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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1916

Page

6

No Goods To Be Placed By Gilson Gardner

U S will place no goods in protest of British interference with neutral trade. An embargo on exports would pressure Britain but harm American prosperity. 1807 embargo history shows widespread business collapse, falling prices, idle wages, and ruined merchants, with freedom of the seas dismissed.

Washington United States Great Britain England Jefferson Congress Napoleon Adams West Indies Nova Scotia

Olive Tablets Offer Digestive Relief by Aiding Liver Fuel

Thousands seek relief from stomach upset by Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The vegetable formula, blended with olive oil, aims to stimulate liver and bowels for natural digestion. Take one or two at bedtime for faster relief. available at 10 and 26 cents per box from druggists.

Dr. Edwards Edwardes Olive Tablet Company Columbus

Learn to Play Piano in Hours By Numeral Method

Detroit musician offers a new system to teach piano or organ in an hour or two. Send name and address by postal card or letter to receive the guide and three sheets of music free of charge. Address Numeral Method Module Co. 126 L Trussed Concrete Building Detroit Mich.

Detroit

Jersey Coats Replace Sweater In Sport Fashion

New York reports a shift in style as Jersey coats replace silk sweaters for sportswear. The column notes the maid of sports favors Jersey coats for golf tennis boating and travel, arguing coats keep her smart and comfortable.

New York Jersey Maid of Sports New York

Millionaire dispute swells as Gould suit targets fortune

Mrs. Howard Gould faces a $96 suit by her brother in law George Gould over family wealth adjustments. The article notes a sharp shift in fashion sales as last year’s $15 sweaters drop to $4.98 amid February promotions. New Jersey sport coats in silk or wool Jersey draw buyers with hip length cuts and dramatic cape collars.

Howard Gould George Gould Gould New Jersey

Committee backs weapons bill despite mayor veto

After hearing Josiah Collins plea for the concealed weapons ordinance a public safety committee voted to recommend passage over the mayor veto. The bill sets a 25 license for dealers and requires a 25 cent permit fee paid to police. Chief Lang supported initial proposal but opposes the vetoed bill now.

Josiah Collins Public Safety Committee Lang

Raid on Stewart Street Pharmacy Nets Alcohol Evidence

Police conducting a warrant raid at 109 Stewart St. seized ten quarts of wine and a bottle of whisky as evidence. Clerk Carl Henninger, 21, was arrested and released on $500 bail. The pharmacy has been raided three prior times since January.

Justice Brinker Stewart St Carl Henninger

Rheumatism Heals at Home Says Syracuse Man

Merk Ho Jackson of Syracuse New York shares his years of suffering from rheumatic pain and offers a free remedy by mail. He asks sufferers to send their address and promises to explain how he cured himself without cost or obligation.

Merk Ho Jackson Syracuse New York Mead Thue Mark H. Jackson N. Y

Sergeant Recounts Cramer Death Near Minaca

American Conan Leteher from Chihuahua Mexico reports details surrounding the murder of Bart Cramer by Villa followers on January 4. Cramer was shot through the spine and later shot again in the head while camping with other Americans about 18 miles from Minaca. the account was sent to his uncle, Sergi, and to Al Ryan of the Seattle police department.

Conan Leteher Chihuahua Mexico Bart Cramer Villa Sergi al Ryan Seattle Cramer Minaca

Cleveland women form "Live to be 100" club

Six young women in Cleveland Ohio organize a "Live to be 100" club and begin a century life run. The first rule states never get angry temper shortens life.

Cleveland

Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Eczema Skin Ailments

Advertising copy touts Zemo as a dependable treatment for eczema pimples blackheads rough skin and similar conditions. It claims quick relief after applying a semo furnished by a druggist for two hours with an extra large bottle. The product is described as non greasy non sticky non staining and effective even after other remedies fail.

Theatres Blood and Thunder at the Hippodrome

Robert Athon and company stage an old time blood and thunder melodrama for comparison with modern plays. The Musical McDonalds perform brass instrument acts while Suita and Clark and Jackson and Marence offer vaudeville routines. Northwest newsreels complete the program.

Robert Athon and Company Hippodrome Theatre McDonalds Suita and Clark Jackson and Marence Northwest

Jewell City Trio Headlines Alhambra Vaudeville

The Jewell City trio tops the Alhambra bill with a comedy singing talking and piano act. Also appearing are Math Brothers and Girlie, the Vyns with farm yard novelty, and King Blackface the horse with a human brain. a Keystone comedy provides the laughs.

Jewell City Alhambra Math Brothers Vyns Farm Yard King Blackface

Pinched in Time by Police at Quarry Station

Joe Wright and Adam Kugen were about to load 2,000 pounds of copper trolley wire from weeds near Quarry Station into a truck when Special Agent Scallen of the P B T L P Co arrested them Wednesday night.

Joe Wright Adam Kugen Quarry Station Scallen P. 8

Canthrax Shampoo Promised To Cure Dandruff

An old advertisement touts a home remedy shampoo using a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water. It claims to soothe the scalp remove dandruff oil and dirt and leave hair glossy with added fullness and pliancy.

Instant action buckthorn bark remedy sold in Seattle

Seattle users praise Adler i ka for instant relief of constipation sour stomach and gas through bowel action. One spoonful relieves most cases and may prevent appendicitis. Swift's Pharmacies at 2nd Ave and Pike and 235 N Broadway promote the remedy.

Seattle Swift's 2Nd Ave Pike N. Broadway

Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Tonic Promoted

An advertisement extols Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use tonic to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims quick results with a few applications, removes dandruff, stops scalp itching and thinning hair, priced about sixty cents per bottle.

Wyeth

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