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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
4
A shopper describes a cold reception from the weather and visits Cherry's on Second Ave between Madison and Spring to buy a coat at a reduction sale. He pays on credit with no money down and praises the quality and value. The ad notes the store location near the Pig'n Whistle.
A Galveston Tex proclamation declares the city as home to the greatest cotton part in the world. Local officials tout the industry’s prominence and potential.
The Williams Treatment advertises a free 5 cent bottle of 32 doses to prove it can conquer kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatic pains caused by excess uric acid. Readers are invited to mail a request with ten cents for postage to The Dr. D. A. Williams Co. East Hampton Connecticut established 1892.
Frank Plummer son of Charlie Plummer Seattle’s early postmaster died this week in Pierce county hospital. He grew up at the foot of Commercial street and after his father’s passing inherited 60 000 dollars. The Plummer family had wide business interests including a merchant venture a sawmill and a dock at Yesterday.
An inheritance tax remittance of 7287.20 was received Tuesday by the state tax commissioner's office from the estate of W. Martus, late Beattie music dealer. The estate, consisting entirely of personal property, bonds, mortgages and stock, was appraised at 128900.30.
A man who left his father's thrift and spent his inheritance vanished for years. He was later located near Kapowayin on the Tacoma and Western railway and died around age sixty five in a typical Northwestern setting.
Dr Edwards 17 years practice offers Olive Tablets as a non calomel laxative. Sugar coated olive colored tablets promise gentle action with no griping. If you suffer dark mouth bad breath tired feel sick headache or torpid liver one or two tablets at bedtime may bring relief. Available 10c 30c.
An ad describes a simple method to remove all hair or fuzz using a delatone paste. Apply a thick mixture, wait about two minutes, then rub off and wash. The skin is left intact if used correctly, but readers are advised to ensure the product is delatone.
Councilman A Lou Cohen pushes charter change drafted by Corporation Counsel Walter I Meier. He calls for splitting the railway from the public utilities department into a distinct city department with a separately paid superintendent and removed from civil service. If approved by council the amendment would appear on the spring election ballot May 2.
Washington report says coffee tea and sugar will be exempt from new taxes to fund the soldier bonus. The house ways and means republican subcommittee opposes taxing foods and favors a general sales tax with specific exemptions. They may mirror Canada’s plan and await further funding options while President Harding remains favorable.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid, safe remedy for sour, gassy stomachs. It claims relief within minutes, prevents harmful drug use, and promotes easy digestion when consuming problematic foods. A sixty cent case is suggested for home use.
The discussion centers on a foreign bond idea opposed by committee allies unless a definite means of payment is provided. The plan risks leaving open the possibility that bonds alone could finance the bonus. Presidential optimism about a forthcoming British issue suggests a potential funding path, with Treasury experts citing about $580, etc.
A committee drafts a proposal to raise up to 000,000 annually by a sales tax capped at 3 percent. The levy would apply only to manufacturers or wholesalers, not retailers or middlemen, but no concrete plan or agreement exists yet.
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