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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
11
German authorities impose new meat restrictions with Sundays and Wednesdays exempted. A schedule from the German council restricts meat in homes and bans raw or cooked meats on certain days. Newspapers publish warnings and offers of chemical foods and substitute products to conserve supplies.
Dyspeptic readers are urged to buy a fifty cent case of Pape's Diapepsin at any drug store. The ad claims it dissolves trapped food quickly, stops stomach distress, reduces gas and belching, and lets you enjoy your favorite foods again in minutes.
Mayor Gill urged unity at the Seattle Ad Club banquet to boost local business next summer while wet states fail. William Woodhead of San Francisco praised Puget Sound as a premier summer resort and urged aggressive advertising to build public confidence and attract tourists. Over 100 advertising men attended, with Woodhead stressing believable ads as a key asset.
Gilson Gardner reports Roosevelt may not seek the nomination but will back Cummins or Hughes to push a progressive platform. He hints delegates in Chicago and possible pressure on party leaders like Barnes Penrose Crane & Co to accept a Roosevelt run or an allied progressive candidate.
A proposed consolidation plan from Arctic club meeting lays out 16 elected trustees who elect a president two vice presidents a secretary and a treasurer. Trustees legislate with a 5 percent quorum and weekly meetings. members may discuss but cannot vote unless 6 percent request a general vote within 10 days.
University of Washington student Emil Hurja describes hotel style state rooms on an overflow ship bound for Christiania. He notes a warm Norwegian reception and mentions a Centralia roommate amid a crowded Christmas relief effort.
The announcement that a left handed watch has been manufactured is received with interest in Newark New Jersey. The instrument runs backward with dial numbers moving in the opposite direction from the ordinary.
In Cranston Rhode Island Mrs Narcissus St Onge aged 102 danced a Virginia reel with her son aged 82 at her anniversary party. She declared I simply must dance once more and led off the dance with him.
An advertorial claiming swelling weight through a drug named Sargel or Aargol, promoting digestive absorption to add 10 to 20 pounds of fattening flesh. It touts safe, inexpensive results, guarantees refunds, and warns to use only for weight gain with care.
In Minneapolis on January 7 two men in buck up outfits robbed C. F. Carlton, stealing his watch and one cent. They admitted that their last three jobs yielded less than ten dollars and dismissed the loot as junk watches.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels, cure foul breath and upset digestion, and advises asking a druggist for a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages. Beware of counterfeits.
Yokohama exporter Hugh Gregory says Japan has rebuilt its industry by manufacturing former German goods and now controls the largest portion of the world's shipping business.
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