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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
2
A mass of women suffer kidney and bladder issues with back pain headaches and fatigue. The ad claims Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cures kidney related disorders by restoring kidney health, offers a sample for ten cents and sells regular bottles at drug stores.
London newspapers call for immediate blockade of the German coast amid rising German submarine attacks. They urge swift reprisals as public anger grows. Comment on Americas note is guarded and large papers resist American supervision of Germanys food imports to ease the war zone issue.
Alaska delegates attended a Seattle Chamber of Commerce meeting, joined by lawmakers and prominent figures. Present were Senator Sulzer and other Alaska legislators from Kobuk and Ketchikan, editors from Nome and Juneau, Fairbanks and Cordova businessmen, a Valdez attorney, Deputy Clerk of Court, and other officials.
The narrator, Colonel Ruggles, travels with Cousin Egbert to Seattle a frontier town where talk of local politics surfaces. He meets lifelong acquaintances, mocks North American speech, and learns plans to meet the Honourable Josiah Collins later, with a cliffhanger about a face to face encounter.
City council utilities committee hears contention over a proposed cut to residential power to 5 cents per kilowatt hour. Auditor Lamb defended figures claiming a $323,532 cash-fund need for the fighting plant, while Erickson and Landy called the data unfair and warned a five-cent rate could trim surplus but still leave the department solvent.
Advertisements claim Cascar ets Candy Cathartic cleanse the bowels without griping. They target sick children with a gentle laxative promising to soothe the stomach and liver, with full directions and a ten cent price per box for both children and adults.
A fire in a waste chute at the Fairfield hotel on Sixth and Madison drove out about a hundred guests at 4:54 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters battled the blaze as eight rooms burned and several more flooded with water. Night clerk J. H. Young discovered the flames and activated the alarm and evacuation. Fire marshal investigating.
German prisoner Richard Stegler in the Tombs admits fraudulently obtained passports and plans to go to England to act as a spy for Germany. He says naval attache Capt Royed asked him to masquerade as an American businessman to relay British dreadnought locations. Gustav Cook, a waiter, was arrested with him.
A mass meeting of Poles in Seattle and vicinity will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Maccabee hall Ballard under the Polish National Defense committees district 112 Seattle The gathering aims to inform compatriots about actions and work to end Poland's centuries of subjugation and to explain the Polish chief national committee of Europe and the Polish national defense committee in the United States.
An ad declaring no substitutes, urging all ages to choose Horlion as the genuine beverage option. It promotes Horlion as the trusted name for food and drink across generations.
Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours for up to three doses. Opens congested passages, stops discharge, relieves headache feverishness and sore throat. Pape n Cold Compound costs 25 cents at drug stores and acts without assistance. Ensure you get the genuine.
Westerman and Schermer announce closing two Seattle stores with a bona fide closing out sale. Window displays attract attention though sale opens Saturday at 9. Merchandise priced to move includes men shoes at a dollar and suits at three eighty five. George Francis Rowe Co. cooperates in disposing of stock at First Ave corner Yesterday Way in the old Schw building.
Seattle and Tacoma men Harry J. Dahl and William A. McGee were arrested near Sumas as immigration officers intercepted a car carrying four Chinese believed from Vancouver. The detainees were held with the two whites at the detention station, and authorities said they had tracked suspect smugglers for months. U S Attorney Clay Alles indicated the arrests could reveal a larger gang.
The piece warns Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich foods and overfeeding. It promotes Jad Salts or rad Salts as a cheap, safe remedy to flush the kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve bladder disorders with a lemon grape lithia formula.
The Brotherhood of America Yeomen host a social dance Thursday evening at Fussell hall 5613 22nd N W All Yeomen and friends invited to attend.
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