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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
5
Washington reports a forthcoming release of notes to Germany and England on the war zone extension and Lusitania issue. The British note defends neutral flags as lawful but warns overuse may endanger neutral merchantmen. Germany asks how to protect neutrals amid its extended war zone.
A 1914 report shows a 5 percent rise in juvenile court cases with 1247 children processed. 797 cases stemmed from personal offenses while sex delinquency intoxication and vagrancy rise. Many cases reflect lack of guardianship and parental separation increasing detentions.
Feb 11. Mrs Marion Paff starts a women only jitney bus in San Francisco driven by a woman. She calls it a jitneyette and plans service for female riders.
The Home Consumers league will inspect the Seattle Cap factory on its regular weekly tour Friday afternoon. Members depart the Henry building at 2 o'clock.
The African Methodist Episcopal church will mark Lincoln's birthday with a Friday night program at the church. Lieut. Gov. Hart has been invited as the guest of honor.
Tenino February 11 Crescent Oil company will resume drilling immediately after J F Canon new president announced that sufficient funds have been secured to continue operations.
London reports Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that Britain considers drastic measures to paralyse German commerce. He cited flagrant breaches of international warfare rules and hinted that the German submarine blockade of the English coast could be followed by a blockade of the German coast by the British fleet.
Mary Boyle O’Reilly and H. H. J. Phillips describe conditions in Belgium under German occupation. The writers report massive food loss and property theft, detailing sent aid and the state of the besieged nation.
The Miscellaneous column in the Star Want Ads section lists varied notices and brief items. Readers can find small ads and short notices spanning personal, business, and community topics within this page segment.
A reader questions belief in luck and the differences between two fiancés. The adviser argues luck is a mindset, urges personal responsibility, and counsels future planning. The blue mood eases as the thrifty fiancé promises a stable home and eventual comforts in old age.
A columnist explains that wives often fear unseen rivals and suggests introducing the wife to the suspected woman to defuse jealousy. The piece notes men cling to old loves and avoid change, and advises using initial correspondence cards for brief informal notes.
Albert Blair attempted a scheme toward the wife of the police chief Thursday morning and fled when pursued by Motorcycle Cops Fortner and Bell. He was captured and brought to headquarters where he claimed ignorance of the chief’s wife.
B J Bernhardt proprietor of the Minor pharmacy at 1100 Broadway was fined $50 in police court on Wednesday for unlawfully selling morphine. Police stenographer Gaskill bought morphine from one of Bernhardt's clerks three weeks earlier.
Doctors nationwide report a grip epidemic with distressing symptoms that weaken the kidneys and cause back and urinary troubles. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a herbal remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. A sample bottle is offered for ten cents by Dr Kilmer Co. Dept R Binghamton NY with larger sizes available at druggists.
The piece argues jitneys will dominate urban transit, threatening streetcar companies. It predicts reduced fares and stock squeezes as tactics to save railroads, noting jitneys spread across regions and seasons. The author drolly forecasts dwindling trolley dividends as competition intensifies.
Tia Juana, Mexico, February 11. Hundreds of American sightseers, mostly innocent, arrived in the border town and left wiser and sadder. Reported crimes include robbery at gunpoint, knockout drug use, and swindles by professional gamblers, bunco steers, and women known to police in other cities. The underworld uses senoritas to lure visitors to be fleeced.
A Victorian era advertisement touts Hyomel as a cure for catarrh claiming the germ destroying formula reaches the nose and lungs to destroy germs. It criticizes temporary creams and tonics and notes drugstores in Beattie offering guarantees and pocket inhalers with complete treatments.
Announcement from Gustave Muhl Paint Co noting twenty years in business at 219 Pike St and relocation to 618 Pike St between 6th and 7th. The letter emphasizes improved facilities, interior decorating, painting, papering, and framing services with a call for patrons to visit the new location four blocks east. The owner cites growing space needs and past favorable customer relations.
Gen Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the home army in England, drills a 500000 strong force across the British Isles in defense basics as a precaution against German invasion.
Robert Wheeler a 20 year old grocer shot his girlfriend wife at their home over threats of leaving him. He fled toward the depot but Police Lieutenant Hedges recognized him from a photograph and pursued him for three blocks. Mrs Wheeler 19 died at city hospital from a bullet to the brain. Wheeler worked as a fireman at Sears Roebuck Co.
An old advertisement touts Hromo Quinine tablets as a quick cure for colds. It claims Grove’s Nature is in each box and offers a refund if it fails, implying a money back guarantee to attract buyers.
Seattle readers see an ad touting Adler i ka a buckthorn bark glycerine mixture as a universal bowel cleanser claimed to purge constipation sour stomach and even aid appendicitis. The ad promises effects within one minute and cites Swift's Pharmacies on Second Ave and Pike St and 136 N Broadway.
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