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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
7
The cigarette has greatly increased match demand, with millions used by American forces. The syndicate plans another plant in the Pacific Northwest and has acquired 600,000 feet of British Columbia lumber for initial match production. It has solved potash and other chemical needs for the process.
C. C. Lyon recounts attending a Berlin fancy dress ball two weeks after the armistice. The event drew elite guests, with an admission of 1 mark and champagne at eight dollars a bottle. Prizes included a pound of butter, reflecting postwar scarcity and social excess.
A bill to create a 5 million dollar state reclamation fund to be raised by a half mill tax for five years. Proponent Rep EBF Banker of Okanogan proposes using the money for irrigation drainage and diking projects. A state board including the hydralic engineer agriculture commissioner treasurer land commissioner and the state college president would oversee the fund.
Sacramento report states 55 year old miner John Thomas, staying at the Commercial hotel, declared two weeks earlier he would kill himself. At 620 this morning he fired a bullet through his brain in his room, death instantaneous. He had suffered severely from rheumatism.
Albert Olson of Hillcrest reports two Negro women stopped him at Fourth Ave and Spring St last Wednesday night and robbed him of 40 dollars in cash and a 50 dollar check. He described the assailants and said the crime occurred near the Hillcrest hotel.
Advertisers claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has helped women in towns and villages, urging readers to consult neighbors about its use for various ailments. The pitch emphasizes widespread familiarity and success through personal networks.
Advertised as a universal remedy for nerve pains lumbago neuritis and rheumatic twinges Sloan's Liniment claims rapid relief with clean application and economy priced at 30¢ 60¢ and 1.20 dollars.
Several letters praise The Seattle Star for its stance during the recent city strike episode. Contributors express admiration for courage and Americanism, sending thanks and subscription offers from editors and corporate readers alike.
A crowded list records numerous birth announcements and marriages across several city addresses. Entries mention names such as Fr M. Kieball, McAllister, Hannester, Willerd, Merge, DeLoore, Richard, Modes, Thygensen, Grayiant, and many more with dates in February and January at various streets and avenues.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds with quinine free formula. It claims two hour doses followed by a third halt grippe symptoms, opening nasal passages and easing headache fever sore throat and sneezing.
Senator A V Fawcett proposes a law to appoint a public defender by mayor in first class cities with salary fixed by ordinance. The defender would assist police court victims daily, visiting the jail and offering legal aid before fees are set.
King Alexander of Greece and several guards were bitten in an incident described by contemporary reports. Officials have not released full details of the attack or the injuries sustained by the royal party.
An advertisement urges drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to detoxify the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this routine neutralizes indigestible waste poisons and toxins improving digestion and preventing headaches backaches and bilious attacks. It promotes limestone phosphate as cheap tasteless white powder.
King county senators are Howard ID Taylor 30th district I G O Hara Biet district Daniel Landon 42nd district Wil Naga Wray 33rd district T D Rockwell 34th district Frank F I Renick 35th district Fred W Hastings 36th district Geo B Lamping 37th district. King county representatives are Fred Moss James T Jones Walter J Lunn 40th district Alfred I Miller Evan Thomas 41st district George N Hodgson H C Bohrke 42nd district Manny Allen Frank G Myers 44th district W W Conner Frank Monogue 44th district C Qualheim Robert Chaas 45th district Stephen A Hull Frank Cotterill 46th district W M Tease J uM Gule 47th district.
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