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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
6
Police seek dollars as theft at the Algonquin apartment of Herman 8 Frye of Gill Hoyt Frye law firm is reported. Thieves ransacked the residence on Tuesday night, converting valuables valued at several hundred dollars.
The Star reports a humorous trial of the Binet test with school board members unable to repeat its sentences. Directors Eckstein and others admit difficulty while secretary Jones misreads and pretends to recall, highlighting doubts about the test’s application in public schools.
School Directors Eckstein Winsor and Shorrock with Superintendent Cooper and Dr. Ira Brown named by the board of education to investigate a proposal to administer the mothers pension law through the school board. The suggestion originated from Mrs Nellie Hurnalde of the Legislative Federation.
Former Congressman A Mitch Palmer will lead the democratic effort in Pennsylvania for the coming presidential campaign. He assumed the reins after a conference with state leaders. Head The Hose Garden Husband.
Paris reports violent storms along the western battle line impeded the artillery duel and kept infantry in trenches. Official state men say the weather delayed operations and reduced daylight fighting potential.
Petrograd rejoices over the fall of Erzerum as Grand Duke Nicholas’s forces advance. Crowds celebrate, churches chant Te Deum, and newspapers hail the victory as a prelude to Russian offensives in Poland and Galicia. British forces near Bagdad shift the outlook in the region. Holland braces for Zeppelins and floods as dikes break and North Sea tides threaten Amster dam area.
A pamphlet touts a morning hot water flush with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. It claims the routine prevents indigestion, bilious attacks, nervous days and sleepless nights, urging daily use and noting a quarter pound costs little.
An old advertisement touts Kellogg's Santtone Wafers as a universal nerve tonic that strengthens nerves, blood, and brain power. It claims rapid relief from fatigue and lists a free 60 cent trial box offer by sending a small fee, with the full size sold in Seattle drug stores.
Reports claim Jean Crones may hide in Metropolis after a letter to the Times alleging arsenic in soup at the Chicago banquet for Archbishop Mundelein. A Cambridge man saw Crones at South Station and Fritz Schoenfeld was arrested in a South Side raid related to the poison plot.
Former Serbian state secretary for foreign affairs and late minister to the court of St James arrives with the Serbian mission to express gratitude to the American people for relief work. Mr Miyatovich is described as a poet as well as a diplomat.
At the sixth national orange show in San Bernardino the opening featured a landscape made of oranges. The fruit display is valued at $200,000 and drew many visitors to the fair.
Water funds increase about two percent from 1914 with 1915 revenues totaling 953,031.03 dollars, a rise of 18,427.86 dollars. Electrical inspectors in the building department must now pass an efficiency examination as ordered by the public safety committee.
Early morning sale offers deep cuts on home items with limited quantities. Featured goods include graters, cutters, egg whip, noodle cutter, metal polishes, oil lamps, silver polish and toilet paper holder at low prices.
London reports experts warned of fleets of Zeppelins and 200 mile per hour aircraft attacking England within a generation. They said naval supremacy would not help if Germany controls the air, as Parliament noted Germany’s air superiority and steps to fix the defect. Read "The Rose Garden Husband."
A badly decomposed man was found Thursday morning in Elliott Bay near the Pacific Coast Steamship Co docks. He is unidentified, about 45, with an Ingersoll watch in a trouser pocket. The body was taken to the public morgue.
An advertisement claims dissolving dandruff with four ounces of liquid argon applied at night will remove all signs of dandruff by morning. Three or four additional applications allegedly destroy all traces, stop itching, and leave hair fluffy and glossy. liquid arvon is sold at drug stores.
An advertisement touts a simple wash using a product from a druggist mixed with hot water to create thick lather. It claims the process dissolves dandruff oil and dirt, leaves hair fluffy and lustrous, and easy to style with quick drying.
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