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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
8
Special to The Star by N Had Berlin reports Dr. Walter Rathenau says German factories can sustain peacetime output using ermata materials. Wartime copper use was 200000 tons yearly, now replaced by about 100000 tons aluminum from clay. A north Berlin plant with 16000 workers used half its capacity for munitions and half for peace time goods.
Paris reports a vast 1918 blast at La Courneuve near Paris mid March that destroyed the locality, killed fourteen people, and was heard across a 40 mile radius. The censor notes the release of this information. The Fleur De Lys club invites readers to a dance at Douglas Hall on February 21.
Plain English ad urges Mi O Na stomach tablets to relieve indigestion and stomach distress. It promises quick relief from dizziness biliousness and headaches and offers a refund if relief is not achieved. Sold by Tell Drug Co and leading druggists.
A home remedy suggests taking Parmint double strength dissolved in hot water with sugar. Four spoonfuls daily claimed to ease head noises and nasal congestion by loosening mucus and improving breathing. The note urges anyone with catarrhal deafness or head noises to try the prescription.
A collage of film notes and names for current and upcoming releases. Sennett comedies stitch and mip headlines with Pathe Weekly and Strand listings. Marguerite Clark stars in MeW Wiges of the Cabbage Watch and Kathiya Williams with William Parker in The Spellers.
Japanese actor Seesue Hayakawa discusses his love of fight scenes in photoplays and the use of Jiujiu tricks in The Temple of Dusk. Pepper the Bennett cat stars in Stitch and Rip Tailors at the Liberty, while Mae Maresh plays Lucille Cameron in The Racing Strain at the Clemmer. Henry B. Walthall brings a new film to the Strand.
Strand presents And a Badly Small Voice with Walthall as a thief reformed by a determined woman. Marguerite Clark stars in Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch at the Colosseum with a cosy, hopeful set. Kensie Eyton shines in The Spoilers at Rex. Pearl White leads The Lightning Rider serial at Pantages and is named honorary president of the American Cadets by nearly 125000 cadets.
The latest starring vehicle The Probation Wife will feature Norma Talmadge. Kay Laurell chosen by Rex Beach for a lead in The Brand now filming. William Farnum completes The Man Hunt. Louise Lovely in a leading feminine role. Charlie Chaplin’s Bunnyside centers on rural life with farmers and animals.
A medical authority links weak thin blood to indigestion and melancholy, noting that restoring blood tone with a tonic helps body function. Mrs. Michael Stevens of Kalamazoo cites relief after using Dr Williams' Pink Pills, and the company advertises pills at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, with a free diet book offered.
A mentally unstable man with a gun breached Governor Philipp’s private office in Madison on Tuesday aiming to seize 26 million dollars. A second intruder entered yesterday but was driven out by the governor. The man, about 45 and poorly dressed, laughed and asked for the governor’s 1920 platform before being confronted and rejected.
In San Francisco on February 12, Dr. David H. Burson, a physician, asks the superior court for an order allowing more frequent visits with his daughter Helen and for the child to be addressed by his name rather than her mother Hazel Carran Burson Bowles Stingle. The complaint notes the girl, about six years old, is confused by multiple stepfathers and names.
Vaudeville performer Jack Carson known as Nemo the Jail Breaker seeks 1000 bail to leave Aurora jail. He demonstrated jail breaking and handcuff slipping on stage, with a history of breaking out when jailed in other cities. He is held for grand jury on a charge of stealing a 200 dollar diamond.
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