioner greeting Margie. Tim compliments Margie and jokes about Annie, while Margie muses on aging, love, and a husband still feeling like a boy.
Dyspepsia gone and relief in five minutes with Pape's Diapepsin. A fifty cent case promises no sour risings, belching, or stomach gas, digesting meals as if the stomach were not there and keeping the family free from stomach disorders.
Helm Naval Commission plans two and a half million dollars for Puget Sound Navy Yard to build ways for ship construction. Seattle land promotion urges buy now near the Navy Yard with lots priced from 125 to 200 dollars and ready to develop. The ad notes 1800 workers and more needed, offers to build to suit, and invites readers to visit 316 Pike Street for a free boat ride to view property.
Olympia February 9 Senator Re Ben Johnson of Spokane on the judiciary committee seeks a referendum clause to let voters decide whether to restore capital punishment. Johnson says he supports restoring the death penalty in jury discretion but wants the public to decide the issue.
Amsterdam, Feb 9 Bulgaria has warned the United States that she will support Germany in any eventuality according to a Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette quoted in dispatches received today.
A 1910s report portrays Butte Montana’s rigidly segregated vice district where Mayor H Lane defends regulated commercial degradation. Police enforce calm streets for unmarred miners and tame public behavior, while entertainment venues remain restricted to designated areas.
The ad touts Gets-It as a simple painless remedy to lift and remove corns from the toe. It claims fast drying, immediate comfort, and shoewear ready, with the corn dying and loosening before removal. Sold by EB Lawrence & Co in Chicago and by The Ow! Drug Co in Seattle.
A newspaper ad touts dissolving dandruff with four ounces of plain squid arvon rubbed into the scalp at night. It promises that morning results will erase most if not all dandruff after a few applications and claims relief from itching, plus shinier hair. Liquid arvon is said to be inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Advertisement offering a free trial of a new asthma cure, claiming it works for all ages and stages. It promises relief from wheezing and paroxysms and urges immediate mail-in coupon submission. No payment required.
Olympia reports Senator Jones backs a bill forcing railroad workers to be paid at least twice monthly while opponents call it a tailored provision for railroad interests. Senator Landon attacks the move as a blanket, public service wide measure and predicts house defeat.
The wife of dynamite conspiracy figure Hoekin Lago has filed for divorce in Kansas City. She previously visited him at Leavenworth Prison but visits dwindled, prompting the divorce suit as the nationwide case unfolds.
New York police report Christopher Regan described plans to padlock his door after finding his wife dead in the bed on Tuesday and bruises suggesting possible foul play. Authorities are investigating the deaths as potential crimes and reviewing evidence at the scene.
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