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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1921
Page
8
Delphia reports a University of Pennsylvania museum led expedition will explore ancient Palestine focusing on one of the oldest towns in the Bible. The project aims to illuminate primeval humanity and Canaanite sin, with scientists and students traveling by rail for a three year excavation.
Reverend Cleveland Kiel of University Christian denounces Blue Sunday as commercializing the Lord's day and degrading holy institutions. He condemns those who would profit from religious observance and calls for reverence in worship.
Warsaw reports a final peace accord remains uncertain as Soviet representatives refuse to meet Polish reparations demands. Polish delegates demand 000,000 rubles in gold, while Russians call the sum confiscatory and offer 30,000,000 rubles in other forms.
Thomas B. Ferguson, territorial governor when Oklahoma was admitted to statehood, died today in Oklahoma City after undergoing major surgery a week earlier.
A medical view promotes iron rich vegetables like spinach lentils and baked apples plus organic iron supplements such as Nuxated Iron. It advises comparing blood counts before and after a month of use to show improved red blood cells and vigor, with the aim of restoring color and nerve strength.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as an intestinal antiseptic and cleanser that supposedly destroys colon bacilli in eight minutes, relieves gas and stomach discomfort, and aids against appendicitis. It cites physicians who praise its quick, complete action and promotes widespread sale at drug stores.
Mustafa Kemal, Turkish nationalist leader, declares in an exclusive statement to United Press that he defies the allies, offers peace terms, and welcomes American mediation from his Ankara headquarters. Turkish Greek hostilities are suspended while allied ministers meet in London to settle disputes, with Kemal commanding about 16,000 troops facing a Greek army under General Vlachopoulos. Former Premier Venizelos travels to London to help enforce the Heret treaty he helped draft.
Turkish Nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal delivers to the United Press a public statement rejecting the Sevres treaty. He demands Constantinople under Turkish sovereignty and argues for U.S. mediation, while denouncing Britain France and Greece and proposing plebiscites in Western Thrace. Paderewski arrives in New York from Europe.
Dumar notes eight inches of snow in Dumar on the Lake Burien line based on his own measurement. Government records put the Madrona district at 4.7 inches. Snow began Sunday at 2 30 am and fell through the day with temperatures from 32 at dawn to 26 in the afternoon.
An advertisement claims women can transform old skirts waists stockings and coverings using Diamond Dyes. It promises easy directions, a choice of 16 fade resistant colors, and warns against poor streaks or ruined material. It advises telling the druggist fabric type to ensure proper dyeing results.
An advertisement touts Blood Iron Phosphate as a remedy for thinness anemia neurasthenia sleeplessness and weak nerves. It claims faster recovery through increased red blood cells and nerve strength and offers a three weeks treatment for $1.50 with a refund if dissatisfied from Owl Drug Co. and other druggists.
A vintage advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm for colds and catarrh. It claims immediate relief by opening nasal passages, soothing inflamed mucous membranes, and providing painless breathing after applying a small amount in the nostrils. The copy emphasizes fragrance and antiseptic action.
Grant Pither of Champaign county overwhelmed a giant prairie wolf during a wolf hunt on a Illinois Institute holiday. No guns were used as crowds watched a daring, hand to hand capture ending with the wolf’s death. It was the first wolf killed near the area in 30 years and crowned Pither state champion wolf catcher.
Denver February 14 report notes that many so called sealskin coats are made from black rabbit fur shaved to seal length. Fisherman F H Moulten of Arvada says the fashion relies on rabbit fur, which is inexpensive, yet the finished garments sell for 300 to 1000 dollars. In Council Bluffs, 22 people were overcome by gas fumes from a heater at Sunday school.
1 500 new boxes added for safekeeping bonds and valuable papers. Visit the vault entrance at the corner of Second Ave and Pike St to examine the equipment.
Mrs. H. J. Marchard of 36 Lawrence St Salem Massachusetts says Foley's Kidney Pills relieved kidney disorder with results beyond expectation and she recommends them to every troubled woman.
The Rhodes Co announces store hours 9 to 5 30 with a sale on 850 yards of 514 inch hair bow ribbons in plain rose Copenhagen navy blue and pink formerly 50c now 30c a yard on Tuesday.
A vintage list of fabric and sewing notions outlines Tuesday specials from Carlsons and Kleinerts. Spools, threads, buttons, pins, belts, laces, aprons, veils, and garments are offered with former prices and Tuesday only discounts, highlighting color varieties and sizes.
Seventy six school teachers in New Westminster walk out in a salary dispute. In Spokane nearby, A. D. Allison, a fruit grower, is killed in a vehicle collision.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as rapid relief for indigestion. It claims immediate easing of stomach pain from acidity, gas, sourness, heart burn, and dyspepsia with no waiting. The tablet is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Interstate commerce committee begins hearings on amendments to war risk insurance law. Ways and Means committee continues tariff hearings on articles now on the free list.
A proposal to operate jitney buses as a transfer line from the Jefferson Park end to Ninth avenue and Beacon avenue will be discussed Tuesday night at Chris Tensen’s hall on Graham Avenue Sacramento. Frank C. Shoo bert of Portland Oregon was killed in a fall under a train.
An advertising item extols Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a superior hair cleanser. It warns against alkali-heavy soaps and claims the product cleanses scalp without harming hair, lathers richly with a few spoonfuls, leaves hair silky and manageable, and is inexpensive and widely available.
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