Gun Cotton Sox Explode on Feet
A man was injured when his device exploded at a local site. The object, described as guncotton, was reported to have been prepared for several uses by allied agents during the war.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
9
Stop It Acid Stomach and Indigestion Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes quick relief for stomach issues including acid stomach gas and bloating. It prescribes Magnesia water mixed with Bisurated Magnesia to drink with meals and claims rapid relief praised by thousands.
League of Women Voters Emerges From Suffrage Movement
Chicago dispatch reports the National American Woman Suffrage Association ends after its final convention. The League of Women Voters is formed as an independent successor to pursue legislative reform, seeking cooperation with other national reform groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
National American Woman Suffrage Association
League of Woman Voters
Tts
Fel
Hoover Receives Civic Forum Medal in New York
Herbert Hoover was awarded the civic forum medal for distinguished public service in a New York ceremony. The award was presented by Charles E. Hughes who called Hoover the great civilian of the world war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Civic Forum
New York
Herbert Hoover
Charlies BE. Hughes
New Rule Stated for Dining Room in Hospital City
In Rochester Minnesota on February 19 a new dining room etiquette rule urges guests to avoid discussing operations. The Women's Civic club condemns raids on Russians causing mental and physical anguish under peaceful reform declarations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Women's Civic Club
Perjury charges loom in Woodcock murder case
San Francisco reports lawyer Woodcock and wife Mia Alice Woodcock face perjury indictments tied to the last September killing of Edward Kelly, with the grand jury accusing him of 16 false statements. Warren G Cooper, present that night, testifies the Woodcocks plotted to punish flirtation. Cooper also faces murder charges and claims Woodcock urged him to accept a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Woodcocks
Woodcock
Cooper
Eald
Beck
Fraud Scheme Involves Change Gimmick In City
A well dressed youth in Los Angeles used a $1 working capital to obtain $49 at Harringtons and $41 at the Sweet Shop. He asked for a $20 bill and paid with a fistful of change, then sealed envelopes. After cashiers counted short change, they opened envelopes to find nothing inside. Police describe the incident as a change fraud using emptied envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fr. A. Harrington
South Spring St
Wiastaria Sweet Shop
South Broadway
Flames Threaten Naval Hospital Fire at Charleston Naval Hospital
A fire destroyed the men’s hall and galley of the naval hospital in Charleston South Carolina. Flames threatened to engulf the entire facility and bedridden patients were removed. Officials believe the blaze started in the galley from a defective stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
8. C
Naval Hospital
How to Use Vick's Vapo Rub to Prevent Flu
A historical guide advocates using Vicks VapoRub to prevent colds and flu by inhaling vapors from warmed salve and applying it to the throat chest and nostrils. It cites external treatment benefits for chest congestion and cites rising use with 17 million jars sold yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick
North Carolina
Vicks
Seattle Nurse Returns to U S A From Siberia
Miss Grace Harrington of Seattle chief nurse of the western division in Siberia arrived in San Francisco. She traveled to Turgoyak in the Ural mountains to evacuate a children's hospital. Others in the party include Mia Amy J. Pratt Nessie Burton Beat tie Bether Peterson Lorene G Gipple from Ferndale and Orting Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Harrington
Seattle
Siberia
San Francisco
Turgoyak
Ural Mountains
Mia
Amy J. Pratt
Nessie Burton
Beattie
Bether Peterson
Ferndale
Wash
Lorene G. Gipple
Orting
Waah
Nursing Mothers Strengthen Baby With Vinc Vita
An old advertisement claims Vinc Vita boosts a mother's strength and improves baby health by delivering red blood, digestible nourishment, and vitality. It touts cod liver oil and tonic formulas as the best remedy and encourages mothers to try a bottle for better baby growth and personal well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
Noth
Railway Rules Outlined in Conference Report
Washington Feb 19 Senator Cumming presented in the Senate the conference report on railroad legislation. The House will take up the report next Monday and action is expected Saturday. The plan creates a 6 percent return guarantee, with profits above that shared with a contingent fund, an arbitration system, a $200 million revolving loan fund, and sunset of wartime powers. Public and labor representation included in the railway labor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cumming
Senate
House
Ekech
Peasion
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bil
Railway Board of Labor Appeals
Ash Wednesday Opens Lent in City Churches
Ash Wednesday inaugurates the 1920 Lenten season with special services observed by many churches across the city.
Funeral Services for Mrs Hildred Simons Henkie
Funeral services for Mrs Hildred Simons Henkie aged 24 were held Sunday afternoon at Pleits Rafferty parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildred Simons Henkie
Pleits Rafferty
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