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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1915
Page
5
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania February 17 fifty men were entombed by a gas explosion at the Prospect colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co One body and nine injured men have been removed. The incident centers on the mine disaster with scramble to rescue survivors and secure the scene.
An old ad promotes using four ounces of plain liquid argon to treat dandruff by nightly scalp application. It claims the remedy dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and makes hair fluffy and glossy, with four ounces sufficing for complete results.
The Bon Marche held its 12th annual Mardi Gras party for employees and friends on Tuesday night on the Dig store top floor. The informal dress affair featured tulip and rose outfits, artistically decorated rooms with baskets, palms, ferns, and flags. R Wayne Thompson and Marie La Feyette performed modern dance numbers as Seattle’s beauties mingled and enjoyed the festive atmosphere.
This ad promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best laxative for children claiming it avoids opiates, tastes pleasant, and acts gently without griping. It notes price at fifty cents and one dollar and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell at 452 Washington Monticello Lil.
Chinatown bustles with feasting and fireworks as lights glow on King Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Chin Gee and Louie Kay note seasonal changes, calendar shifts, and evolving customs impacting the centuries old Chinese New Year celebration.
A 450 pound safe was carried off from Middleton pharmacy at 2045 10th Ave N in the early morning. Police believe it was taken by car to a remote spot and abandoned. Contents include $22 in cash and money orders.
Mrs. H D Montgomery of Tacoma cried on the witness stand in Judge Ronald's court as she testified in the burglary case against William A Davis, a young man accused of killing her husband on September 28. Davis was acquitted of murder in Pierce county, drawing Judge Clifford's condemnation as a miscarriage of justice, with the allegation that Davis shot Montgomery during an attempt to burglarize the store.
Olympia February 17. C J France and Harold Preston of Seattle urge passage of a bill to raise port commission membership from three to five. The measure will be introduced in the house by Rep Hastings and in the senate by Senator Steiner.
Olympia Feb 17 committee endorses amendments to the Palmer bill to legalize running deer with dogs during the last 10 days of the deer season in Western Washington and to allow removal of county game commissioners with three year terms. The panel also backs a measure to permit raising for slaughter all game birds and animals except deer.
Steamers H B Kennedy and Tourist depart Colman Dock Seattle at 6 10 am except Sunday 8 00 16 39 am 1 30 2 60 ex cept Sunday 2 39 Sunday 6 39 pm Saturday 11 46 pm Time table subject to change without notice Phone Main 2101 Round trip 50e.
A reader weighs changing jobs for better pay and time off while a partner presses for appearances. Other letters discuss gossip, learning photography, national holidays, nursing, school discipline, street etiquette, and a March visit by A. S. Claxton to discuss course duplication. plus an invitation to a dance at Douglas hall.
A health note urges prudent habits to stop minor today ailments from growing into serious tomorrow issues and recommends trusted remedies for digestive troubles.
Promotional ad describes Hamburger Brust Thee as an inexpensive vegetable remedy to break a cold grippe. It recommends a spoonful steeped in boiling water, strained, and consumed for quick relief, claiming opens pores relieves congestion and loosens bowels.
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