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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
6
Soap should be used with care for hair health. Most soaps and shampoos contain excess alkali that dries the scalp and makes hair brittle. Best option is purified coconut oil soap, used sparingly, which cleanses hair and scalp and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage.
A historic medical pitch touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy developed from a blend of vegetable ingredients and olive oil. The copy claims they restore normal digestion and brighten appearance, noting pale complexions and dull symptoms improve after nightly use. Sold 10c and 25c.
R Hopkins, a jeweler of 6468 49th Ave 8 S W, files suit in November 1915 claiming Hopkins was imprisoned four days without charge in a city jail infested with vermin. He sues former Chief Laula M Lang for 15000 and National Surety for 16000. Lang was on bond for 10000.
More than 40 persons had narrow escapes when the Hartford hotel caught fire in Milwaukee. The blaze began in the basement and climbed to upper floors quickly as guests were roused by firemen. Several were overcome by smoke and carried down fire escapes.
It reports a Cincinnati man’s discovery that freezone coats corns to loosen and lift them with the fingers. A few drops on the corn relieve soreness and shrink the skin, drying without irritation. The article credits safety and mentions reduced risk of infection from improper corn cutting.
New York police hold A. A. Sander and Chas. A. Wanneberg as suspected German spies. Both naturalized Americans born in Germany, they are accused of gathering and sending British military information to Germany. Sander, Hearst's Deutsches Journal employee, faces prior suspicions and links to Boy Ed activities. Wanneberg is described as his assistant. Evidence collected over more than two months by U.S. secret service follows a British tip. Charges include sending 16 "newspaper men" to England amid wartime duties. Attorney Oberwager claims false information and says they distributed German war films.
In Judge Smiths chambers on Monday afternoon Gus Johnson objected to hotels as elevators would attract the devil. He claimed he was sent West by John D to wage war against white slave traffic and was committed to the asylum. Carl Berg also feared the devil and was committed after warning he reached for the devil on a wall.
Byron Phelps, among 18 aspirants for the councilmanic nomination, shows No. 13 on the ballot. A printed card displays No. 13 lever on the voting machines as he urges voters to play the hunch.
City council approves ordinance to appropriate 4000 dollars to purchase a site for a new fire station at the corner of 23rd Ave. 8 W and Spokane Street. The action was taken on Monday.
Members of the Pacific Northwest Rose Society will meet next Friday night in the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club rooms to lay plans for a Seattle rose festival matching other West Coast cities.
Washington reports Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing poised to take permanent command of the Department of the South after Gen. Funston's death. The piece notes Funston’s adventurous life from Kansas farms to Alaska expeditions, and outlines the five living World War I generals amid transfer uncertainties. It also recalls Pershing’s border and European experience and cites Baker’s expectation of quick action on the appointment.
Miss Alice Whitney of Detroit, a noted beauty doctor, prescribes a home mix to darken gray hair. Combine bay rum, Harbo Compound, and glycerine in water, apply twice weekly until the shade reaches the desired level, claiming the result makes a person look twenty years younger without stickiness.
A prescription drugstore ad offers Pyramid Pile Cure as relief for piles with a 50 cent box and a free trial package mailed in plain wrap upon coupon submission. The copy promises that a single box often cures and urges readers to visit a druggist today.
A short health note promoting a DIY cough syrup using 2% ounces of Pinex and sugar syrup. It claims faster relief than ready made products, easing throat irritation and phlegm, and suggests asking the druggist specifically for 2% ounces of Pinex with full directions. The Minex Co. of Ft Wayne, Ind backs a money back guarantee.
Paris reports a surprise raid north of Flirey and west of Waterville resulted in many prisoners captured. In the Oise and Aisne regions artillery activity was noted while other sectors remained calm.
Santa Roba California residents report systematic light signaling seen in the hills above Casadro and out to the Pacific. Frank Opfer notes red signals one night and white others with formations like a cross and a triangle. He filed the matter with United States District Attorney Preston after weeks of observation.
A Great Northern freight train ran away and wrecked at the Cascade grade foot in Everett, killing engineer Charles Dean and seriously injuring two brakemen D. O Connor and Victor Nelson. O Connor has a broken chest and may die. Nelson suffers a broken leg.
In Olympia on February 20 members of the legislature faced telegrams protesting a new banking code. The 44 attorneys in the body argued their profession justifies handling such administrator work.
The supreme court bans lump sum settlements for injured light department workers who previously received 2500. The council approved 24.70 a month for C. D. Fisher while payments for J. E. Rhodes Stephen Fletcher and William McTaggert remain with the finance committee for action.
Alfred Gonzales, ousted Costa Rican president, traveled to Washington where Secretary of State Lansing assured him the United States will not recognize General Tinoco's government following the revolt.
Washington February 20. All appropriations for the Northwest were reduced in the house committee. Alaska Railroad gets ten million five hundred thousand dollars. Rainier park receives thirty thousand dollars. Public buildings grants were approved for Aberdeen Ellensburg Vancouver and Wenatchee.
Washington reports the United States will request safe conducts from Austria and Germany for the passage of the naval collier Carter and the gunboat Des Moines. The move aims to ensure secure movement of U S vessels amid ongoing tensions.
Everett man Thomas Wallace aged 40, a teamster with Washington Paving Co., was killed when an automobile driven by Axel Johnson, foreman at the Weyerhauser mill, struck him last night. Authorities described the incident as a fatal auto accident.
Fremont city council approved an ordinance to provide free ferry service across the canal while the bridge is under construction. The measure suspends charges until the bridge is finished.
Mrs. George Rosaman on the $1,500 Owen H. Baker bond fainted when Baker failed to appear for a preliminary hearing in Justice Brinker s court Monday. The bond was forfeited.
Government reassigns contracts for navy project tiles once held by Hadfields Ltd to three American firms the Midvale Steel Co Washington Steel and Ordnance Co and the Crucible Steel Co. The transfer marks a shift to U S based contractors.
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