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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1921
Page
9
Every Christmas day for 40 years a woman in a hill cottage has set a place at her table for a husband who vanished after leaving Cardiff in 668 ship. She keeps the dinner ready and says she will continue until the end of the chapter, waiting for his return.
In Vienna on February 15, waiters quit work to protest employers not hiring through an employment bureau. As a result nearly all hotels and restaurants are closed and business activity halted.
A Seattle claimant praises Wonder Health Restorer as a herbal remedy curing coughs and declination from prolonged winter illness. The ad touts relief from rheumatism bronchitis catarrh indigestion and kidney and bladder issues, promising a money back guarantee if results fail. It claims no alcohol or narcotics and cites a Scotch herbalist formula with distributor contact in Seattle.
London Feb 15 An official rat expert cites a clever scheme at a Led factory where plots of varnished plates lured rats. Workers laid factory waste over the varnish to cover passages, enabling hundreds of rats to be caught yet the rodents used the waste to bypass guards and move unseen across the premises.
An old advertisement urges parents to trust California Syrup of Figs as the best and harmless laxative for children. It emphasizes the fruity taste and full directions on each bottle, instructing buyers to look for the California spelling on the package.
Inge of St Pauls argues in the Yale Review that England faces moral bankruptcy due to war profits and luxury among millionaires. He warns extravagant living feeds social disorder, boosts vice, and erodes respect for law as soldiers seek a “good time.” Inge links wartime wealth to postwar unrest and discontent.
K. J. Nally president of the Radio Corporation of America and A. W. Fr. Alex Anderson chief engineer are in Europe to schedule meetings with capitals for an international wireless treaty. The aim is to speed universal wireless communication and broaden sending radius.
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