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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
19
The Federal Board for Vocational Education reports funding allocations for disabled veterans from the great war, including 21,018 for treatment and 18,000 for insane care, totaling 115,918 with about 200,000 men affected.
The policy outlines pensions only for disabilities of ten percent or more while all disabled veterans qualify for tuition in schools and free books. Estimated costs run 90 to 125 dollars monthly for care. Some receive aid until rehabilitation, others become lifelong pensioners. the blind or mentally impaired face permanent total disability.
New York reports Dolores declares every woman is a peacock at heart and grows beauty devotion from infancy. She notes girls as young as 14 months crow at pretty ribbons, with maturity fueling desire for stylish clothes to enhance looks and appeal to male companions.
London February 27. George Tomlinson hanged himself with a noose of leftover Christmas decorations. The coroner’s jury ruled he feloniously killed himself by unlawful and successful strangulation.
Pittsburg telegram notes George Sarkey asks police to catch three men who stole his watch and 100 dollars and took six quarts of whisky from a malt case he carried. If arrested Sarkey says he will be tried for illegal transportation.
Rob Mc Clugage faced arrest after reporting losses of 350 dollars to strangers who supplied wood alcohol during a poker game. He admits four quit attempts to recover 2500 dollars he claimed to have lost in a blackjack session.
New York police judge fines Roy Barnesa a Broadway theatre property man $25 under the anti gun law after admitting a revolver found in his room was theatre equipment. The ruling notes props should be kept in a property room not a bedroom.
Peoria police report Patrolman Co H Larson may receive a medal after arresting Patrick Kelley who offered liquor during his influenza illness. Larson resisted the offer and returned the bottle to the evidence locker.
An advertisement touts fast relief from indigestion heartburn gas and dyspepsia caused by acid stomach. It urges readers to buy a box and eat meals without fear while noting a booklet on common sense rules regarding stomach included in the package.
Washington reports whisky profiteers may be prosecuted or forced to quit selling. Revenue Commissioner Daniel C. Roper says complaints of excessive medicinal charges will trigger investigations. Regulations limit prescriptions and require permits for doctors and gifts, with revocation possible for violations.
Mrs. Mary Brennan age 106 acts as judge at an old ladies home in London. She smokes a pipe while presiding over informal court sessions held by residents.
A vintage advice note urges avoiding spreading a cold and using Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses. The claim is that the first dose relieves symptoms and breaks up a severe cold, ending grippe misery.
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