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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
8
Police and the coroner's office investigate the death of Mrs. Mary A Robbins who died after being struck by an automobile on Sunday evening. Officials are seeking details of the incident and cause of death.
John Byrnes, a hose-cart driver, maintains a war map of Russo Japanese fronts in the engine house. An immigrant, Demetre Svangvek, causes mishaps. Byrnes recovers and remains convinced the Japs will triumph, as the crew deals with the chaos and a runaway auto incident.
A vintage ad touts Musterole a mustard oil ointment for rheumatism and chest bruises claiming it loosens stiff joints and eases pain. It markets jars at 25 and 65 cents and a hospital size five dollars, insisting it prevents pneumonia.
Readable fragments show Rhodes Co offering assorted linens at low prices. Included are handkerchiefs, plain white and embroidered, full bleached muslin yard goods, underwear crepes, sheeting lengths in 81 and 72 inch, Pequot sheets and pillow cases in torn sizes, Huck towels with colored borders. Prices listed include fractions and cents for various items.
Wool coatings and skirtings reduced with several variants listed in colors including navy, Copenhagen blue, twilight blue, brown, reindeer, and red. Prices shown per yard for different fabrics such as a splendid cashmere cord and fifty four inch plaids suitable for skirts.
One day only on Wednesday the Kodak Section will take orders for enlargement of negatives in sizes 7x11 or 8x10 on the best paper and hand colored. Special price 70 cents. Women's Knit Underwear Section offers 250 wool and cotton union suits in mixed sizes 36 to 44 slightly soiled from display, formerly 3.50 to 4.00, now 2.50 a suit.
A special sales rack features high grade winter suits in favored fabrics and colors. Numerous suits of various sizes were reduced from prices ranging up to 175.00 to 69.75, highlighting substantial discounts on selected models and sizes.
Mrs. George Tegarden of Moundsville West Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring monthly regularity after two years of irregular periods. She urges other young women to seek help and invites inquiries to the Lynn Massachusetts company for health advice.
Coroner's office determines that Ed Parsons aged 50 R and Smith aged 46, and Herman Hansen died in the city hospital from delirium tremens during the holiday week, not from poisoned liquor.
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