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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1919
Page
13
In Dallas Texas February 17 workmen unearthed an elephant tusk over 12 feet long from a grave pit south of the city. The tusk found twenty feet underground is well preserved and given to Southern Methodist University. Professors call it the finest specimen seen and suggest the teeth found weeks earlier belonged to the same prehistoric elephant.
Ithaca New Jersey woman says she suffered severe pain and an abscess for three years and could not walk before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After six bottles she recovered and resumes dressmaking. She endorses the medicine to other women.
An advertisement from Bellingham Chemical Co of Bellingham Washington claims a stomach preparation relieves gas sour stomach heartburn belching and bloating in two minutes. It invites readers to send name and address for a 30 day trial with one dollar due after the trial.
Washington report notes Maj Frederick Brown proposes allowing marriage by mail for soldiers with war department support while dismissing divorce by mail. Anell signs the order, arguing marriage aids society. Brown cites Detroit divorce rate as proof of need despite wartime, and Cupid’s scheme is met with skepticism.
Mabel Mlee Norris pleaded guilty in Roxbury district court to three charges of larceny from the Simmons college dormitory Bruant club Fenway nursing home and nurses' home. She faced additional charges on which she pleaded not guilty and was held on 5000 bail. Police say jewelry and clothing valued at 1500 were found in her Huntington avenue room and linked to female students and nurses. Norris, described as 19 and daughter of a leather dealer in Little Rock, said monthly allowance of 85 from home was insufficient for her wardrobe.
Farrand named chairman of the central committee of the American Red Cross. A student of psychology and anthropology, he led the University of Colorado before the war and has directed the international health board’s campaign against tuberculosis in France. Wilson presided over the appointment.
In Boston Massachusetts on February 17 the Arlington fire department freed M Clare Whittaker four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest C Whittaker from a milk can frozen to the ground. The girl slipped her foot into the can then could not remove it provoking screams neighbors and police called the fire crew who used pickaxes and cutting tools to remove the can from her foot.
Sheriff Wright asked for handcuffs but the package delivered to Wyandotte County in Kansas City contained curling irons instead. Purchasing agent David Buckland stated he ordered them, and Wright reported the mix up to Buckland at his office.
In the Northwest a broad readership turns to Star Want Ads for classifieds across services, jobs, and goods. The paper notes diverse categories and strong circulation drawing readers from multiple communities.
Hyomel cures catarrh and relieves related symptoms with daily inhalation. The ad claims the liquid and hard rubber inhaler kit ends catarrh and associated coughs and bronchitis, touting Martell Drug Co and other druggists as sellers and promising low cost for a complete outfit.
An old home recipe for darkening faded hair uses Sage Tea and Sulphur to restore color and luster. The article notes the modern store version named Wretch Sage and Sulphur Compound, sold cheaply, claimed to darken hair naturally within days.
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