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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
3
A timber land purchase of several hundred acres led to a title insurance policy for twelve thousand dollars. Attorneys examined records, curative deeds secured, and the policy issued in five days. The property later sold at a profit with another policy and a three thousand dollar mortgage insured, all closing in one afternoon.
Daily listing of bargains appears on The Star Want Ad page with ongoing values and deals. Readers can find updated prices and items available each day, including household goods, services, and sale notices from local sellers.
A subcommittee of the Municipal league public welfare committee outlines plans to provide substitutes for saloons when Prohibition begins January 1 1916. Dr Sydney Strong chairs with Carl J Smith and K E C Kilbourne. The plan aims to offer reading rooms and cinema spaces to homeless men and notes a potential private workers’ corpora tion and heated pavement awning concept.
In Vineland New Jersey on January 6 a woman fed water to her pet great horned owl that had not been watered in eight years. The bird convulsed and fatally wounded the owner as its talons pierced her hand requiring a doctor to remove them.
Pain signals warn of kidney trouble with backache joint ache and urinary issues. Dean's Kidney Pills touted as effective for years, with advice to avoid overeating and excesses. Testimonial from Guy Q. Robinson, plasterer, describes relief from back pain after use and rest.
On the Northern France front a well known French tenor in the trenches began singing from La Tosca and the hail of bullets stopped. Both sides listened with emotion before the singing ended and a French soldier shouted a line afterward.
Market report notes Bexe down, producers and wholesale prices cut, select oranges priced at 35 cents a dozen, naval oranges off 26 cents, Jap oranges up, greens onions and cabbage higher. The rest unchanged. Fictional diary entry follows about marriages, jealousy, and reflections on Will Tenney and Kitty Malram, setting up a continuation.
In San Mateo California on January 6 M Hansen a gardener used profane language before Mrs J B Fullerton wife of a local hotel proprietor Fullerton grabbed Hansen and dunked him in a water trough eight times once for each swear word Justice of Peace Porter E Lamb approved the punishment and Hansen was sentenced to ten days in the county jail
Advertisement extols Cascarets as a cure for headaches colds and constipation. It promises a cleansing effect on the liver stomach and bowels with a 10 cent box and a morning improvement for both adults and children.
Household remedy promising quick relief from dry hoarse or tight coughs. Use 2% ounces Pinex mixed into a pint of plain sugar syrup yielding a full pint of cough syrup for about 64 cents. Claims to loosen phlegm, heal inflamed membranes, and treat bronchitis, winter coughs, asthma, and whooping cough.
A program at Grand runs through Tuesday night presenting a lineup of short films including Kay Bee drama The Game of Life and Sid Nee's Finish, Thanhouser The Abyss, Selig All on Account of the Cheese, Thrown Off the Throne, Tilikum Zudora first installment, Lola Flying A drama, and more.
Portland dockyard engineer John Hatton reports a medicine touted as an effective cure for his ailment. The statement describes his recovery and return to work aboard ships and docks in the city.
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